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Sean Conway on Separate School education in Ontario
Sean Conway served as Minister of Education in the first Peterson government (1985-87), given the task of extending public funding beyond grade 10 to the end of grade 13 to…
December 11, 2025 -
The Ontario Liberal government’s Futures program for employment disadvantaged youth: 1985-1990
The article was jointly written by Barb Sulzenko-Laurie and Philip Dewan In his first 18 months after becoming Leader of the Opposition in February 1982, David Peterson regularly attacked the Tory government…
November 20, 2025 -
National unity and trade in an era of Trump – David Peterson at Queen’s University
On October 1, 2025, the Queen’s Institute of Intergovernmental Relations held its annual Kenneth MacGregor Lecture at the Donald Gordon Conference Centre in Kingston. This year’s Lecture took the form of a…
November 16, 2025 -
Modernizing the Police Services Act
As I enter my 76th year, I am asked to recollect the actions that took place in 1989 and 1990 in my role as Solicitor General culminating in the introduction and passage…
November 13, 2025 -
Making the transition to governing
The seven-week period between the May 2, 1985 provincial election and the swearing-in on June 26 of the first Liberal government in over 42 years was packed with political…
November 6, 2025 -
Polling during the Peterson years – When popularity is not enough
It must be a nice feeling to be Premier of Ontario with the opinion polls reporting that your party enjoys the support of almost 50 percent of the population –…
November 5, 2025 -
David Peterson honoured at the Pearson Centre dinner – October 6, 2025
On October 6th , the Pearson Centre held a dinner to honour Hon David Peterson, the 20th Premier of Ontario who celebrated 40 years since becoming Premier and 50 years since being…
October 14, 2025 -
Jim Bradley 1945-2025
February 19, 1945 – September 26, 2025 Jim Bradley was born to serve the public – Steve Paikin TVO Tribute from former Progressive Conservative Party leader Tim Hudak Celebrating Jim Bradley’s…
September 30, 2025 -
Reimagining Health in Ontario: The Legacy of the Premier’s Council on Health Strategy
Setting the Stage: A New Vision for Health in Ontario – In the fall of 1987, Premier David Peterson’s Liberal government established the Premier’s Council on Health Strategy (PCHS) to chart a bold, new…
September 30, 2025 -
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