Daily Archives: July 14, 2014

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Budget2: Some reaction from interest groups to Monday’s retabled budget

Reaction from some interest groups to Monday's retabled budget. ...

Budget2: List of changes in new budget from May 1 fiscal plan

An update on the original budget, Bill 194, which was tabled at the beginning of May. ...

Study shows ‘limited or no improvement’ when docs paid for cancer screening

A new study from St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences shows little improvement in cancer-screening rates despite $100M spent. ...

Upcoming Events for Tuesday, July 15

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Budget2: Jobs and prosperity fund also includes subsidy program review

Budget provides $2.5-billion jobs and prosperity fund but also promises review of all subsidy programs, including aid to businesses. ...

Budget2: Sousa reintroduces budget with MPP pay freeze, WTO compliance changes

The July 14 budget is nearly identical to the May 1 budget, but includes three substantial changes. ...

Budget2: Liberals’ Ontario retirement pension plan bill coming this fall

Legislation for new provincial pension plan will be phased in starting 2017 and is expected to begin with the largest employers, according to retabled budget. ...

Budget2: Highlights of the budget tabled for the second time Monday

Among the highlights of the 2014/15 budget reintroduced in the legislature is the Ontario defined benefit pension plan that is expected to begin in 2017. ...

Seen: Strike begins at Bombardier transit car plant in Thunder Bay

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Wilson remembers former ‘mentor’ MPP McCague

Interim Tory leader Jim Wilson joins his caucus in mourning the loss of former Cabinet minister George R. McCague, who sat in the Legislative Assembly from 1975 to 1990. ...

Navistar workers win benefits ruling, receive added compensation

Financial Services Tribunal ruling endorses $28-million pension payout to workers at Chatham truck plant that was shut down in 2011. ...

Heard: Toronto Hydro CEO wins energy award

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Budget won’t include cap on hospital parking, Liberal election promises nothwithstanding

Health and Long-Term Care Minister Eric Hoskins says government first needs to consult stakeholders, while hospitals continue to levy charges to help balance their budgets. ...