Doug Ford

6 Minutes

Canada Climate and environment

Ford resurrects wind power in Ontario – big corporations, not workers, stand to benefit

PV September 9, 2024

By Leslie Misson Shortly coming to power in 2018, Ontario’s Conservative government headed by Doug Ford came cancelled more than 750 contracts for renewable energy projects, including many wind farms. In 2019, the premier...

4 Minutes

Canada Labour

Ontario hospital wait times, “hallway healthcare” have increased since Ford Tories came to power: new report

PV September 4, 2024

PV staff A new report by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE) says that Ontario’s hospital capacity crisis will worsen in the coming years as government funding is too low to even maintain...

3 Minutes

Canada Climate and environment

Ontario’s EV push puts corporate profit miles ahead of people and the planet

PV August 14, 2024

PV Ontario Bureau Doug Ford’s Ontario government, with support from Ottawa, is placing big financial bets on transforming Ontario into a complete hub for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing. From mining the necessary battery materials...

3 Minutes

Canada Labour

Force Ford to reverse the privatization of alcohol sales

PV April 3, 2024

PV Ontario Bureau In December 2023, the Ontario government announced that the Master Framework Agreement (MFA) with The Beer Store, which restricted the number of non-Beer Store retail stores permitted to sell beer, would...