Ontario Place goes to the Supreme Court of Canada | #onpoli

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Canada's highest court will hear arguments from critics of the Province of Ontario's plan to build a spa at Ontario Place. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss the stakes of the case and why they're surprised the court is taking it on. The Province of Ontario has a plan to connect 2 million Ontarians with a primary care provider by 2029. It's a lofty goal, but the actual number might be significantly lower. Steve and John Michael discuss why the metric might change. Ontario's public servants are back in the office five days a week, but Members of Provincial Parliament are on break from the legislature all the way until March. Steve and JMM discuss the reaction to the return to in-office work and the optics of it all. JMM's column: https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-its-2026-the-ontario-liberals-will-choose-a-new-leader-eventually-right 00:00 – Intro 04:05 – Robarts leadership history 05:18 – Education milestones of the era 05:56 – Robarts’ grave & legacy 06:39 – Steve’s Robarts biography 07:19 – “Um, actually”: nuclear plant correction 08:06 – Issue 1: Supreme Court takes Ontario Place case 09:37 – Arguments from Ontario Place Protectors 11:18 – Not a Charter case 11:30 – Who created Ontario Place? 12:07 – Why lower courts rejected appeal 13:08 – Why Supreme Court might still hear it 14:30 – Implications for Bill 5 & major projects 15:08 – Issue 2 15:14 – Family doctor shortage update 16:02 – Government milestones & targets 17:03 – Updated estimates for unattached patients 18:04 – Auditor General vs. Healthcare Connect 19:22 – Did AG overstate the problem? 20:36 – Headlines vs. substance 21:06 – Issue 3: Public servants ordered back to office 21:31 – Pandemic WFH context 22:57 – Productivity debate 23:58 – Office culture vs. Zoom culture 24:53 – August policy change criticisms 25:46 – Office space shortage 26:55 – Optics: MPPs’ long winter break 29:57 – Your Column / My Column 30:15 – Quebec politics & Liberal leadership timelines 31:33 – Ontario Liberal race uncertainty 32:10 – Bonnie Crombie resigns 32:39 – Idea: rotating interim leaders 33:10 – Potential leadership contenders 34:28 – Steve’s column: Robert Nixon anniversary 35:05 – Harry Nixon’s legacy 35:39 – Robert Nixon’s political career 37:11 – Campaign dog‑bite story 38:06 – Nat Basen baby announcement 38:58 – Mailbag intro 39:05 – Video question: Omnibus Trion 41:24 – Who can change supervisory officer rules?