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Feb. 13, 2025

Provincial politics affect Torontonians every day. 

This spring, the city could lose three major bike lanes and five supervised consumption sites following bills passed by the Ontario government. Decisions out of Queen's Park can also impact your access to housing and healthcare.

So, are you ready to vote in the Ontario election on Feb. 27?

Let us help you.

Step One: register to vote

Register to vote by Feb. 17 on registertovoteon.ca. You'll need to confirm or update your address, personal information and your ID. You should receive your voter registration card by Feb. 22.

After registering to vote, you have a few options.

• You can vote on election day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. by bringing your ID at your assigned voting location.
• You also have options to vote in advance from Feb. 20 to 22 between 10 a.m to 8 p.m. at an advance voting location in your electoral district.
• You can also apply to vote by mail. The deadline to do so is Feb. 21 at 6 p.m.

Step two: Research political parties

How to choose who to vote for? Well, that's up to you.

To help you make an informed decision, we collected information on where the Ontario Liberal Party, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, the Ontario New Democratic Party and the Green Party of Ontario stands when it comes to The Green Line's five pillars of liveability: housing, jobs, food, commuting and health.

The Greens and NDP sent us their statements by email. The Liberals and PCs did not respond to multiple requests for comment in time, so we collected the following information from news releases and publicly available statements.

When it comes to housing, all four major parties want to invest more into housing. The Liberals, NDP and Greens also want to establish rent control. 

Here are the Liberals' plans:

• Establish the Rental Emergency Support for Tenants (REST) Fund to help vulnerable renters
• Eliminate the provincial Land Transfer Tax for first-time home buyers
• Scrap development charges to save people up to $170,000 on the cost of a new home

Here are the PC's plans:

• Provide $5 billion for the Building Ontario Fund to invest in housing, long-term care, energy, transportation and municipal infrastructure projects
• Invest $2 billion in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and the Enabling Water Systems Fund to create new opportunities for construction workers and help build more homes

Here are the NDP's plans:

• Protect and support renters while delivering 1.5 million new homes over the next 10 years through the Homes Ontario plan 
• Crack down on renovictions and demovictions 
• Legalize more housing like fourplexes in all neighbourhoods 
• Build at least 300,000 permanently affordable, non-market homes

Here are the Greens' plans:

• Build more kinds of homes that people can afford
• Reduce fees on homes to reduce cost for for first-time buyers
• Build 250,000 new affordable non-profit and co-op homes and 60,000 permanent supportive homes

Jobs are a priority for all the parties especially in the context of potential tariffs. The four major parties advocate for expanding protections for Ontario industries and protecting jobs. The NDP and the Greens also want to support unions. 

Here are the Liberals' plans:

• Support the creation of 40,000 new paid co-op, internship and apprenticeship positions through tax credits for employers who hire young people
• Cut the small business tax rate in half so employers can hire more employees

Here are the PC's plans:

• Invest an additional $1 billion in the Skills Development Fund
• Invest an additional $100 million in the Better Jobs Ontario program
• Invest $38 million mobilize action centres in the event of layoffs to provide immediate employment
• Advocate for the federal government to expand protections, including the Wage Earner Protection Program

Here are the NDP's plans:

• Work with trade-exposed industries to create and maintain new export markets, and invest in retraining opportunities in post-secondary and the skilled trades
• Partner with Ontario employers and unions to protect jobs
• Promote interprovincial cooperation and break down trade barriers
• Launch a Buy Ontario campaign to promote Ontario goods
• Negotiate a joint federal-provincial income assistance program to support people whose livelihoods are impacted by U.S. tariffs

Here are the Greens' plans:

• Increase the minimum wage to $20 and index it to inflation each year
• Increase the number of paid sick days from three to ten
• Make it easier for workers to join unions and engage in bargaining across regions
• Strengthen rights and protections for gig workers
• Invest in an Ontario strategy to create more jobs in the clean energy industry

When it comes to food, the NDP and Green Party agree on fighting price-gouging. The PCs and Liberals have not released a platform on food, and did not get back to us before publication. So, we looked at their previous statements to give you an idea of where they stand.  

