As Queen's Park ratchets up for another political showdown over the budget, the former NDP MPP is puzzled by Tim Hudak's decision to vote against it sight unseen. Ferreira says the PC leader risks becoming a footnote in the anals of Ontario political history.

The Throne Speech is the appetizer but the budget is the meat that will determine if Kathleen Wynne's government lives or dies. So says Paul Ferreira and chief strategist Bunny The Cat.

As Ontario Liberals head to convention this weekend to elect a new leader, it looks like the province may well have its first female Premier by Monday. The question is, for how long?

The indefinite prorogation of the Legislature leaves a lot of MPPs with little to do. But there's a golden opportunity for PC leader Tim Hudak and NDP leader Andrea Horwath, says the former NDP MPP.

It was 20 years ago that the former NDP MPP, then a student in Ottawa, met Dalton McGuinty at a univerity town hall. "He's not long for politics" thought Ferreire. The rest, as they say, is history.

Saddling Energy Minister Chris Bentley with Ontario's first contempt motion is fine. But actually pulling the plug on the government now may be the opposition's last, best hope to defeat Dalton McGuinty.

Win or lose today's by elections, Dalton McGuinty will rue the day he took on the province's teachers. The former NDP MPP warns they'll work to pick off weak Liberals in the next general election.

When all that stands between the Liberals and a majority is convincing a tired opposition MPP to take a patronage job, it's time to look at MPP term limits, says the former NDP member.

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.

It was a very different Andrea Horwath who appeared at the Ontario NDP convention last weekend from when she won the leadership in 2009. She has evolved into a pragmatic leader for modern times.

This weekend New Democrats elect a new federal leader. Former MPP Paul Ferreire critiques the candidates with an eye to which would be best for the Ontario party when the minority government here falls.

The ORNGE scandal is sucking the Liberals' attention from the issues that really matter - jobs and the economy. One more reason Health Minister Deb Matthews should step down, says the former NDP MPP.

When it comes to election debates, Americans really know how to do it right. Former NDP MPP Paul Ferreira says Ontario should take a page from their book, demanding more from our party leaders.

Ontario should study West Virginia - a poor state with a surplus, spending twice per capita what we do on health care. A hotel occupancy tax and road tolls - paid mostly by non-residents - is its secret

Political Gridlock: Get out of the car and take public transit, we're told. But that's not looking very attractive, what with the route cuts and fare increases coming down. Hello, Ontario government?

ONW welcomes the former NDP MPP as a new Thought Provoker. In his debut Ferreira calls on the NDP to push for public auto insurance, saying lower rates could be a win-win for the public and the party.