As the province expands jail capacity and presses Ottawa for tougher laws, experts question whether the government's approach will make communities safer, or deepen an already strained justice system.

Marando's plan includes a $5,000 investment account for eligible children, eliminating provincial corporate income taxes for small businesses during their first five years, restoring free tuition for students from low-income households and giving municipalities a permanent share of HST revenues.

The province has referred the matter to the Ontario Provincial Police and notified Ontario's auditor general. But for now the government has stopped OSAP payments associated with all private postsecondary institutions while the audit continues.

Alexander said he has had no conversations with incumbent Mayor Olivia Chow, Coun. Brad Bradford or their campaigns about taking on a role in a future administration.

The Ford government envisions a province that not only relies on nuclear power for much of its own electricity, but exports Ontario-made nuclear technology across Canada and eventually around the world: from large-scale reactors and small modular reactors to tiny, transportable plants capable of powering mines and remote communities.