fr

Ontario

Doug Ford

In office

Premier

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2,375 days in office

Ontario's 42nd Parliament
07 Jun 2018 - 03 May 2022

Ontario's 43rd Parliament
24 Jun 2022 - 28 Jan 2025

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.

In partnership with

Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes

Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship

Promise History

Rights, Liberties, Minorities and Discrimination

Ontario's 43rd Parliament

2.03.001 - “[A] re-elected PC government will continue to work alongside Indigenous communities to build an all-season road to the Ring of Fire”

Only Doug Ford and the Ontario PCs will Unlock the Economic Potential of the Ring of Fire

Published: Jun 2022

Justification

Although there is evidence that the Province is consulting with two First Nations, particularly in the environmental assessment, other First Nations communities in the region have not been consulted about the development. This promise is partially kept.

“The province considers nine First Nations to be within the Ring of Fire. Two of those First Nations — Webequie and Marten Falls — are leading an environmental assessment on a proposed road to the Ring of Fire. While other First Nations say they respect Webequie and Marten Falls’ position, they also say the province is employing what they call a colonial divide-and-conquer tactic. In Neskantaga, Chief Moonias says the premier has yet to reach out directly to the community to discuss plans for the Ring of Fire. Government promises of prosperity ring hollow, he says.”

Inside the battle over Ontario's Ring of Fire

Published: Jan 2025

Justification

The Ford government is investing funding in the highways to connect the Ring of Fire (see more here), and two First Nations are leading the environmental assessment for the road development. In March 2023, the Ford government approved the Terms of Reference from the two First Nations. This promise is in progress.

“The Ontario government has approved the Terms of Reference designed and submitted by Webequie First Nation and Marten Falls First Nation for an all-season, multi-use road connecting to the proposed Ring of Fire mining development area. The Northern Road Link will connect the two First Nations communities, and the critical mineral deposits in the Ring of Fire to the Ontario highway network, helping to secure a supply chain for electric vehicle manufacturing in Ontario.”

Ontario Approves First Nations-led Plan for the Road to the Ring of Fire

Published: Mar 2023

Show Less

“Ontario has committed close to $1 billion to support critical legacy infrastructure such as all‐season roads to the Ring of Fire. To support the construction of all‐season roads, the government approved the provincial Terms of Reference for the Environmental Assessment for the proposed Marten Falls First Nation Community Access Road and Webequie First Nation Supply Road projects in October 2021. In addition, in April 2022, Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation announced that they will be submitting a Terms of Reference for the proposed Northern Road Link Environmental Assessment. The proposed road is the final piece of critical road infrastructure needed to ensure reliable, all‐season road access to potential mining sites in the Ring of Fire and connect both First Nation communities to Ontario’s highway network. The provincial government will continue to work with the federal government to coordinate the impact assessment requirements for these projects.”