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McGuinty suffers rare defeat in quest to ‘protect’

Greater Sudbury Northern Life Toronto – Premier Dalton McGuinty has hit a bump in the road in his drive to bring in new laws aimed at protecting people and he now needs to spend a little time protecting himself.

Auto makers ignored advice

Greater Sudbury Northern Life Toronto – Does any of this sound familiar? A premier tells a prime minister Ontario is losing jobs and suffering hardship because the auto manufacturing industry it depends on is collapsing, and they need to join to find

North frozen out?

Toronto – Ontario’s north is in danger of being frozen out of a race for leader of the provincial New Democratic Party on grounds that skate on thin ice.

Premiers lacked charisma

Toronto - Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty is being criticized for not being as inspiring and charismatic as Barack Obama — but he doesn’t need to be to hold his job.

Temporary leader clicks

Toronto – One of the least rewarding jobs in Ontario politics is interim party leader, but a veteran Progressive Conservative MPP who once was the legislature’s best-known rebel is making an unusual go of it.

McGuinty’s tricky travels

Toronto – Premier Dalton McGuinty will go a long way for his province, but he may have gone too far.

Skeletons in provincial closet

Toronto — Every time someone looks into a government closet in Ontario a skeleton falls out, and residents must be wondering if any branch of government works properly.

Dalton McGuinty has baggage

Toronto – Dalton McGuinty is being suggested as next leader of the federal Liberal party particularly on the ground has no baggage, but he would need Joe the Mover to help him switch jobs.

MPPs ignore student hooligans

Toronto — When will an Ontario politician pluck up the courage to stand in the legislature and say many of today’s university students are a bunch of hooligans? The evidence is clear: drunkenness, rowdiness, vandalism and fighting involving students,

Race for Ontario NDP leader lighting up

Toronto – Ontario’s New Democrats are in a race to choose a new leader that is almost a secret, but a couple of bolts of lightning have emerged from the obscurity.