Ontario provincial information
Ontario government and general info

Premier's speech outlines the economic road ahead

Premier Dalton McGuinty's speech to the Canadian Club of Toronto, outlined the challenges facing Ontario, the progress the Province has made, the challenges in balancing the Ontario Budget, and what Ontarians can expect in the years ahead.

Debt retirement charge: a layman's guide

As the rhetoric gets cranked up, especialy about electricity, people need some facts to cut through the patent nonsense. Here is a short primer on what the debt retirement charge is all about and how it came to be.

Biggest investment in transit in North America made in Mississauga

MoveOntario 2020 will build 902 kilometres of new or improved rapid transit, starting in 2008. It will create 175,000 jobs during construction, and deliver 52 rapid transit projects. It includes the third track on the Milton GO Line, and it was made in Mississauga.

Real estate, title and ID fraud and what you can do about it

Homeowners are concerned. Me too. I'm a Mississauga homeowner. I put together this info page on real estate, title and ID fraud during the summer, and updated it in October. As well, Ontario has introduced Bill 152 to update out laws and hammer the fraud artists.

Help get Ontario a fair deal in equalization

Ontario puts $21 billion more into the Canadian federation than the feds spend on us. Unacceptable say Ontario governments of all three political spripes over the past 15 years. Read more and sign our on-line petition at the Ontario fairness web site.

Ontario's Reaching Higher plan is an historic investment in post-secondary education

Ontario is well-along in implementing the $6.2 billion, four-year plan to improve access, funding, facilities and financial aid to students and post-secondary institutions. Also see Bob's blog on post-secondary education in Ontario.

Ontario General Election Results

Seat totals by party chart from every general election in Ontario from 1971 to 2011.

Government of Ontario Web Site

The home page for the Government of Ontario. From here, you can look up specific information from one of the provincial government ministries, or track down a specific piece of information on an issue that concerns you.

Health-Related Information

• Healthy Ontario web site for general health-related information;
• Wait times in Ontario for various medical procedures.

Ontario Legislative Assembly Home Page

Want to read the text of a bill? See the Hansard transcript of a committee meeting, or a debate in the Legislative Assembly? Go to the Ontario Legislative Assembly home page to gain access to documents outlining activities in the Legislature, text of all bills, and proceedings of all committee hearings.