The industry has struggled to hire enough skilled workers to keep up with its rapid growth. ...
Author Archives: David Hains
In Brief: ATU frustration, Toronto council sign-up, and energy jobs for Owen Sound
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Government reviews summer session accomplishments, promises more to come
Some conspicuous items didn't make the PC top 20 ...
Government touts progress on Hydro One, pushes back on claims of meddling in private-sector business
Ford claims the government is cleaning up the "mess" left by the previous regime. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, August 15. ...
Question Period Briefing: School’s out for summer
When you miss question period we're there to fill you in. ...
Hydro One names new board amid concerns of political meddling
Shares see a modest uptick after the company issued its first quarterly earnings in the post-Mayo Schmidt era. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, August 14. ...
ETFO president encourages teachers to choose which sex-ed curriculum to use in classroom
ETFO says it will provide legal support for members. ...
In Brief: “Everything is on the table” for TTC, debating Sir John A. Macdonald’s legacy
A collection of briefs on the news of the day ...
People on the move: The press, political staffers and pot edition
Your roundup of appointments and job moves. ...
Twelve false or misleading claims by government MPPs over the past week
QP Briefing examined some of the nose-stretchers from the past week at Queen's Park. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Sex-ed rollback faces human rights challenge
The CCLA is considering an additional legal challenge to the controversial education decision. ...
OPG announces purchase of U.S.-based hydro company
The deal to purchase New Jersey-based Eagle Creek Renewable Energy is worth $388 million (Canadian). ...
Explainer: How hydro companies respond to crisis weather situations in Ontario
Toronto Hydro is in its third year of a new protocol, and has implemented new technology too. ...
Question Period Briefing: The rise of Elsie
We follow all the details of Question Period so you don't have to. ...
Question Period Briefing: Clearing out the closet
Everything you wanted to know about today's edition of Question Period. ...
Health-care professionals express opposition to sex-ed curriculum rollback
Almost 1,800 health-care practitioners signed a petition expressing their opposition to the government's sex-ed approach. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, August 7. ...
Provincial government declares federal refugee compensation is an ‘insult’
The latest statement from the premier's office continues the pitched language the provincial government has used on asylum seekers. ...
Ontario Energy Board applications for July 2018
A look at the OEB applications for the past month. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Question Period briefing: The baloney edition
Everything you wanted to know about today's Question Period. ...
Mulroney and Phillips launch carbon tax legal challenge
The province will argue at the Ontario Court of Appeal that the federal carbon tax is unconstitutional. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, Aug. 2 ...
In Brief: An Elections Ontario complaint, a Hydro One purchase, and the carbon tax climb-down
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Question Period recap: Chekhov’s gun
What was asked in question period on Tuesday, July 31. ...
Premier hurls charge of racism during question period, and legislature descends into chaos
NDP House Leader Gilles Bisson denies the allegation, refuses to apologize – and, as a result, PCs refuse to acknowledge questions from the Opposition. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, July 31. ...
Toronto City Hall tries to push back against ward reductions
Doug Ford is trying to fight Toronto city hall, and on Monday, council tried to figure out a way to strike back. ...
Limited progress at premiers’ meeting as Ford debuts on national stage
Ford didn't bring up the carbon tax at the roundtable meeting despite saying he would try to build a coalition on the issue. ...
Hoskins reaches out to premiers on pharmacare, but Ford doesn’t attend
The final report on pharmacare is due in spring 2019. ...
People on the move: Communications edition
Three communications professionals have taken new roles. ...
Premier Ford announces he’ll join lawsuit to overturn federal carbon tax
The Ontario premier solidified the province's unofficial alliance with Saskatchewan. ...
Ford assumes national stage as first ministers gather
The premiers' conference in New Brunswick comes at a time of shifting political tides with the federal Liberal carbon tax a major area of contention. ...
Cancelled renewable energy contracts will cost $200 million: Energy minister
But Greg Rickford contends the province will be saving $790 million in net present value by cancelling the deals. ...
Your Question Period recap: Turning up the heat
Everything you may have missed from Question Period. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, July 17. ...
Industry groups issue warnings about cancelling energy contracts
The government won't say how much cancelling energy contracts will cost, but insist it will produce savings. ...
Your Question Period recap: The maiden speech edition
All the news you don't want to miss from Question Period. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, July 16. ...
Sex-ed battle lines get drawn as activists on both sides vow to fight
Advocacy groups promise to organize against sex ed changes as social conservatives express support for cancelling 2015 curriculum. ...
Government promises legislated end to 758 energy contracts
It's part of a pattern of the government using legislation to try and cancel contracts without costs. ...
Environment minister hints at compensation for cap and trade companies
Rod Phillips said that big changes on cap and trade and the province's climate change plan could be coming in the weeks ahead. ...
Hydro One shares fall as Mayo Schmidt walks away with $9 million
The total compensation is a lot more than the $400,000 announced yesterday. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, July 12. ...
Schools will revert to 1998 sex ed curriculum in September
: Education Minister Lisa Thompson said the PC government is following through on a campaign promise. ...
Government insists it won’t have to pay to break wind turbine contract
Finance Minister Vic Fedeli argues the move, which could cost in excess of $100 million according to the company involved in the project, is part of the government's plan to save money for taxpayers. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, July 11. ...
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