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The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Walter Thomson, lost six seats, but regained the role of official opposition because of the collapse of the CCF vote.
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King was Laurier's chosen successor as leader of the Liberal Party, but it was deeply divided by Quebec's total opposition to conscription and the agrarian revolt in Ontario and the Prairies.
* Richard Smith ( politician ), former Liberal MPP for Nipissing, Ontario
" However, what's crucial to understanding the issue of doctor shortage in Ontario is that while the Liberal government is planning to go " poaching " for other countries ' doctors, there are an estimated 4, 000 internationally trained doctors right here in Ontario working at low-wage jobs.
The Ontario Liberal Party also joined the filibuster with a smaller series of amendments ; a typical Liberal amendment would give a historical designation to a named street.
The election, which was called by Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Premier Ernie Eves, is majority won by the Dalton McGuinty-led Ontario Liberal Party.
The stadium would later become a thorn in the side of David Peterson's Ontario Liberal government for its overspending in the venture.
The Ontario Liberal Party was defeated by the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1990 Ontario election.
Lastman joined the Ontario Liberal Party in 1987, although he subsequently claimed that it was the result of a misunderstanding.
In another case in Canada in early 2002, an Ontario federal Liberal MP wrote an ill-advised letter to a constituent telling him that if he wished help on some matter he'd written to the MP about, next time he " had better vote Liberal.
Manley supported Dalton McGuinty's successful bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.
In 1899, as chief Liberal Party organizer in Ontario, Mulock wanted a Liberal paper to counterbalance the Conservative Toronto Telegram.
Definition numbers were altered in 2009 when the Ontario Liberal government changed the definition of Francophone.
* Bob Rae ( 1977 )-Premier of Ontario ( 1990-1995 ), Member of Parliament ( 1978-1982, 2008 – present ), Liberal Party of Canada foreign affairs critic
Chiarelli ran as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Ontario and was easily elected in Ottawa West, which had previously been regarded as a safe Progressive Conservative seat.
Chiarelli endorsed Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.
On January 31, 2010, Chiarelli was acclaimed as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate in the by-election to succeed Jim Watson ( who became Mayor of Ottawa ) in Ottawa West – Nepean.
During his tenure as the Premier of Ontario, Bill Davis came under fire for publicly funding UTS, which Liberal education critic Tom Reed called an " elitist " institution.
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* John David Ford, Canadian political figure ; Green Party leader in Ottawa South ; candidate in 2004 and 2006 federal elections ( Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007 )
* Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, a political party in Ontario
** Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, a conservative political party of the Canadian province of Ontario
Baljit Singh Gosal, a Conservative Party MP from Ontario is the Minister of State for Sport in the Canadian Federal Government. Vic Dhillon is a Sikh Canadian politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
The Green Party of Ontario and to a lesser extent, the Green Party of Canada are considered " blue-green " because they are more economically centrist or even right wing.
In Canada, the strongest provincial Green Parties are the Green Party of British Columbia and the Green Party of Ontario though they are yet to win any seats in a provincial legislature.
* Howard Hampton, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
After an election defeat in 1942, a group of younger Conservatives from the Conservative Party of Canada decided to meet in Port Hope, Ontario to develop a new Conservative policy they hoped would bring them out of the political " wilderness ".
Category: Leaders of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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The paper endorsed the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in many of the provincial elections from the 1940s to the 1980s, and endorsed strategic voting to try to defeat Mike Harris in 1999 which they failed to do.
* Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Narveson is a long-time member of the Ontario Libertarian Party, and currently sits on its Ethics Committee.
* Green Party of Ontario, a policial party in Ontario, Canada
In the Canadian province of Ontario, John Tory, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ran in a 2009 by-election in Haliburton — Kawartha Lakes — Brock, after he convinced one of his caucus members to step down, in hopes of re-entering the Ontario legislature.
