fr

Ontario
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
McMaster University Digital Society Lab Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship
Return to Tracker
fr

Promise History

Environment and Energy
Ontario's 43rd Parliament

2.06.006 - “[A] re-elected PC government will invest $1 billion in […] five new transmission lines to Windsor and southwestern Ontario”

Only Doug Ford and the Ontario PCs will Remain Relentlessly Focused on Securing Game-Changing Auto Investments
Published: Jun 2022
Partially kept
28-Jan-2025
Justification

The Ford government has completed building of one transmission line, with an estimated investment of $237m (see more here). However, this falls short of the $1bn and five transmission lines pledged in their initial mandate. As such, this promise is considered partially kept.

“The Ontario government and Hydro One are celebrating the completion of construction on the Chatham to Lakeshore transmission line one year ahead of schedule. This new investment, valued at an estimated $237 million, will increase the reliability and resiliency of the grid and bring 400 megawatts (MW) of clean and affordable electricity to the Windsor-Essex Region, enough energy to power the entire City of Windsor.”

Province Celebrates Completion of New Energy Infrastructure in Southwestern Ontario

Published: Jan 2025
In progress
03-Nov-2023
Show Less
Justification

The Ford government announced the development of the transmission lines in April 2022. The project will be completed in phases over the next eight years. In November 2023, Hydro One announced that the first of these lines, the Chatham to Lakeshore Tranmission Line, is on track to be completed by the end of 2024. This promise and the related promise to fast-track the lines (see more here) are in progress while the lines are being built.

“Construction began in spring 2023 on the 49-kilometre, 230-kilovolt line between Chatham Switching Station in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and the new Lakeshore Transformer Station in the Municipality of Lakeshore. This new transmission line is part of a network of infrastructure projects across southwest Ontario and the next step of a multi-phase approach that will unlock the electrification potential of Ontario’s economy. The line is now anticipated to be in service by December 2024. “

Hydro One announces the Chatham to Lakeshore Transmission Line is on track to energize southwest Ontario a year ahead of schedule

Published: Nov 2023
Show Less
In progress
25-Jun-2022
Show Less

“The Ontario government is investing in and fast tracking five electricity transmission infrastructure projects for the southwestern region that are meant to fuel the auto and agricultural industries in the Windsor-Essex area.”

Ontario announces $1B electricity transmission expansion to support Windsor-Essex battery plant, greenhouses

Published: Jun 2022
Show Less
Developed in partnership with
McMaster University Digital Society Lab Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship