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The ONW Insiders: New Energy Policy or Old Ideas Redux?
Tim Hudak wants to privatize Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One. Insiders Snobelen, Ezrin and Hampton on the first in the PC leader's series of white papers with host Susanna Kelley.

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Posted date: May 17, 2012
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Tim Hudak wants to privatize Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One. Insiders Snobelen, Ezrin and Hampton on the first in the PC leader's series of white papers with host Susanna Kelley.
May 17, 2012
A new report recommending employers pay more money to support the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is way off base, says the President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses.
May 17, 2012
As PC leader Tim Hudak releases a white paper advocating hydro privatization at Queen's Park, the Green Party leader has been advocating a different approach to energy policy: continue going green.
May 15, 2012
On July 1, Canada's beloved medicare turns 50. But its journey has been a bitter one, especially in Ontario. Watch Susanna Kelley's short documentary.
May 14, 2012
The coming byelection in Kitchener-Waterloo is one of the most important in many a year. PC Leader Tim Hudak, says the former NDP MPP, goes in with a full count. Strike out in K-W and he could be done
May 14, 2012
The claim that by cutting doctors' payments, patient care is being put at risk is totally false, says the health minister. She sits down for an interview with ONW's Susanna Kelley.
May 10, 2012
Media that will print anything, last minute voter swings, small pollsters buying data - why were some recent polls so dead wrong? Insiders Ezrin, Hampton and Bangs with host Susanna Kelley.
May 10, 2012
Is giving up privacy just part of the deal when politicians, like Toronto mayor Rob Ford, decide to run for public office? No way, says the former PC cabinet minister, and its time the media backs of
May 10, 2012
Both sides in the dispute over doctors' compensation need to be more honest with each other. Pinto says times have changed, and both the OMA and the Liberal government are facing new realities.
May 09, 2012
Democracy for Sale? The Liberals are buying power - paying an MPP to resign so they can get what voters denied them - a majority government. The former PC cabinet minister asks: "Where's the outrage?
May 08, 2012
The Grits are a step closer to a majority now that PC Elizabeth Witmer has resigned to head up the WSIB. Host Susanna Kelley asks Ezrin, Hampton, Bangs about modern ways to get to the promised land.
May 03, 2012
Canada's university teachers say they're worried private donations might skew their institutions' academic. Why then, says Ezrin, aren't they protesting the $175 million gift recently donated by IBM?
May 03, 2012
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The claim that by cutting doctors' payments, patient care is being put at risk is totally false, says the health minister. She sits down for an interview with ONW's Susanna Kelley.
May 10, 2012
At 11 am Monday, the NDP's Gilles Bisson was sure we were going to the polls. Two hours later, the Premier blinked. Bisson and Andrea Horwath on how they won the first income tax hike in 20 years.
April 25, 2012
In a major victory for Andrea Horwath, Dalton McGuinty now agrees to the NDP leader's 2 percent surtax on wealthy Ontarians. In return Horwath pledges not to defeat the government in the budget vote t
April 24, 2012
Environics: PC 37%, NDP 30%, Libs 27%, Greens 6%. Liberals strike more conciliatory tone as April 24 budget vote nears. By Susanna Kelley
April 18, 2012
In his first speech as leader of the federal NDP, Tom Mulcair took dead aim at the Conservative reputation as good public administrators. He plans to take a page from the Tory book and "define" Harper
April 16, 2012
Andrea Horwath thinks a good deal can be put together that satisfies both sides in the ongoing Ontario budget negotiations. She spoke to reporters Sunday at the NDP's convention.
April 16, 2012
Nine Ontario cabinet ministers face defeat in an election, according to new seat projection. Still, the brinkmanship heats up at Queen's Park over the budget vote.
April 12, 2012
She's the most powerful politician at Queen's Park. The NDP leader controls the votes the government needs to survive the budget vote. ONW's Susanna Kelley speaks with the woman who holds all the card
March 29, 2012
Is the new Ontario budget good policy, good politics, or both? The Finance Minister's betting it's the right mix. He speaks with ONW's Susanna Kelley as he begins the traditional budget "selling" tour
March 29, 2012
Roman Catholic Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto says the McGuinty government can't justify the harm gambling can do to Ontario's individuals and families by giving money to charities.
