At a press conference on Parliament Hill on Thursday, Chrissy Isaacs stood with Grassy Narrows Chief Sherry Ackabee, NDP Leader Avi Lewis and a large delegation of community members carrying photos of their deceased loved ones to demand both an apology and the termination of the paper mill Isaacs said is still poisoning her people.
In a dissenting report, Sen. Pierre Dalphond called for the federal government to ask the Supreme Court for a reference to settle the issue legally.
A spokesperson for Ontario's Treasury Board Secretariat said retroactive compensation is now nearly complete.
The Progressive Conservatives used the eight-week session to push through a package of legislation touching everything from school boards and municipal governance to freedom of information rules and the future of Toronto’s waterfront.
VIA Rail Canada Inc. was registered to lobby provincially this past week by Jessica McDougall, Bonny Skene, and Rob Elliott — consultants with Counsel Public Affairs Inc.
Erskine-Smith's email does not say whether he still plans to run for the Ontario Liberal leadership.
PC MPP Laura Smith introduced a motion seeking to eliminate meetings scheduled throughout the five-month legislative break, arguing the committee should only be recalled when there are appointments that require review rather than maintaining a standing summer schedule.
"I personally have not formed an opinion, just to be absolutely clear, on the airport," Carney said. Premier Ford's office responded with a statement saying that they "look forward" to working with "all members of the tripartite agreement" on the Billy Bishop Airport expansion project, and did not weigh in on why the Premier has said in the past that the federal government supported the idea.
While details remain fluid, Queen’s Park insiders say a shuffle could come as early as this Thursday or Friday, with several high-profile portfolios potentially changing hands and at least one senior minister expected to depart government altogether.
QP Briefing asked its readers to narrow the list of effective municipal leaders down to a chosen few, deliberating on which mayors have been most influential within their communities, and which had the biggest impact on public safety.
