INSIGHTS
#ONelxn2022 Series: Less Than a Week to Go: What Have the Party Leaders Been Up to So Far
All four major party leaders have had close to four weeks to define why they are best fit for the top job in Ontario. Now, with less than a week to election day, each leader has just a few days left to capture voter attention and gain their confidence.
Government of Canada - Launch of Public Consultation for National Climate Adaptation Strategy
Last week, the federal government launched a public consultation to support the ongoing development of Canada’s First Climate Adaptation Strategy. Once completed the Strategy is meant to be a whole-of-society blueprint for coordinated action across the country, so that communities and Canadians are prepared for the impacts of climate change.
Ontario Election 2022: Ontario Liberals Unveil Their Election Platform, A Place to Grow
For those closely following the Ontario election, you may have noticed the first few days of the election campaign saw the Liberals tease parts of their platform through daily major policy announcements (see, for example, our analysis last week of the Liberal’s environment plan). On May 9, the Liberals laid out their entire plan and unveiled their election platform, including full costing for their policy promises.
Heading into Ontario’s Election Campaign: 3 Key Takeaways from the May 3 Sussex Pre-Election Webinar
The Ontario election is officially underway, and voters will go to the polls on June 2, 2022. To kick off election season in Ontario, Sussex hosted its second pre-election webinar on Tuesday May 3 with Greg Lyle, Founder and President of Innovative Research Group, and Sabrina Nanji, Founder of Queen’s Park Observer.
NDP Releases Full Platform Ahead of Election Campaign
On Monday, the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) unveiled their campaign platform, “Strong. Ready. Working For You.” making it the first party out of the gate to release its platform for the 2022 election. The platform touches on many of the issues deemed as priority by Ontarians over the last four years. An alternative viewpoint is that the platform has something for everyone.
Ontario Budget 2022 Analysis: The Campaign (Un)Officially Begins
This afternoon the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario’s Minister of Finance, delivered what is billed as Ontario’s 2022-2023 Budget; but in reality, it serves as the basis of the Ontario PC Party’s campaign platform. Titled “Ontario’s Plan to Build”, the 241-page document is broken down into five sections (excluding the fiscally-focused chapters)
Updates on the Government of Ontario’s Energy Transition Policy
As we approach the end of their four year-mandate, this past week has seen three substantive developments on the Government of Ontario’s policy approach to the energy transition, specifically concerning electricity pricing for Class B customers, expansion of the net-metering framework, and establishment of a new expert panel on our future energy needs.
