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Will ex-Premier Dad testify? Not if the province has its way and is successful in blocking a ruling that would force former premier Dalton McGuinty, his finance minister Dwight Duncan and their senior staffers to address a controversial 2012 decision to end a revenue-sharing program between horse racing and slot machines. A group of horse breeders is pursuing a $65-million civil claim against the province and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. The <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/08/22/province-tries-to-block-dalton-mcguinty-testifying-at-lawsuit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toronto Star has the story.</a>
A group of advocates from Scarborough will ask Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk to scrutinize the green-lighting of costly Toronto-area transit projects, including the hotly debated Scarborough subway extension, <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2017/08/22/scarborough-activists-to-file-auditor-general-complaint-over-transit-spending.html">according to the Toronto Star.</a> The group is especially concerned with the so-called "use of non-evidence-based decision-making."
A fresh Mainstreet/Postmedia poll shows<a href="http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-viewed-as-canada-s-safest-city-poll-1.3557632"> people think Ottawa is Canada's safest city. </a>The title sure beats the capital town's previously suggested moniker:<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/is-ottawa-the-city-that-fun-forgot-1.2557535" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> "The City that Fun Forgot."</a>
The Grits' Ring of Fire strategy burns, burns, burns the Progressive Conservatives,<a href="http://www.thesudburystar.com/2017/08/23/cant-trust-liberals-on-ring-of-fire-pcs-charge" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> the Sudbury Star reports.</a>
The province has OK'ed Uber's self-driving car test drive this week, though the vehicles will be in "manual" mode, meaning they'll be steered by an actual human<a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/08/22/ubers-self-driving-cars-hit-toronto-streets-today-in-manual-mode.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">, the Star reports. </a>
Torontonians <a href="http://www.cp24.com/news/city-holds-public-meeting-to-gather-input-on-vacant-homes-tax-1.3556815" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">held forth on the possibility of a vacant-home tax</a> last night. It's something city hall is mulling after being empowered to levy the tax under Ontario's affordable housing legislation.
A special federal-provincial task force will turn an eye to managing the rush of asylum seekers over the Canada-U.S. border today, <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/08/22/task-force-on-canada-us-border-crossings-to-meet-review-next-steps-for-asylum-seekers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Canadian Press reports. </a>
Oversight for personal support workers is coming under scrutiny after a 90-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted. As <a href="http://www.citynews.ca/video/2017/08/22/video-lack-of-psw-oversight-brought-to-light-after-allegations-of-sexual-assault/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CityNews reports,</a> the incident wasn't initially reported and the PSW in question later faced charges related to other incidents.
A new study out of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has prompted questions over why Ontarians with developmental disabilities are being prescribed antipsychotics, given the evidence showing the medication does little to help them, <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/08/23/study-questions-why-thousands-with-developmental-disabilities-are-prescribed-antipsychotics.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Toronto Star reports. </a>
Two correctional officers at the infamous Lindsay superjail were sent to hospital Monday after<a href="https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/7514892-correctional-officer-stabbed-at-lindsay-superjail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> an incident involving a stabbing. </a>
Last night, the Liberals got <a href="https://ontarioliberal.ca/event_archive/FgxKYP3XS22CR3aTCD2tWEnKaMaTevBf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a pep talk</a> from pollster David Herle, their managing campaign co-chair for 2018, at a bar on Toronto's waterfront. At least one Tory scoffed at the turnout.
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Dude, there are like 16 people there:-)
— Lisa MacLeod (@MacLeodLisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/MacLeodLisa/status/900181370227568641">August 23, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Events 
9:30 a.m. EST (8:30 a.m. CDT)
Premier Kathleen Wynne to visit Shoal Lake 39 Independent First Nation.‎ Shoal Lake 39 Independent First Nation, Kejick, Ont. 
10 a.m.
The Education Quality and Accountability Office will release the highlights of the provincial-level results from the 2016–2017 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test.
11 a.m.
Kathryn McGarry, minister of natural resources and forestry, will make an announcement in Thunder Bay. 1580 Arthur St. W., Thunder Bay, Ont. 
2 p.m. EST (1 p.m. CDT)
Premier Wynne to visit Shoal Lake 40 First Nation. Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, Kejick, Ont.
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