A second high-profile and uniquely implemented filibuster in the Ontario Legislature occurred in April, 1997, where the New Democratic Party, then in opposition, tried to prevent the governing Progressive Conservatives ' Bill 103 from taking effect.
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* 1812 – War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights – As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock.
After the demise of the band Longshot, Twain was approached by a cover band led by Diane Chase called " Flirt " and they toured all over Ontario.
* October 13 – War of 1812 – Battle of Queenston Heights: As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock ( he dies during the battle ).
She traveled to the Eastern Shore and led them north into the Canadian city of St. Catharines, Ontario, where a community of former slaves ( including Tubman's brothers, other relatives, and many friends ) had gathered.
However, the Alliance failure to win more than the two seats in Ontario, along with residual resentments from the Alliance leadership contest and questions about Stockwell Day's competence, led to caucus infighting.
On 8 September 1760, Amherst led an army down the Saint Lawrence River from Lake Ontario, and captured Montreal, ending French rule in North America.
In the final years of Findley's life, declining health led him to move his Canadian residence to Stratford, Ontario, and Stone Orchard was purchased by Canadian dancer Rex Harrington.
Rogers lost the NWA World Championship to Lou Thesz in a one-fall match in Toronto, Ontario on January 24, 1963, which led to Mondt, McMahon, and the CWC leaving the NWA in protest, creating the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) in the process.
In Canada, Fundamentalism was less of a force, but it had an aggressive leader in Englishman Thomas Todhunter Shields ( 1873 – 1955 ), who led 80 churches out of the Baptist federation in Ontario in 1927 and formed the Union of regular Baptist churches of Ontario and Quebec.
Returning for a third season in Hamilton in 1962 – 63, Henderson led the Ontario Hockey Association in scoring with 49 goals in 48 games.
Malcolm Nicolson Bethune, led an uneventful life as a small town pastor, initially at Gravenhurst, Ontario 1889-92.
It is led by former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Sinclair Stevens of Ontario.
In 1756 a large force of French, Canadiens, and their Native American allies led by Marquis de Montcalm launched an attack against the key British post at Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario from Fort Frontenac and forced the garrison to surrender.
French culture and religion remained dominant in most of the former territory of New France, until the arrival of British settlers led to the later creation of Upper Canada ( today Ontario ) and New Brunswick.
In 1961, W. R. Bullard conducted excavations led by the Royal Ontario Museum ( Rom ), at Baking Pot and San Estevan, and although no excavations took place, the site was initially called “ Rockstone Pond .” In 1963, quarrying activity by local villagers led to a recovery of a large and elaborate carved jade pendant.
Starting in 1964 an archaeological team led by Dr. David Pendergast of the Royal Ontario Museum began extensive excavations and restorations of the site, which continued through 1970.
The town was also the site of the March 10, 1989 crash of Air Ontario Flight 1363, which killed 24 people and led to the Moshansky Inquiry on airline safety.
During the 1970s, federal plans for CANDU Reactors and Ontario Hydro's interest in atomic energy led the town, anticipating a population of 30, 000, to expand again.
A group of Canadian rebels, led by William Lyon Mackenzie, seeking a Canadian republic, had been forced to flee to the United States after leading the failed Upper Canada Rebellion in Upper Canada ( now Ontario ).
However, the Alliance failure to win more than the two seats in Ontario, along with residual resentments from the Alliance leadership contest and questions about Day's competence, led to caucus infighting.
The arrival of the Loyalists after the American war of independence ( 1783 ) led to the division of Canada into the provinces of Upper Canada ( what is now southern Ontario ) and Lower Canada ( what is now southern Quebec ).
Another smaller group of Iroquois led by Captain John Deserontyon Odeserundiye, settled on the shores of the Bay of Quinte in modern day Southeastern Ontario.
The pioneer status of the Inniskillin winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario led to their first ice wine, produced in 1984 under the direction of the winery's Austrian-born co-owner Karl Kaiser, often being mentioned as Canada's first ice wine.
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