Doug Ford supporters celebrate Thursday night’s election to the Toronto Convention Center after Conservative progressives win a second majority government. Spencer Colby / The Globe and Mail
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- Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have comfortably won a second majority in an Ontario election where, according to initial estimates, turnout reached historic lows. Mr. Ford used his victory speech Thursday night to call for unity: “If you work in the assembly line and vote NDP all your life, or do your last vote for the federal Liberals, I want let me know while I’m here, there’s room for you at this party. “
- NPD and Liberal leaders Andrea Horwath and Steven Del Duca resigned on Thursday after disappointing results in a race in which they each said they were the only ones who could defeat Ford. The NPD remains the Official Opposition, but with fewer seats; the Liberals are below the threshold of 12 required for official party status.
- One of the Conservatives’ next work orders will be to approve the budget they presented in late April, which promised major highway projects and new health care spending, but less ambitious housing and climate change measures than those offered. the NPD, the Liberals and the Greens. See our platform guide to compare parts plans.
New electoral map of Ontario
There were 124 seats in the legislature to play this spring, and any party hoping for a majority needed to win at least 63. independent and vacant. conforming to the rest. On Friday morning, Doug Ford’s PCs were elected or led in 83 seats, with 31 for the NPD, eight for the Liberals, one green and one independent.
Winners, losers and low participation
NPD leader Andrea Horwath walks with Brampton NPD candidates at a June 1 press conference. Eduardo Lima / The Canadian Press
Computers are gaining ground, the NDP is losing ground
Conservatives managed to take on strategically important regions that voted NDP in 2018, including three constituencies in Brampton (East, Center and North Brampton) and two in the Windsor area (Essex and Windsor-Tecumseh, with the new Democrats holding on to Windsor West). ). .
The Liberals are at a standstill
The Liberal candidates lost two of the eight seats they had at the start of the campaign, Thunder Bay-Superior North (with the new Democrats) and Glengarry-Prescott-Russell (with the PCs). They made up for the difference by winning two former NDP seats, Beaches-East York and Kingston and the Islands. Leader Steven Del Duca lost his race on a riding in the Toronto area, Vaughan-Woodbridge, to Michael Tibollo of the Tories.
Toronto Councilwoman Kristyn Wong-Tam.Christopher Katsarov / The Globe and Mail
Famous faces in Toronto
Two city councilors made the leap from municipal government to provincial on Thursday, Michael Ford (the Prime Minister’s nephew, who won as a Conservative progressive in York South-Weston) and Kristyn Wong-Tam (replacing Suze Morrison as NDP deputy in Toronto Center). . Former city police chief Mark Saunders was unsuccessful in his candidacy for the Conservatives in Don Valley West.
By itself
Bobbi Ann Brady, a former employee of Conservative MP Toby Barrett, did not run for the Haldimand-Norfolk roundabout, where she refused to run again. But on Thursday he won the competition anyway as an independent, with the support of Mr. Barrett v. PC candidate Ken Hewitt.
Electoral participation and problems at the polls
Electoral turnout figures are not yet final, but early Elections Ontario results suggest that only 43% of those eligible to vote did so. If confirmed, this would be the lowest turnout in history, surpassing the 48 percent record in 2011. Voters did not always find it easy: polling stations in 19 constituencies were able to remain open later than the 9 officers. closing time in the afternoon, between 10 minutes and two hours, due to “inevitable delays,” Elections Ontario said.
Doug Ford joins the crowd at Thursday night’s election rally in Toronto. Spencer Colby / The Globe and Mail
What did Doug Ford promise that computers would now have to deliver?
Progressives-Conservatives have not launched any platforms this year, but promises from their April budget (which has not yet been approved) give an idea of what they could do next. For a comparison with the NDP, Liberal and Green plans, see The Globe and Mail’s election platform guide.
Cars and the environment
The word “highways” appears 151 times in the budget, not including the cover illustration of a 16-lane highway. Mr. Ford has spent the campaign promoting various mega-projects and diverting criticism that would make Ontarioers even more dependent on fossil fuels.
