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Ontario

Doug Ford

In office

Premier

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2,123 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

Regions and Agriculture

Ontario's 43rd Parliament

1.11.15 - “[B]uild the Yonge Extension”

For The People: A Plan for Ontario

Published: Jun 2018

Justification

The Yonge Extension project is still in the planning stages. However, it is expected to be completed in 2029-2030. The promise therefore is partially kept.

“The Yonge North Subway Extension is reaching an important milestone as a shortlist of bidders will be invited to submit their proposals for how they’ll make early upgrades at Finch Station to accommodate the extension. Stronger transit connections between Toronto and York Region are even closer as the Yonge North Subway Extension takes another step toward breaking ground. Metrolinx is announcing three companies will be shortlisted for a request for proposals (RFP) on how they will complete upgrades at Finch Station to connect the approximately eight-kilometre subway extension to existing TTC Line 1 service.”

Metrolinx taking next steps to get teams onboard for Yonge North Subway Extension early works

Published: Apr 2022

Justification

The Yonge Extension project is still in the planning stages. It is expected to be completed in 2029-2030. The promise therefore remains in progress.

“The Yonge North subway extension will include a fourth station at Clark Avenue in Thornhill, the Ford government has announced. The province was initially planning to build six stations along the 8-kilometre route from Finch Station to just north of Highway 7 in Richmond Hill but in March it announced that it would eliminate two stations and move part of the route above ground after determining that the original plan would have seen the price tag rise from $5.6 billion to $9.3 billion.”

Location of final station for Yonge North subway extension unveiled

Published: Jul 2021

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“The Ontario government has signed off on a preliminary agreement with York Region to move forward on a long-promised northward extension of the Yonge subway line into the 905 region. The agreement sets a framework for the roles, responsibilities and potential funding mechanisms for the project, which comes with an estimated price tag of $5.6 billion.”