Here are the Liberals' previous plans (2022 platform):

• Remove provincial HST on prepared food under $20, funded by a one per cent surtax on companies operating in Ontario whose profits exceed one billion dollars a year, and a two per cent income tax increase for individuals on income earned over $500,000 annually

Here are the PC's plans:

• Increase annual funding for its Risk Management Program (RMP) from $150 million to $250 million to enhance support for farmers and the province’s $51 billion agri-food sector

Here are the NDP's plans:

• Provide a recurring Monthly Grocery Rebate of up to $122 per month based on household income and family size
• Force big retailers to publicly post when they raise prices more than two per cent in a week, and establish a watchdog to enforce competition laws and keep food prices fair
• Create a universal school food program

Here are the Greens' plans:

• Provide startup funding for community-owned food markets
• Support community gardens through land gifts and organisational support
• Create an Ontario Foodbelt to protect prime farmland from being lost to non-agricultural uses
• Introduce strict anti-gouging and collusion laws to stop grocery corporations from gouging people on their grocery bills

When it comes to commuting, two of the four major parties want to invest in highways and three of the four major parties want to invest in transit.

Here are the Liberals' plans:

• Hire an additional 300 special constables for TTC, Metrolinx and other major transit across the province
• Establish the Crisis Assistance and Response Enhancement Fund to double investment in Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams
• Install platform doors in all TTC subway stations

Here are the PC's plans:

• Move up the Sheppard East subway extension to connect the TTC’s Line 4 with the Scarborough Subway Extension at Sheppard Avenue East and McCowan Road
• Deliver multiple new GO lines, enable expanded two-way, all-day service for Milton and Kitchener and build dozens of new stations and add convenient connections to existing transit systems across the Greater Golden Horseshoe
• Rehabilitate Highway 401 by: building a tunnel under the highway from Mississauga in the west to the Markham area in the east, adding additional lane at the Kennedy Road interchange and replacing the bridge at the Leslie Street and Bayview Avenue interchanges
• Invest $56 million to repair and upgrade Highway 174, and eventually upload the highway to the province
• Invest $181 million for highways and transit, including the construction of a phased interchange at Highway 416 and Barnsdale Road

Here are the NDP's plans:

• Provide provincial funding for 50 per cent of municipal transit operations to ensure local transit services are reliable, frequent, convenient and affordable for riders
• Deliver long-delayed GO rail expansions to Kitchener, Niagara and Bowmanville

Here are the Greens' plans:

• Prioritize transit-oriented development
• Upload costs to the province that had previously been downloaded onto municipalities, including transit funding to increase access for riders
• Expand GO service and inter-regional bus service

For health, all the four major parties emphasize the importance of ensuring every Ontarian has access to a primary healthcare provider. The Liberals and Greens, as well as the NDP want to hire more healthcare workers. The PCs wants to enhance digital tools for providers and patients. 

Here are the Liberals' plans:

• Educate, attract and retain 3,100 family doctors
• Ensure that everyone in Ontario has a family doctor within four years
• Offer a bonus to nurses and doctors who want to come back home to Canada from the U.S.
• Double Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits and index it to inflation

Here are the PC's plans:

• Invest $1.8 billion to connect more people to primary care providers
• Modernize Health Care Connect to improve user experience
• Enhance digital tools for providers and patients to reduce administrative burden

Here are the NDP's plans:

• Recruit and support 3,500 new doctors
• Invest $4.05 billion over four years in new residency spots and refreshed budgets to resolve the crisis in primary care
• Establish and fund more family health teams, nurse practitioner-led clinics and Community Health Centres
• Clear the path for 13,000 internationally trained doctors and increase residency spots
• Free up time for doctors and NPs to spend with patients by giving more funding for administrative support
• Expand healthcare in Northern Ontario by hiring 350 doctors, including 200 family physicians and 150 specialists

Here are the Greens' plans:

• Hire more nurses, doctors as PSWs in every region
• Ensure every Ontarian has access to a primary healthcare provider within three to five years
• Stop healthcare privatization and bringing per-capita healthcare funding up to the national average
• Increase access to affordable, barrier-free mental healthcare by providing free access under OHIP

Fact-Check Yourself

Sources and
further reading

Don't take our word for it —
check our sources for yourself.

