Georgian College says the investment will directly strengthen its applied research capacity and deepen partnerships with manufacturers across Simcoe County and beyond.

Ontario’s housing minister has signalled that the upcoming bill will include policies to “further reduce development charges” by using alternative funding models for infrastructure, including “publicly owned municipal service providers.” The goal, the government argues, is to lower upfront costs on new housing and accelerate construction.

The auto industry in Ontario is further threatened, the premier believes, by a new deal between Canada and China that will see 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs all but removed in exchange for China dropping tariffs on canola.

Multiple party insiders confirm that the Feb. 9 deadline will include the release of all key details governing the race: nomination timelines, campaign start and end dates, registration fees and voting procedures.

“There is no Canadian EV industry to destroy,” said Ian Lee, a business professor at Carleton University. “We don’t make inexpensive EVs in Canada. In fact, we don't even make expensive EVs in Canada. Most of the EVs available in Canada are coming in from the States.”

The changes were introduced under the latest version of the province’s Working for Workers Act, part of a series of legislative updates the Ford government says are meant to modernize employment standards. But several employment lawyers told QP Briefing the new rules rely almost entirely on voluntary compliance.

He called for the federal government to support Ontario's auto sector by ending the EV sales mandate, which is currently paused, and scrapping federal fees.