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Daily Archives: August 30, 2016

Home August 30, 2016
Happening: Bill 201 off to second reading

Happening: Bill 201 off to second reading

Amendments to Bill 201 have been approved and it's ready for second reading, and more major changes to come. ...

News, Seen, Heard, Happening
30.08.2016 Sabrina Nanji 0 0
Patrick Brown does the media circuit to apologize for his sex-ed letter

Patrick Brown does the media circuit to apologize for his sex-ed letter

PC Leader Patrick Brown is denying he wrote the controversial letter, but refusing to name the person or people who did. ...

News
30.08.2016 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Ontario scores ‘stable’ credit rating, but fiscal outlook hazy beyond 2018

Ontario scores ‘stable’ credit rating, but fiscal outlook hazy beyond 2018

Moody's, S&P, DBRS and Fitch say ballooning debt remains a 'key weakness' for the province. Ontario’s credit agencies are satisfied with the province’s path to fiscal balance, for now ... ...

Government Finance and the Economy, News
30.08.2016 Sabrina Nanji 0 0
Wynne calls climate change ‘the most pressing global issue of our time’ in Mexico speech

Wynne calls climate change ‘the most pressing global issue of our time’ in Mexico speech

Wynne is in Mexico on a mission to promote economic and climate ties. Mexico is also working on a cap-and-trade system, starting with a pilot project that will launch in November, the first step towards a national carbon ...

Energy and the Environment, News
30.08.2016 climate change, Kathleen Wynne Geoff Zochodne 0 0
Put legalized pot in the LCBO, public employee union says with new poll

Put legalized pot in the LCBO, public employee union says with new poll

According to a new Nanos poll, commissioned by the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union, the LCBO is the weed dealer of choice for many Ontarians. ...

Government Finance and the Economy, News
30.08.2016 Geoff Zochodne 0 0
PC MPPs play hooky from Bill 201 committee, on principle

PC MPPs play hooky from Bill 201 committee, on principle

Randy Hillier and Steve Clark gave an impromptu interview to QP Briefing over breakfast Tuesday morning, instead of attending the committee going clause-by-clause through the election financing legislation. ...

News
30.08.2016 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Your morning briefing

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, August 30. Politics moves pretty fast. Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown, for example ... ...

Morning Briefing, News
30.08.2016 Geoff Zochodne 0 0

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