Ontario Newsroom

Ontario Increasing Support for Farmers

Ontario NDP

MAKING GROCERY SHOPPING MORE AFFORDABLE

Ontario Liberal

Doug Ford Spends $1.9 Billion on His Rich Buddies Instead of Getting You a Family Doctor

Ontario Liberal

Guarantee a Family Doctor for Everyone in Ontario

Ontario Liberal

Bonnie Crombie’s Tariff Relief Plan to Fight for You and Your Paycheque

Ontario Liberal

Bonnie Crombie’s Promise to Double ODSP

Ontario Newsroom

Ontario Investing Over $1.8 Billion to Connect Every Person in Ontario to a Family Doctor and Primary Care Teams

Ontario NDP

Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP want family doctors for all

Ontario Liberal

Make Housing More Affordable

Ontario PC

Doug Ford's Plan to Protect Ontario Workers By Investing in Infrastructure

Ontario Liberal

Make Housing More Affordable

Ontario NDP

Marit Stiles announces an Ontario NDP government will end encampments and tackle homelessness

Ontario Green Party

Ontario Greens: Our plan for fairness

Ontario Liberal

Bonnie Crombie's Transit Safety plan

Ontario PC

Doug Ford's plan to Protect Workers by Building Roads and Highways in Ottawa

Ontario Liberal

Bonnie Crombie Commits to a New Deal For Young People in Ontario

Ontario PC

Doug Ford's plan to protect Ontario autoworkers

Ontario NDP

Stiles unveils plan to defend workers, fight back, and build a more tariff-proof Ontario

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Hamilton firefighters had to pull two people out of a burning home on Huxley Avenue in the early morning hours today. At approximately 2:03 a.m. this morning the Hamilton Fire Department received a call for smoke conditions on  Huxley Ave. South, between Lawerence Road and King Street East. When they got there crews reported smoke and flame coming from a one and a half storey home at 541 Huxley Ave. South. Firefighters quickly made their way into the home and found two occupants who were removed from the home. Both were placed in the care of Hamilton Paramedics and transported to the hospital. At the time of writing the two people are currently in hospital, in critical condition.

Firefighters located the fire in a first floor bedroom that was quickly brought under control. The fire was contained to the bedroom area. The suspected cause of the fire is electrical in nature. Damage is estimated to be approximately $200,000. No working smoke alarms were found in the home. The Ontario Fire Marshals Office was notified.

With the expected significant snow accumulation and freezing rain expected over a 24-hour period in combination with high winds, the City of Hamilton has declared a Significant Weather Event.

Specific areas across the city could expect accumulations up to 25 centimetres of snowfall and/or 7 millimetres of freezing rain. An additional estimated 15 to 25 centimetres of snow is also expected across the upcoming long weekend.

The City will share regular updates about snow clearing progress, changes to service levels, transit delays, program cancellations, etc. via the Inclement Weather Alert webpage on hamilton.ca/WeatherImpacts and on the City of Hamilton’s social media platforms.

Snow Clearing Update:

Transportation crews have begun pre-treating all Priority 1 and 2 roads and will continue to respond to escarpments, parkways and main roads as a priority once snowfall begins.

With heavy accumulation during rush hour today, traffic will be slowed and impede plow operations.

The City has activated its full complement of equipment for plowing and salting. The City’s Plow Tracker is a useful tool for tracking where our maintenance vehicles have been in the last 2, 4, 12, and 24 hours.

The City of Hamilton’s Snow and Ice By-law No. 03-296 requires property owners and/or occupants to clear snow and ice within 24 hours after the end of a snow event from the sidewalks adjacent to their property as well as roofs that overhang the City sidewalk. In the case of a Significant Weather Event declaration, property owners and/or occupants have within 24 hours after the Significant Weather Event is declared over to clear their property.

