Voter turnout plummets to 36-year low
Voter turnout reached a record low on Oct. 6 as Ontarians went to the polls. Only 49.2 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots — the lowest response Ontario politics has seen in 36 years.
Pickering-Scarborough East
PC Gaudet finishes second in Pickering-Scarborough East
He may not have won but defeated Pickering-Scarborough East PC candidate Kevin Gaudet says Ontario’s voters have sent a message. “Change may not have come to Scarborough East tonight but it’s coming to Ontario,” he said.
Green Party high on recent court ruling
Green Party candidates in Scarborough say they welcome a recent court ruling decriminalizing marijuana. Canada’s federal medical marijuana program is “unconstitutional” because it didn’t legally allow access to medicinal marijuana, an Ontario court ruled April 13.
Ex-PC candidate in Pickering-Scarborough East accused of fraud
A former provincial Progressive Conservative Party candidate in Pickering-Scarborough East faces criminal charges stemming from a fraud investigation.