TORONTO – Steven Del Duca stood at the scene of a recent high-profile carjacking to call out the Ford Conservatives’ callous indifference to a spike in handgun crime. Del Duca announced that an Ontario Liberal government will ban handguns across the province and hire more police officers to curb a spike in handgun violence and…
WOODBRIDGE – Steven Del Duca visited Frank’s Place in Woodbridge to highlight how Ontario Liberals will support local restaurants by removing the 8% provincial HST on prepared food under $20. The plan will be fully funded by a 1% surtax on companies operating in Ontario whose profits exceed $1 billion a year, and a 2%…
TORONTO – Only Ontario Liberals will deliver Two-Way All-Day Milton GO service if elected in 2022. They will match federal funding to deliver the expanded service every day, from Union through Mississauga to Milton. Under the proposed Ontario Liberal expansion, commuters in Milton and Mississauga would have access to GO trains both ways every 15…
TORONTO – Andrea Barrack, an experienced executive leader in the private, public and not for profit sectors, and former CEO of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, has been appointed as the next Ontario Liberal candidate for University—Rosedale. “Andrea Barrack is the kind of strong leader and community advocate the people of University—Rosedale deserve,” said OLP Leader,…
Putting Schools at the Centre of the Economic Recovery The global pandemic created unprecedented challenges for Ontario’s public education system. Many students, particularly those in lower-income households, have fallen behind in their learning. Ontario families deserve a plan that will invest in a Safe September, with in-person learning, smaller class sizes, and programs to catch…
TORONTO – Ontario Liberal Leader, Steven Del Duca issued the following statement: “Just days after Doug Ford rejected calls from opposition politicians and the Ontario Science Table to safely reopen outdoor activities, his dragged out ban is finally coming to an end. Ontarians are breathing a sigh of relief after today’s announcement, but some questions…
TORONTO – Ontario Liberal Leader, Steven Del Duca issued the following statement: “Ontario Liberals will vote to support a safe reopening of outdoor activities, as recommended by Ontario’s Science Table. This prolonged shutdown of outdoor activities, against nearly all medical advice, has had a huge impact on mental health. In their statement, the Science Table…
Steven Del Duca, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, issued the following statement: “Today, on the 39th anniversary of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, I demand that Doug Ford reverse his unconscionable decision to inappropriately enlist Ontario’s police services to do his dirty work. Public health leaders, science table members, municipal leaders and all…
For more, click here. iPolitics: Ford’s handling of third wave ‘negligent,’ Del Duca says CTV Power Play: Del Duca blasts Ford’s response CP24: Niagara Region to begin vaccinating education workers as Del Duca calls for province to shift focus to schools CBC Power & Politics: Ontario imposes stay-at-home order starting at midnight Thursday National Observer:…