 Parking During Significant Weather Events:

Where possible, residents are asked to keep vehicles off the road during and immediately following a snowfall to allow plows and emergency vehicles to get through more easily.

www.hamilton.ca/snow

www.hamilton.ca/plowtracker

www.hamilton.ca/winterdriving

www.hamilton.ca/sidewalksnowclearing

UPDATE TO ARTICLE: On-Street 72-Hour Parking Ban Begins 6:30 pm on February 12

The Town of Kingsville has declared a Significant Weather Event concerning existing or potential hazardous weather conditions until further notice. This means:

• Drivers and pedestrians should use an appropriate level of caution when traveling during this event and avoid unnecessary travel if possible.
• Crews continue to work diligently to ensure public safety, but maintaining roadways and sidewalks may take longer than normal.
• The Town will provide updates as changes occur and when the Significant Weather Event has ended.

Street Parking ban

We are also declaring an on-street parking ban for the purpose of snow removal operations. On-street parking is now prohibited until further notice. Parking on residential streets during a ban carries a $35.00 fine (By-Law 63-2022). You can find alternate parking at one of our free municipal parking lots.

Please also remove portable items (such as basketball nets and signs) from roadways and sidewalks to prevent damage. Thank you for helping keep our roads clear and safe for travel.

Learn how prioritize snow removal. Visit our Snow removal page.

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Hamilton LRT Director Abdul Shaikh, under questioning, confirmed to Hamilton Councillors that at present Metrolinx has not as yet submitted a business plan to the Federal government needed to trigger Ottawa’s promised $1.7 Billion contribution. That means the only financing for Hamilton’s proposed LRT that is committed is the Province of Ontario’s $1.7 share. The information came in a lengthy discussion of a motion by Councillor Tom Jackson to delete $2.3 million in works projects in the 2025 budget that were described as “enabling” the LRT project.

Jackson’s proposal triggered a lively debate about the role of LRT in city-building. Mayor Horwath credited LRT with the $280 Million investment being made in the former Copp’s Coliseum. Staff pointed to $1.2 Billion in downtown construction that has already taken place. Budget Chair Maureen Wilson pointed to the LRT as a means of restoring value to property in Hamilton which she said was devalued by decades of sprawl and car-oriented culture. Councillor Nann suggested LRT will even have a beneficial effect on streets not directly on the LRT route such as Wilson Street. LRT supporters spoke eloquently about the transformative potential of the LRT, but be that as it may, the lack of the federal contribution is an uncomfortable reality around the entire LRT project that needs to be reconciled with the theoretical benefits of the project.

As the Bay Observer reported in November, Hamilton’s federal government representative Filomena Tassi  was on hand at an LRT news conference, and repeated that the federal government is still waiting on a business plan from the province that would trigger the federal share of the funds. She also reiterated, the 2021 comments made by then Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, that there was an expectation that the project would include an undetermined amount of affordable housing, a condition that apparently Metrolinx and the province thought was not a deal breaker, since they have offered no plan for housing. A few days after Tassi’s comments, Karl Andrus, who in the 2018 municipal election, headed the Pro LRT third party advocacy group “Yes LRT,” told Councillors that the promises of affordable housing that were to accompany the LRT are nowhere near being kept, that there is no plan, and instead LRT has so far only contributed to the housing affordability crisis in Hamilton.

Many programs, offices and events are cancelled, postponed or ending early ahead of Wednesday night's winter storm.

The Town of Kingsville has declared an on-street parking ban to commence winter control operations. On-street parking is now prohibited for a period of 72 hours, effective 6:30 pm on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Parking on residential streets during a ban carries a $35.00 fine (By-Law 63-2022). You can find alternate parking at one of our free municipal parking lots.

Residents and businesses must also remove portable items (such as basketball nets, garbage cans, portable signs, etc.) from roadways and sidewalks to prevent damage. Thank you for helping keep our roads clear and safe for travel.

Get to Know the Plan for Snow! Find out how your street is prioritized for snow removal on our website. 

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Ottawa is working in "lockstep" with the province and other municipalities as tariffs are poised to strike local industries at a time when the city is focused on the upcoming construction season, city staff told councillors on Wednesday.

Found yourself in a heady new romance with someone online? Here are the signs they might be trying to scam you, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.

