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Daily Archives: August 5, 2016

Home August 5, 2016
Who's lobbying for whom

Who’s lobbying for whom

A list of new or recently renewed registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...

Lobbyists, News
05.08.2016 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0

Heard: Following Ottawa man’s death, OFL says anti-racism directorate should probe policing

As Ontario's newly established anti-racism directorate susses out its mandate through community confabs this summer, the Ontario Federation of Labour thinks it should include policing, following the fatal arrest of a S ...

News, Seen, Heard, Happening
05.08.2016 Sabrina Nanji 0 0
Liberals dismiss NDP claim that premature byelection call gave local candidate an edge

Liberals dismiss NDP claim that premature byelection call gave local candidate an edge

"We're talking about a matter of two minutes here," Minister Brad Duguid said, while calling the event "regrettable." ...

News
05.08.2016 Sabrina Nanji 0 0

Heard: Sousa says Ontario could have spent far more on abandoned pension plan

Finance Minister Charles Sousa claims the Liberal government could have spent much more than $70 million on its aborted Ontario Retirement Pension Plan – but if that had happened, there was no going back. Sousa told r ...

News, Seen, Heard, Happening
05.08.2016 Geoff Zochodne 0 0
Premier speaks of her father, a physician, in urging 'yes' vote on doctor deal

Premier speaks of her father, a physician, in urging ‘yes’ vote on doctor deal

Meanwhile, the OMA has hired crisis communication firm Navigator in an effort to secure a yes vote, according to court documents. ...

Health and COVID-19, News
05.08.2016 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Marketing Analyst OPS

Marketing Analyst OPS

Engage stakeholders, conduct research, jurisdictional scans, under take analysis and develop policy recommendations while collaborating across internal and external stakeholder groups in Ontario and across Canada. ...

Career Postings, Careers
05.08.2016 Alexandria Shannon 0 0

Seen: Ontario lost 36,000 jobs in July, StatsCan says

Ontario lost approximately 36,000 jobs in July compared to the previous month, according to Statistics Canada. Of those jobs, an estimated 18,900 were full-time positions. Statistics Canada, in Friday's monthly labour ...

News, Seen, Heard, Happening
05.08.2016 Geoff Zochodne 0 0

Heard: Singer releases ‘Rehab’ parody about Ontario’s doctor fight

The daughter of an Ontario doctor has a message for MDs about their upcoming vote on the tentative Physician Services Agreement: "No, no, no." "Mags the Singer," performed a parody version of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab," ...

Health and COVID-19, News, Seen, Heard, Happening
05.08.2016 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Purchase: The OEB ought to be embarrassed, and maybe ashamed

Purchase: The OEB ought to be embarrassed, and maybe ashamed

Columnist Bryne Purchase calls the Ontario Energy Board's decision to bury the costs of cap and trade in the delivery charge of natural gas bills "downright ludicrous" ...

Energy and the Environment, News, Opinion
05.08.2016 Bryne Purchase 0 0

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, August 5. ...

Morning Briefing, News
05.08.2016 Geoff Zochodne 0 0
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