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Less than a year after her shocking byelection loss blew a Conservative hole through the federal Liberals’ fortress Toronto, Liberal candidate Leslie Church says her reception at doorsteps this time could not be more different. “It’s like night and day,” the Toronto—St. Paul’s hopeful said Friday, smiling broadly while taking a break from campaigning at a St. Clair Avenue West...
The NDP hopeful in Eglinton—Lawrence says she withdrew her candidacy to avoid a vote-split that could help Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives keep the seat. In a post on X Thursday evening, Natasha Doyle-Merrick said: “I recognize the race in Eglinton—Lawrence is a clear two-party contest between Liberals and Conservatives. To prevent a Conservative win and more years of neglect, I’m stepping...
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump hail their surprise meeting in Florida on Friday night as “productive,” federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Trudeau came home empty-handed for Canada. Poilievre made the comment Sunday in response to a reporter’s question about the Trudeau-Trump three-hour dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. The pair talked...
The public war between Toronto city hall and the Trudeau government over refugee funding, which ended in peace and cash in time for passage of the city's 2024 budget, was not as it seemed, say city and federal insiders. The Star spoke to city and federal officials to understand how they went from apparent warfare in mid-January — when a...
A fault line between the Toronto mayor's office and local Liberal MPs is opening up over a proposed increase to property taxes linked to a perceived shortfall in federal funding support. Her office, in turn, is accusing Ottawa of dragging its feet when it comes to getting funds out the door and argue local MPs need to fight harder for...
Torontonians could face a property tax hike as high as 16.5 per cent if the federal government doesn't come through with the city's demand for funding to house refugees claimants, budget chief Shelley Carroll warned Wednesday morning at a press conference. "That is the potential crisis we face…we don't have the funds," said Carroll, speaking before the 2024 budget proposed...
Torontonians could be in a for a double-digit tax hike in Mayor Olivia Chow's first budget, the largest single-year increase in the city's recent history.Municipal staff are set to unveil the first draft of the 2024 budget on Wednesday, and as of Tuesday afternoon it included a property tax hike of just over 10 per cent, the Star has learned.