Ontario's police watchdog is looking into the death of a 33-year-old man was discovered in medical distress on Wednesday after being locked in a York Regional Police holding cell.

Indigenous Services Canada fails to spend tens of millions of dollars approved for use on two high-demand children's programs — money which then "lapses," or expires, under federal accounting rules, official data show.

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Toronto once cleared the Alexandra Park homeless encampment. Here’s how the city might change its ways.

On Feb. 6, the Federal Housing Advocate presented a report to the City of Toronto’s Housing Rights Advisory Committee on human rights approaches to homeless encampments.

Karen Chan’s tent in 2023 at Allan Gardens Park. Karen says the tent was a community-funded space for art and care, and sought to defy the city’s lack of awareness to violence against women.
: Karen Chan/The Green Line.

Karen Chan

A Chinatown-based artist, graduate of University of British Columbia and a bunny mom. She is interested in storytelling to build community.

Feb. 13, 2025

These city meeting notes are part of Documenters Canada. Learn more about our program here. 

The City of Toronto is reevaluating the way it deals with homeless encampments in parks.

In May 2021, Alexandra Park had around 100 tents. The city responded by issuing trespass notices to its residents and clearing the park — which sparked an investigation by the Ombudsman Toronto. 

On Feb. 6, the Toronto Housing Rights Advisory Committee heard from Marie-Josée Houle, the federal housing advocate and from Reema Patel, the deputy ombudsman on housing, to learn about human rights-based approaches to dealing with encampments.

The committee was mandated in 2023 to provide a forum for people with lived/living experience of homelessness and housing advocates to advise City Council on relevant policies and programs. 

Durint the meeting, Houle gave a presentation on “A Human-Rights Based Municipal Encampment Response.” She had been appointed in November 2022 to act as an independent and non-partisan advocate for concrete actions to respect, protect and fulfill the human rights of encampment residents. 

For her national report, Houle found that basic needs such as water and safety are not met in encampments. She also found that Indigenous people, survivors of gender-violence, people of colour, people with disabilities, seniors and 2SLGBTQ folks are over-represented in encampments. (In Toronto, Indigenous people constitute two per cent of the general population yet they represent 15 per cent of people experiencing homelessness.)

Houle advocated for meaningful engagement with encampment residents as opposed to common practices of clearing encampments, which she described as “coercive actions that lead to harming the people living in encampments.” (Her findings are supported by a 2023 Ombudsman Toronto investigation that looked into the City of Toronto’s clearing of encampments in 2021. The investigation found that the city caused “undue confusion and harm”  to the evicted residents — and violated their human rights when it chose to clear three encampments in Trinity Bellwoods, Alexandra and Lamport Stadium Parks.) 

“[Clearing encampments] causes considerable harm and doesn't engage with the underlying causes that have contributed to their homelessness," Houle added.  

She explained that a human rights-based approach emphasizes urgent measures to protect life, dignity and human rights. She included key calls to actions that are meant to guide the government on both federal and municipal levels:

• Act immediately to save lives by ensuring access to basic necessities
• End forced eviction of encampments 
• Meaningfully engage encampment residents
• Respect the inherent rights of Indigenous People as per the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP)
• Offer people permanent housing options as soon as possible
• Address the root causes of encampments 

Saroja Ponnambalam, a community planner with Social Planning Toronto and a member of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee, said she was concerned with the provincial government’s recent use of the notwithstanding clause, which is Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, to clear encampments. Ponnambalam asked Houle how we can respond to this issue and build solidarity against the stigmatisation of encampments. 

Houle agreed with the concerns and called on the city to repeal bylaws that criminalize encampment residents. (By-law No. 854-2004, Chapter 608-13 “Camping and lodging” and By-law No. 375-2012, Chapter 743-9.Q “Fouling and obstructing streets” as noted in the Ombudsman Toronto investigation.) 

“Just because you can [use outdated bylaws], doesn’t mean you should,” she added. 

