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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.

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Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes

Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship

Promise History

Economy and Labour

Ontario's 43rd Parliament

2.04.036 - “[A re-elected PC government will] save families in Durham Region and across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area time […] by offering more transit options”

Only Doug Ford and the Ontario PCs will Build the Bowmanville GO Extension

Published: Jun 2022

Justification

There is no evidence that developments by the Ford government have reduced transit times. Furthermore, the steps taken by the government to remove bike lanes from major roads and limit the development of new bike lanes will reduce options. As such, this promise is broken.

“The Government of Ontario is proposing new legislation that, if passed, would make life easier for drivers, getting them out of gridlock and where they need to go. […] New provincial approval process for the installation of new bike lanes: The bill would require municipalities to receive approval from the province before installing new bike lanes that would result in the removal of lanes for traffic.”

The Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act

Published: Jan 2025

Justification

This promise comes as part of the Ford government’s wider pledge to improve public transit and highways such as the Bowmanville Go extension, the Ontario Line subway, and investment in transit infrastructure. Although these promises are in progress, the government cannot currently say that it is saving residents in Durham Region and the GTHA time by offering transit options. Therefore, this promise remains not yet rated.

“The [Greater Golden Horseshoe] region has experienced substantial growth over the last several decades. As this growth continues into the next 30 years, adding approximately one million people every five years, the region and its transportation system will face intensified challenges coupled with changing demographics, shifting work-live patterns, climate change impacts and accelerated advancement of new technologies. It is therefore vital to put in place a sustainable, interconnected and resilient plan to provide a 30-year vision for mobility across the region that will guide and align planning and investments by the province and other transportation providers.”