Among the premiers of Ontario, few have had as large of an impact on its history as Oliver Mowat. No premier served longer than Mowat, a man who came to the top job in the province shortly after Confederation and ushered the province towards the...
John Sandfield Macdonald We begin our look at the premiers of Ontario with the first to ever hold the office, John Sandfield Macdonald. While he was a friend to Sir John A. Macdonald, the similar name is a coincidence. They are not related. John...
Other parts in this series at end of post. 1985 Change was coming to Ontario after four decades of power for the Progressive Conservatives, but that change would not quite come yet. As the election campaign approached, all three of the major parties...
Other parts in this series at end of post. After the 1923 election, the United Farmers of Ontario made the decision to withdraw from electoral politics and most of its elected members joined with the Progressives, which were led by former United...
Other parts in this series at end of post. 1898 The 1898 election would bring about monumental changes in Ontario politics, but not in terms of what party was ruling. Sir Oliver Mowat had moved on to federal politics after Sir Wilfrid Laurier took...
Other parts in this series at end of post. 1867 The first general election in Ontario’s history was held on Sept. 3, 1867. The Conservative Party was led by John Sandfield Macdonald, while the Liberals were led by Archibald McKellar. Macdonald was a...