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Significance
There are some concerns about how well-developed PC policy and fiscal plans are. The left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) is now Ontario’s official opposition and has four years to define itself as a government in waiting.
Impacts
Carbon pricing and cap-and-trade will be scrapped in Ontario, despite the revenues they bring the provincial government.
The NDP’s greater visibility in Ontario will help the federal-level NDP.
Within Canada, Ontario faces a disproportionate impact from US steel and aluminium tariffs.
Ford and his caucus are likely to rely heavily on tax code changes to shape policy outcomes.
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