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Author Archives: Brian Platt

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Lake Simcoe activists push ban on corporate, union campaign donations

Lake Simcoe activists, citing evidence that developer donations sway municipal elections, are preparing to move from local education campaigns to provincial advocacy. ...

Election 2014, Government, News
08.10.2014 Brian Platt 0 0

Bee-killing pesticides in use for at least one more summer

Despite concerns, Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller did not call for a moratorium on the neonicotinoids, and Environment Minister Glen Murray acknowledged farmers were already buying pesticide-coated seeds for 2015 ...

Energy and the Environment, News, Rural and North
07.10.2014 Brian Platt 0 0

Logging ban urged for Algonquin Park

Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller said ending logging in Ontario's top provincial park would be strongly opposed, but that somebody at Queen's Park needed to stand up for it. ...

Energy and the Environment, Government, News
07.10.2014 Brian Platt 0 0

Unifor workers on strike at Hamilton parts depot over tiered wages

Unifor has made clear its intentions to fight two-tiered wages across the Canadian auto sector, where new hires are paid less than established employees on a permanent basis. ...

Government Finance and the Economy, Jobs and Employment, News
06.10.2014 Brian Platt 0 0

Heard: Environment minister to attend launch of comic book featuring Canadian superheros fighting climate change

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Energy and the Environment, News, Seen, Heard, Happening
06.10.2014 Brian Platt 0 0

Seen: Nurses’ association warns of health-care risks as full-time employment rate drops

The Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario says increased reliance on part-time workers has consequences for infection control, workplace stress and overall quality of patient care. ...

Health and COVID-19, News, Seen, Heard, Happening
06.10.2014 nursing, RPNAO Brian Platt 0 0

Provinces moving toward a formalized agency for drug-price negotiations, experts say

A new office for collective negotiations around drug pricing, announced at the provincial health ministers' meeting this week, shows that the provinces are getting more serious about combining their efforts to control co ...

Government, Health and COVID-19, News
03.10.2014 pharmaceuticals Brian Platt 0 0

Ranked ballots won’t help turnout, but extending franchise to permanent residents would: study author

The author of a study looking at the demographics of voter turnout said the key to increasing turnout, at least in municipal elections, is to better engage neighbourhoods with large immigrant populations ...

Election 2014, Government, News
02.10.2014 immigration Brian Platt 0 0

Ontario to help lead initiative on lowering rare disease drug costs

The new working group, announced at the Provincial - Territorial Health Ministers meeting, will see provinces collaborate on expensive drug treatments to negotiate lower costs ...

Government, Health and COVID-19, News
01.10.2014 Brian Platt 0 0

Prospect of more MPPs in Queen’s Park draws mixed reaction

The Liberal government says it's planning to expand the number of provincial ridings after the next election, but it's too soon to say how many new seats that could be. ...

Government, News
30.09.2014 Brian Platt 0 0
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