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Ontario

Doug Ford

In office

Premier

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2,090 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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Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes

Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship

Promise History

Regions and Agriculture

Ontario's 43rd Parliament

1.11.08 - “Deliver two-way, all-day GO service”

For The People: A Plan for Ontario

Published: Jun 2018

Justification

There are multiple expansion projects underway in order to achieve two-way, all-day GO service (see more here) (see more here) (see more here). Since these projects have not yet been completed, the promise is partially kept.

“If you build it, they will GO. Posing for the cameras in a construction site field of dreams, Doug Ford promised Friday to extend GO Transit train service to this fast-growing community 80 kilometres east of Toronto if he’s re-elected on June 2. The Progressive Conservative leader said he would spend $730 million to add four GO Transit stations to Durham Region, extending two-way, all-day commuter rail service here.”

Doug Ford pledges to spend $730M extending all-day GO trains to Durham Region

Published: May 2022

“The Ontario government has awarded a contract to modernize and transform the GO rail network and bring frequent, two-way, all-day service to the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The investment will generate thousands of new jobs and create economic opportunities across the region. The project will include adding over 200 kilometres of new track and electrifying over 600 kilometres of track. A new electric train fleet will also be introduced that could reach speeds of 140 kilometres per hour between stations.”