Dee Lee Soh, a community member who’s lived in Toronto shelters, stated that encampment residents who are moved into supportive housing can have a hard time maintaining their housing, and end up going back to encampments. In response, Houle mentioned that encampment residents should be offered more well-rounded support, including mental health counselling, cooking and cleaning workshops.

On Jan. 22, 2025, the federal government announced a plan to provide funding, which will be matched by the City of Toronto, to support people living without homes, including in encampments. But, according to Houle, there has not been much transparency on the specifics. 

Houle offered some good practices on respecting the human rights of encampment residents based on her experiences. She said “treat a tent like it is people’s home” and “put yourself in their shoes.” She added that we should treat the views of the unhoused and the housed the same. 

What were the results of the discussions?

No direct actions were taken during the meeting as the motion was only to receive the information. Several committee members said that they found the presentation useful and stated that they are working in solidarity with Houle.

Anne-Marie Moulton, a social worker on the Housing Rights Advisory Committee, said that “people here are fighting for the same cause, so keep doing the good work.” 

On-the-ground observations from our Documenters

In the summer of 2023, I lived in an encampment at Allan Gardens for three months. Despite finding affordable housing months earlier, the city’s social assistance office kept refusing to disperse funding to support with the first and last month’s rent, so I fell through the cracks.

During this time, I recovered from a lot of violence on my own terms. I sought out student chiropractors and street nurses across the street at Sherbourne Health Centre. Indigenous men and complete strangers showed up with mutual aid and small acts of kindness. The Native Women’s Resource Centre  let me participate in an outdoor market, and staff taught me how to jingle dance. 

While living in a tent, I finally felt a sense of community, and local activists supported me to create a medical tent for people in the encampment. We dealt with a few overdoses, gave out menstrual pads, provided first aid and clothes. City employees from Streets to Homes even donated medical supplies. 

However, through this experience, I saw first hand how police were called when parks employees dismantled tents. 

A friend who was working in construction every day had his tent removed while he was at work. One tent resident who was also evicted decided to go live in the forest. 

Eventually, I was offered housing by the city right after an assault. As I prepared to move, city staff chose expediency over my personal needs. They refused to give me enough time to deal with my injuries first. They packed up and threw out my belongings, including my tent. It had been providing shelter to two other women. All the trust built by one city team was destroyed by another — and neither took any accountability for causing harm. 

The city similarly dismantled camps across different neighbourhoods in the past. In the summer of 2021, the Toronto Police Service cleared the encampment in Alexandra Park. More recently, on Dec 10, 2024, the city cleared the last two tents at Clarence Square Park near Wellington Street and Spadina Avenue after months of safety concerns from nearby residents.  

Local advocates, including Maggie Helwig from St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church in Kensington Market, have spoken up against this approach. Helwig has said on multiple occasions that displacing people from an encampment often results in them joining another one in a few months, if not immediately. In an interview with The Green Line, she said that a harm reduction approach and housing solutions would actually be helpful to address the issue better.

People who have experienced homelessness can still share their experiences on the Federal Housing Advocate's website.

Fact-Check Yourself

Sources and
further reading

Don't take our word for it —
check our sources for yourself.

City of Toronto

Housing Rights Advisory Committee

City of Toronto

Promoting Human Rights-Based Municipal Encampment Responses

Ombudsman Toronto

Investigation into the City's Clearing of Encampments in 2021

Office of the Federal Housing Advocate

The Federal Housing Advocate’s review of homeless encampments

Government of Canada

Agreements with municipalities on homelessness

City of Toronto

City of Toronto to clear Alexandra Park

The Green Line

Know Your Neighbour: Maggie Helwig

City of Toronto

Indigenous Peoples’ Experience of Homelessness in Toronto: 2021 Street Needs Assessment

United Nations

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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Food Banks Mississauga says it is cutting two programs and reducing its paid workforce by 16 per cent to avoid decreasing the amount of food it can give out and ensure its long-term sustainability.

An Ottawa man is dead and another inmate is charged with first-degree murder following a fatal assault at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, Ottawa police said Wednesday. 

The Ontario Greens became the first major political party to release a costed platform of election promises on Wednesday, with leader Mike Schreiner emphasizing a theme of "restoring fairness" in the province.