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Daily Archives: May 12, 2016

Home May 12, 2016

Province on the hook after judge rules frequent lockdowns are ‘cruel and unusual treatment’

Lockdowns have been a recurring problem in Ontario jails, due in large part to staffing shortages. ...

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Who’s lobbying for whom

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Municipal affairs minister takes a stand on paid campaign volunteers, then reverses it

McMeekin is also weighing other potential changes to municipal election rules, such as a mandatory ban on corporate and union donations. ...

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Horwath warns proposed fundraising reforms could stifle free speech

NDP leader also zeroed in on what she saw as loopholes in the government’s proposed changes for contributions. ...

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Cap and trade likely to cause higher electricity prices, power producers say

Twenty-eight per cent of the province’s electricity capacity comes from fossil-fuel-fired sources, according to the Independent Electricity System Operator, and natural gas prices are set to be hiked under Ontario's comi ...

Energy and the Environment, News
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Seen: Private member’s eating disorder awareness bill passes second reading

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What was asked in question period

For Thursday, May 12. ...

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Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, May 12. ...

Morning Briefing, News
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Seen: Private member’s eating disorder awareness bill passes second reading

A private member's bill to establish a provincial eating disorder awareness week passed second reading on Thursday and is slated for some committee scrutiny. Should it pass, Liberal MPP Glenn Thibeault's Bill 189 woul ...

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Cap and trade likely to cause higher electricity prices, power producers say

Twenty-eight per cent of the province’s electricity capacity comes from fossil-fuel-fired sources, according to the Independent Electricity System Operator, and natural gas prices are set to be hiked under Ontario's comi ...

Energy and the Environment, News
12.05.2016 Geoff Zochodne 0 0
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