On this episode of the 905 Round Up, we are focusing on politics.
This past weekend, Ontario Liberal Party leader Steven Del Duca made a bold proclamation. Declaring that ranked ballots would be returning not just as an option for Ontario municipalities, but will be the way we elect our provincial legislature going forward. As well, the Basic Income pilot project that the Progressive Conservatives cancelled would be reinstated, and the Liberals would introduce a four-day work week. These were impressive promises, however, we’ve heard this rhetoric before from Liberal leaders. It’s a question of whether the people would believe he would follow through. As well is it enough to get Del Duca into the Premier’s office?
After that, we look at how the Progressive Conservative Minister of Municipal Affairs, Steve Clark, is inserting himself into Hamilton’s Boundary Expansion debate. Why does a Minister need to write Op-Eds in favour of expansion when it is up to the municipality to make that call? More importantly, why is this government so forceful in siding with developers in this region?
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