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June 27, 2025 39 mins

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled design plans for Ontario Place once it reopens, including a five-storey parking structure. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath break down this development and look at the timeline of what happens next.

Sweltering temperatures in classrooms have the government of Ontario and school boards pointing fingers while students sizzle in the heat. Steve and John Michael discuss what schools are doing to keep kids cool while puzzling over the cost of retrofits.

The province's plan to build at least 1.5 million homes by 2031 could be significantly higher, according to a briefing document obtained by the CBC. Steve and JMM discuss how housing starts look even more dismal than they did before.

Steve's column: https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-toronto-is-spoiling-for-a-legal-fight-with-queens-park-does-it-have-a-case

JMM's column: https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-david-petersons-liberals-are-remembering-the-good-times-ontarians-should-too

Credit: T-shirt image of David Peterson - King's Printer for Ontario/ola.org June 20 Frank Miller

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