March 26, 2012
Toronto city council will debate a motion binding it to a 1997 referendum that flatly rejected a casino for the city, unless it holds another vote. ONW's Susanna Kelley reports:
March 21, 2012
Will Toronto citizens get to vote in a referendum on a proposed new casino, as other cities have in the past? The Ontario government's mum on whether it's changing that rule. ONW's Susanna Kelley repo
March 13, 2012
THOUGHT PROVOKERS
A new report recommending employers pay more money to support the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is way off base, says the President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses.
May 17, 2012
As PC leader Tim Hudak releases a white paper advocating hydro privatization at Queen's Park, the Green Party leader has been advocating a different approach to energy policy: continue going green.
May 15, 2012
The coming byelection in Kitchener-Waterloo is one of the most important in many a year. PC Leader Tim Hudak, says the former NDP MPP, goes in with a full count. Strike out in K-W and he could be done
May 14, 2012
Is giving up privacy just part of the deal when politicians, like Toronto mayor Rob Ford, decide to run for public office? No way, says the former PC cabinet minister, and its time the media backs of
May 10, 2012
Both sides in the dispute over doctors' compensation need to be more honest with each other. Pinto says times have changed, and both the OMA and the Liberal government are facing new realities.
May 09, 2012
Democracy for Sale? The Liberals are buying power - paying an MPP to resign so they can get what voters denied them - a majority government. The former PC cabinet minister asks: "Where's the outrage?
May 08, 2012
Canada's university teachers say they're worried private donations might skew their institutions' academic. Why then, says Ezrin, aren't they protesting the $175 million gift recently donated by IBM?
May 03, 2012
Congratulations are in order for NDP leader Andrea Horwath for having the political guts to advocate and deliver a tax increase for the wealthy. And hats off to Ontarians for saying it's time.
May 02, 2012
Though it means the Liberals will now be tied with seats with the opposition at Queen's Park, Tsubouchi says PC MPP Elizabeth Witmer has earned the right to step down and become head of the WSIB.
May 01, 2012
Ontario's budget compromise signals that public services matter. The head of the public service professionals union says they help drive a strong and stable economy, protecting people and their commun
April 30, 2012
The so-called tax on wealthy Ontarians will do little to fatten the province's coffers, says the President of the Canadian Federation of Small Businesses.
April 26, 2012
Like the sinking of the Titanic, the fact that governments are cutting agencies that keep track of society's most vulnerable may mean there being no lifeboats for the poorest among us.
April 25, 2012
ontarionewswatch.com Political Panel
Tim Hudak wants to privatize Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One. Insiders Snobelen, Ezrin and Hampton on the first in the PC leader's series of white papers with host Susanna Kelley.
May 17, 2012
Media that will print anything, last minute voter swings, small pollsters buying data - why were some recent polls so dead wrong? Insiders Ezrin, Hampton and Bangs with host Susanna Kelley.
May 10, 2012
The Grits are a step closer to a majority now that PC Elizabeth Witmer has resigned to head up the WSIB. Host Susanna Kelley asks Ezrin, Hampton, Bangs about modern ways to get to the promised land.
May 03, 2012
It's the first personal income tax hike in 20 years in Ontario. Insiders John Snobelen, Hershell Ezrin and Howard Hampton on significance of the government's first big minority government compromise.
April 26, 2012
It is one of our most beloved national symbols. Prof. Emeritus Peter Russell, Canadian constitutional expert, talks with Hershell Ezrin, Helen Johns, Howard Hampton and host Susanna Kelley.
April 19, 2012
Is Canada developing as the fathers of confederation planned? Leading constitutional expert Peter Russell talks with Hershell Ezrin, Helen Johns, Howard Hampton and host Susanna Kelley.
April 19, 2012
Are Andrea Horwath's budget demands just a way of positioning the NDP for an election no one wants? Hershell Ezrin, John Snobelen and Howard Hampton tell host Susanna Kelley the danger is real.
April 05, 2012
It's being called a lot of things, but a "good news budget" isn't one of them. ONW Insiders Ernie Eves, Hershell Ezrin and Howard Hampton on whether it will both slay the deficit and help the economy.
March 29, 2012
No, not that "R" word, although Ontario "recessions" and new casinos go together like salt and pepper. This time it's "referendum" - will a requirement to hold one sink a casino for Toronto?
March 22, 2012
Hard times, big cuts - those are the predictions as the Liberals draft their first minority Budget. Host Susanna Kelley asks Hershell Ezrin, John Snobelen and Howard Hampton what's likely to go.
