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Randall DenleyThe London Free Press |
When people are focused on family needs and charitable giving, it’s just tone deaf for political parties to stick their hands out




Calandra has raised serious doubts about school trustees, the curriculum, standardized tests, and the level of student achievement



Shelley Spence’s reports give an unfairly negative impression of the provincial government’s progress on health care


The Ontario provincial government is spending a disproportionate amount of time on policy tweaks and micro-adjustments

A full sales-tax rebate would be a smart and gutsy solution to the province’s housing shortage

The bargain-priced child care was over-hyped and underfunded from the start, one of the reasons the Ontario government was the last to sign on to the...

If digging stuff out of the ground many years from now to send elsewhere is the 'plan to secure our future,' Ontario is in serious trouble

The issue is a tenant’s right to live in an apartment indefinitely on a monthly basis, even after the lease has expired





Lack of transparency in job training contracts is a stark contrast to government’s enthusiasm for meddling in businesses' hiring practices

One might reasonably wonder whether the premier, who is often influenced by opinion polls, isn’t so sure that getting rid of the trustees is a good...



Voters can be forgiven for not knowing what Crombie stood for. That seemed to be a mystery to Crombie, too


What’s the message? Vandalize a speed camera and the premier will take up your case?




The most effective solution to high housing prices is painfully obvious, but neither the provincial nor federal government is willing to act


Despite the strong beginning, one had to wonder what would drive the continued expansion, given all the known negatives







On top of the plan to build a brand spanking new science centre? How many more of these horrible blows will Torontonians have to endure?




Outsourcing provided 32,000 extra cataract surgeries last year; a number expected to double this year. But ideologues try to discredit and undermine...


It’s welcome news for anyone who thinks that public education should be about learning and diversity of ideas, not a playground for political...


We already know people who live on traditional lands in the north are unlikely to welcome mining. They shouldn't be able to veto it


The province has ordered investigations into the finances of three school boards in Toronto and Ottawa


What’s lacking is an overall, compelling plan that will reduce Ontario’s over-dependency on the American economy and boost its mediocre growth



