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Ontario
In office
Premier
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
2,070 days in office
Ontario's 42nd Parliament
07 Jun 2018 - 03 May 2022
Ontario's 43rd Parliament
24 Jun 2022 - Present

The 2022 Ontario general election was held on June 2, 2022 to elect the 124 members of the 43rd Parliament of Ontario. The Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, won a majority government with 83 of the 124 seats in the legislature. The incumbent party, they increased their seat share from 76 in the 2018 election. They campaigned on a slogan to “get it done,” pledging to build highways and transit infrastructure and open up the “Ring of Fire,” a mineral-rich area in northern Ontario. Instead of an election platform, the Ontario PC Party presented its promises on its website in the form of press releases throughout the campaign.

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Promise History

1.01.01 - “[We] will work with the federal government to resolve these trade issues [steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the US on Canada] to make Ontario open for business again”

Kept
17-May-2019

“The Canadian government released a statement Friday saying the two sides have agreed to eliminate the tariffs within two days.”

In progress
25-Feb-2019
Justification

Canada’s Premiers participated in numerous meetings with U.S. political and business leaders to discuss the strength of the Canada-U.S. economic relationship and the importance of working together to secure North American prosperity. The Ontario and Canadian governments have had differences of opinions on how to deal with the tariffs. In particular, the Ontario government called for Canada to remove its counter-tariffs, however, the federal government disagreed. Since the interactions between the two levels of government are ongoing, the promise is considered in progress.

“Canada’s Premiers highlighted the strength of the Canada-U.S. economic relationship and the importance of working together to secure North American prosperity during meetings in the U.S. capital over the past several days. The mission was led by New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, Chair of the Council of the Federation. Joining him were Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.”

In progress
04-Feb-2019

“‘The Ford government’s call for Canada to unilaterally and unconditionally remove its counter-tariffs would equal unilateral surrender to the Americans,’ [Federal Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains] wrote. ‘The reciprocal tariffs are critical to pressuring the Americans to end this dispute once and for all.’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has discussed the tariffs over the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump and Finance Minister Bill Morneau has met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Bains said the last time any Ontario official visited Washington was five months ago.”

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Reference Documents

“Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who has voiced support for Trump in the past, accused the president of slapping the Canadian public in the face with the renewed tariffs.”

“Today, President Donald J. Trump signed two proclamations, which note that measures are in place to address the impairment to the national security threatened by imports of steel and aluminum from Argentina, Brazil, and Australia. At this time, similar measures are not in place with respect to steel or aluminum imports from Mexico, Canada, or the European Union. Therefore, as of June 1, 2018, tariffs will no longer be suspended for steel or aluminum imports from those countries.”

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