March 08, 2012
It's being compared to Watergate, complete with predictions someone's going to jail. Insiders Hershell Ezrin, John Snobelen, Howard Hampton and host Susanna Kelley on the scandal's Ontario connections
March 01, 2012
Will the new Liberal plan for health care deliver what it's promising - better care for less money? Sean Conway, Janet Ecker and Natalie Maher on that with host Susanna Kelley.
February 02, 2012
Taking It To The Street
Leadership races and reviews abound - from U.S. Republicans to the federal NDP and Liberals to Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak. That old political pro Dalton McGuinty has some sage advice.
January 23, 2012
The political rollout of the Drummond Report is already well underway, says ONW's Susanna Kelley. And to think the Liberals didn't help write it is naive.
January 16, 2012
The predictions for 2012 are enough to make you want to stay under the covers until 2013. But to ONW's Susanna Kelley, all the bad news presents a grand opportunity for governments
January 03, 2012
It's The Law: Canada is legally bound by treaty to provide First Nations with housing, health care and education. In return, non-natives get to share the land.
December 06, 2011
He can send police in to forcibly remove the OccupyTO encampment, as Mayor Rob Ford is expected to do very soon. But that won't end the Occupy protest, says ONW's Susanna Kelley.
November 15, 2011
Over 75,000 more Ontarians lost full time jobs in October. Yet, there's a distinct lack of urgency emanating from the new minority Liberal government.
November 08, 2011
Susanna Kelley on McGuinty's challenge: cut costs amidst biggest protests in 40 years
October 31, 2011
The political treasures Ontarians hold dearest were achieved by minority governments. ONW's Susanna Kelley calls it the most democratic our undemocratic system gets.
October 11, 2011
The traditional "last-week-of-the-campaign-scare-mongering" to get every last vote has begun. Susanna Kelley says don't believe everything you hear.
October 03, 2011
Andrea Horwath puts on a strong performance, Dalton McGuinty is steady, and Tim Hudak gets his message out but denies calling Canadian immigrants "foreigners."
September 28, 2011
There are two ways for a leader to campaign: using the politics of division, or the politics of unity. The Ontario public has already signaled which it prefers.
September 12, 2011
Finally, an adult arrives at the election party. ONW's Susanna Kelley looks at Dalton McGuinty's economic plan for a struggling Ontario.
September 06, 2011
onwDOCS
On July 1, Canada's beloved medicare turns 50. But its journey has been a bitter one, especially in Ontario. Watch Susanna Kelley's short documentary.
May 14, 2012
It will be the king-maker - or queenmaker - in the Ontario election. ONW's Susanna Kelley has prepared this mini-doc on races to watch in the riding rich "905" area near Toronto.
September 01, 2011
When you've got 22 ridings, it's hard not to think of yourself as the centre of the (election) universe. ONW's Susanna Kelley prepared this mini-doc on the races to watch in Toronto.
August 25, 2011
Small Towns, Big Fights: It's the classic story of small town Ontario-PC candidates from establishment families vie with Liberals for power. Here's Susanna Kelley's mini-documentary.
August 18, 2011
ONW travels to a land where the fiercest riding fights are about protecting public services, not cutting them. Susanna Kelley prepared this mini-doc.
August 11, 2011
The J Word: Jobs are the big issue in southwestern Ontario campaign fights. Susanna Kelley checks in on the hot ridings, concluding this week's ONW pre-campaign tour.
August 04, 2011
The Liberals are increasing the number of international university students by 50% over five years. Susanna Kelley looks at whether Ontario students could get squeezed out.
July 07, 2011
There's much more going on than just dropping that platform. Susanna Kelley reports.
June 28, 2011
Former Ont. Liberal Premier David Peterson says politics would be better off without any polls at all. As Susanna Kelley reports, polling is often just another pressure tactic used by groups pushing
June 23, 2011
Why aren't there more women in politics? Some of the answers in Susanna Kelley's mini-documentary may surprise you.
June 20, 2011
Will federal budget cuts choke off Ontario's recovery? Or will the private sector start to invest? Susanna Kelley speaks to two economists with opposing views.
June 09, 2011
Ontario's high unemployment rate has voters fearful for their jobs and finances. Susanna Kelley looks at the parties' fight to stake their claims on pocketbook issues.
June 06, 2011