- Highway 413: Computers say this new route to the northwest of Toronto would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by slowing down and saving travelers up to 30 minutes of travel, but have not released a study to prove it. Another report said the savings would be only 30 seconds. Critics also warn that the highway will increase pollution and endanger wildlife.
- Bradford Bypass: This 16-mile east-west route would connect Highways 400 in Simcoe County and 404 in York County. The project team said the time savings would be 10 to 35 minutes, or 14 minutes on average.
- Highway 417: Mr. Ford says he would widen a stretch of the main route through Ottawa.
Part of the environmental package of computers, which sets a slower schedule for reducing emissions than other parts, only 30% by 2030, is a change of direction for electric vehicles. In 2018, Mr. Ford canceled a discount program for electric vehicles and stopped building new charging stations, but now says he will stimulate the manufacture of electric vehicles and batteries and spend $ 91 million to add chargers in parks, car parks and rest stops.
Housing
In the months leading up to this election, house prices in Toronto and other cities hit all-time highs, and while federal interest rate hikes cooled the market a bit, it’s still very hot. Computers promised to increase supply by 1.5 million homes, but did not accept the dramatic changes to zoning rules recommended by a provincial task force in February. In contrast, much of the growth of new homes will occur in the suburbs, without touching the city’s neighborhoods that could be made denser through “medium-sized” housing, such as low-rise apartments and townhouses.
Health care
Much of Doug Ford’s last four years have been spent battling a COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 13,000 people in Ontario, exposing fatal defects in the hospital and long-term care systems. The budget for computers includes $ 1 billion in home care investments over three years, with the goal of building 30,000 long-term beds by 2028. A previous $ 30 billion commitment to healthcare infrastructure would increase to $ 40 billion , with incentives. for nurses, such as full tuition refunds of up to 1,500 graduates per year and $ 5,000 retention bonuses to prevent existing nurses from leaving.
Who will serve as Ontario’s official opposition?
Mrs. Horwath wipes away a tear as she announces her resignation on Thursday. Tara Walton / The Canadian Press
What the Ontario NDP will do now
The NPD will remain as the Official Opposition, but in a weak state and without its leader, Andrea Horwath, who resigned on Thursday night. This was the fourth opportunity for the 59-year-old Hamilton MP in the first position, but the first time the number of NDP seats fell under her watch. In a tearful speech on election night, he told his supporters that it was time for her to step down from her role since 2009:
I am not shedding tears of sadness. I’m shedding tears of pride – look at you, look at you all, look at what we’ve done together. Together, my friends, we have built a stronger party and more willing to govern than ever. And you know what? This time we didn’t get there … but just know, just know that we will continue to be the powerful champions that people need us to be to fight Doug Ford’s cuts.
Liberal leader Steven Del Duca is ahead of his supporters on election night. Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail
What the Ontario Liberals will do now
Steven Del Duca leaves as leader after an election where he hoped to reverse the damage of 2018, when Wynne’s Liberals moved from government to the status of a distant third party. As of Friday, the Liberals are leading or elected in only eight constituencies, too few to be recognized as an official party (which allows for more funding and parliamentary privileges in Queen’s Park). In his award speech, Mr. Del Duca said he had asked the party president to start the leadership race “as soon as reasonable,” and thanked his supporters for their efforts:
To be clear, this is not the result we had expected and for which we have worked hard. I am very proud of the work we have done again.
Green leader Mike Schreiner speaks on election night in Guelph. Tijana Martin / The Canadian Press
What the Ontario Greens will do now
The Greens are in the same position as before, with leader Mike Schreiner taking his seat in Guelph. The party hoped to win a second competition, Parry Sound-Muskoka, which they lost to the PCs, but only narrowly, which Mr. Schreiner said he was optimistic:
Seeing a green candidate so close, so close in a contest that has always turned blue tells you that there is a green impulse, that there is a green wave across the province. Not only is it in Guelph, but it’s on horseback all over Ontario.
Reaction from federal, provincial and local leaders
From the hill of Parliament
I would like to congratulate Prime Minister @FordNation on his re-election. I look forward to continuing to work together to achieve results for Ontarians and for all Canadians. Please read my full statement on tonight’s election results: https://t.co/ulw7VHKLKe
– Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) June 3, 2022
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