Does Ford’s victory pose a threat to universities?

By Grace Karram Stephenson. On 8 June in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, a new government was voted in. For the first time in 15 years, the Progressive Conservatives won a majority of ridings, taking 76 seats out of 124. This is a significant defeat for the former leading party, the Ontario Liberals, which won only seven seats, losing both its rule and its status as an official party. In Canadian politics, provincial elections are watched closely, since high-ticket items like education and healthcare are provincially administered. More...