Tag / Bob Rae
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How the Liberals triumphed over the PCs in 1985
Click on the image below to watch Steve Paikin’s interview with David Peterson, Helen Burstyn and Hershell Ezrin.
June 18, 2025 -
Preparing for the 1985 provincial election
In October 1984, Ontario’s political trajectory took an unforeseen turn. Widely expected to call an election on Thanksgiving Monday, Premier William Davis instead announced his resignation, setting off a chain of events…
June 15, 2025 -
It’s the votes not the seats that mattered
On May 2, although the Liberals had led in seat count for some of the evening, the final result was a Progressive Conservative minority government. The party took 52 seats, a drop…
June 13, 2025 -
The Accord negotiations
With no clear majority, the results of the 1985 provincial election created a rare and dramatic opportunity for a realignment in the province’s politics that would shape the next four decades in…
June 13, 2025
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