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It has been a busy year for elections in Ontario, as residents were asked to cast their ballots in both federal and provincial elections over the course of less than three months. In February’s provincial vote, only 45.4 per cent of eligible Ontarians cast a ballot, whereas this week’s federal election saw a healthy turnout of 69.1 per cent of Ontarians go to the polls.It was a similar story across the rest of Canada as 68.7 per cent of eligible Canadians cast a ballot for their party of choice.Locally, however, there was a massive range of numbers across Ontario ridings.The riding in the province with the biggest turnout was Carleton, where 81.57 per cent of registered voters cast a ballot, according to the Elections Canada website. Story continues below advertisement ...

With the Liberals winning a minority government, the focus will turn towards Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to fix Canada’s housing crisis. On the campaign trail, Carney proposed a range of measures he said would double the rate of housing construction and build 500,000 new homes a year.Housing experts and economists say some of the proposed measures are promising, but some key challenges remain. And some measures will take a lot longer to implement than others.“Doubling the rate of building housing is extremely important because Canada has been under-building for nearly two decades and during this two decades population has been going up,” said Tu Nguyen, economist at RSM Canada.She added, “It’s extremely ambitious to say that you are going to build 500,000 homes. Is it achievable? May...

Now that Mark Carney and the Liberal Party have won the election, the focus is about to shift to whether they can follow through on vows to bolster the economy as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war ramps up. Carney has addressed the need for unifying the country and diversifying its trading partners to pivot away from relying on the United States and reducing the impact of Trump’s tariff policies.More specifically, the newly-elected prime minister wants to maximize Canada’s ability to domestically source and manufacture resources, goods and services, while also creating or boosting ties with international markets.And while his pledge to improve trade between provinces and craft more “Made in Canada” supply chains could prove among the most impactful measures, it may also prove the mos...

Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday. In his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre indicated he would stay on as leader. The Conservative Party did not respond when asked Wednesday whether he has officially decided to stay.“My view is he’s not going anywhere,” said Kory Teneycke, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s former campaign manager and a former director of communications for former prime minister Stephen Harper.Teneycke — who made headlines during the election when he told media that Poilievre’s team had committed “campaign malpractice” — said the Conservative campaign pivoted and improved as time went on.He said Poilievre will stay on because he finished “strong enough ...