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A roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, March 25.

Focus on students: Your morning QP Briefing

HST exemption for new homes expanded to all buyers in Ontario, totalling a $2.2B tax break

, Calandra said that while he hopes boards will adjust voluntarily, he is ready to intervene using the full scope of his authority under the Education Act.

Ontario ready to step in as Calandra cracks down on ‘politics’ in graduation ceremonies

They are proposing a different model in which provinces would recommend and approve a pool of candidates, and the federal government would be required to make appointments from that list. They are also asking for equal access to information on all judicial candidates assessed during the process.

Premiers push for a provincial role in judicial appointments, but might face resistance from Ottawa

Ontario legislature resumes, access to Premier Doug Ford's cellphone records at issue

Queen's Park resumes sitting after 14-week break, straight into budget season

It would mark the first time the province uses the law, after it released the criteria for designations earlier this year.

Ford slams City of Toronto as ‘closed-minded,’ uses Bill 5 to take over airport

The Ontario legislature is set to return this Monday after a three-month winter break, with the Ford government expected to revive a slate of unfinished legislation tied to housing, economic development and health care.

What to look for when the house is back next week for the spring session

StubHub slams Ontario’s proposed resell ticket cap

Will ‘Build Canada Homes’ move the needle in affordable homes?

Ontario to blow past federal deadline to publicly fund nurse practitioners

Ontario looks to create connected primary care medical record system

In a democracy, transparency is a fundamental aspect of accountable public service: if the premier is not comfortable with this, he should seek another line of work.

If transparency is a problem, Doug Ford needs to find another line of work

Ford 'keen' on Niagara amalgamations; but his office says he'll respect mayors' will

Electricity is not simply consumed by the economy, it enables it. Our competitiveness, resilience, and future prosperity depend on understanding this distinction and acting on it.

Ontario’s economic future hinges on energy investment

Ford urges federal government to legalize use of pepper spray for self-defence

Ontario plans to open high-occupancy vehicle lanes to all outside peak traffic times

In a letter sent Saturday to federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser, Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey asked Ottawa to amend the Criminal Code to permit the use of pepper spray against an attacker.

Ontario calls on federal government to permit pepper spray for personal protection

Ontario pulls funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites

Since March 7, no organizations had more than 3 unique registrations made on their behalf.

Who's Lobbying for Whom: Clean Energy Canada wants to talk to government

The proposed changes are expected to be introduced this spring by Stephen Crawford, the minister responsible for public and business service delivery, and they would significantly narrow the scope of Ontario’s freedom-of-information system by removing political staff and ministers’ offices from the request process.

Ford government plans to shield premier, ministers’ offices from freedom-of-information requests

Ontario to give retailers the option of opening on Family Day and Victoria Day

Lecce said the project is a domestic economic success story, with more than 90 per cent of the work and investment involving Canadian companies and workers.

Darlington Unit 4 reaches full power, completing nuclear refurbishment months ahead of schedule

'Right thing to do': Ontario town begins renaming process for Prince Andrew Island

“With respect to the boards that we have under supervision, they’re not going to be turned back until they’re on the right path, full stop,” he said. “If it takes one year, two years, three years, 10 years, I don’t care.”