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A roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, April 23.

Who really controls land use?: Your morning QP Briefing

Ontario sets financial literacy requirement for high school graduation

“In rural areas, municipalities might be able to do more than actually a province because of the demand on housing in central areas,” MacDonald said.

Ontario farmland crackdown raises bigger question: who really controls land use?

Dylan Marando is the first officially approved candidate in the Ontario Liberals’ leadership race. The longtime policy adviser, who has worked with Justin Trudeau, Kathleen Wynne and Dalton McGuinty, spoke about his campaign, his experience, and why he believes he’s the right person to rebuild the party.

“We’re doing it”: Dylan Marando launches Ontario Liberal leadership bid

Six mistakenly released inmates still at large, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says

“No,” he said when asked if scrapping trustees remained on the table. “And the reason is… some of the constitutional issues that were raised.”

Exclusive: Here's why the minister of education decided to not get rid of trustees entirely, and gutted their powers instead

Ford government members say private plane reversal took 'guts'

Ontario to sell $29-million jet bought for Premier Doug Ford after backlash

'Gravy plane': Ontario buys used $28.9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford

Government House Leader Steve Clark filed the motion to skip public hearings on Bill 97 late Thursday, setting the stage for a potential debate within days on whether it should bypass committee review altogether.

Ford government moves to fast-track FOI changes, skip public hearings

Carney announces new summit in Toronto aimed at driving $1 trillion in investment

Ontario forging ahead with medical residency rule for international grads it recently rescinded

Ford promises no more inmates will be improperly released from jail

Doug Ford nixes idea of grocery surveillance pricing ban in Ontario

, Navdeep Bains is being courted to enter the race to lead the Ontario Liberals. But Ford declined to weigh in on Bains’ possible candidacy.

Ford plays down Bains buzz as Ontario Liberal leadership field takes shape - Premier 'doesn’t know' Erskine-Smith, 'doesn’t care' about Bains

Doug Ford vows to find out how more than 150 inmates were improperly released

Ontario expanding areas where alcohol can be consumed in provincial parks

Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends plan to increase jail capacity by thousands

‘Ready to get started’: Family doctor elected MP eager for next chapter

Ontario to make attendance count for sizable portion of high school final grades

Bains, who most recently served as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Rogers Communications, is widely known for his tenure in Ottawa as Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry under former prime minister Justin Trudeau. During that time, he was one of the longest-serving ministers in the portfolio and played a central role in shaping Canada’s innovation and skills agenda.

Sources say Navdeep Bains being courted to enter Ontario Liberal leadership race

The announcements, part of a broader legislative package expected in the coming days, aim to address both cost-of-living pressures and what the province describes as outdated workplace rules.