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Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
In brief: OPP infrastructure, the premier of the City of Toronto, and the Ex
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, August 17. ...
Tesla sues province over abrupt electric vehicle rebate cancellation
The company alleges the government unfairly singled it out when it cancelled an electric vehicle rebate program. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundups of news and agenda items for Thursday, Aug. 16. ...
Ontario hires ‘labour relations warhorse’ to lead talks with province’s doctors
Robert Reynolds, hired at thrice the price of his predecessor, negotiated a major deal for the City of Toronto back when Premier Doug Ford was a city councillor. ...
Health minister called out for government’s pausing on overdose prevention sites amid rash of fatalities
Opposition and harm reduction workers point to urgency for facilities after Toronto police link seven deaths to a bad batch of drugs. ...
In brief: A ‘fake news’ apology, line-by-line auditor chosen, and Tory and Yakabuski talk transit
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Municipal bill passes in time for elections but court challenge looms Aug. 31
One Toronto city council candidate has filed a legal challenge against the legislation, citing questions of fairness, and city council itself will meet Aug. 20 to decide if it will follow suit. ...
Ontario to scrap plans for government-run cannabis stores, launch private retail next year
For the first six months of legalization, cannabis will only be legally sold in Ontario online, through the Ontario Cannabis Store. ...
Question Period briefing: The ghost of Patrick Brown returns
What was asked in Question Period for Monday, Aug. 13. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, August 13. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, August 10. ...
Question Period Briefing: Cheese and crackers edition
A roundup of what was asked in Question Period. ...
Province amps up rhetoric in announcement of funding for ‘legal SWAT teams,’ prompting concerns of a politicized justice system
The CCLA says the government came close to committing an abuse of process in its rhetoric surrounding bail in gun cases. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, August 9. ...
In brief: The line-by-line audit, the committee process, an apology for a tweet, and beer and zebra mussels
A collection of briefs on the news of the day ...
Minister: Basic income recipients will see program wind down with a ‘lengthy and compassionate runway’
MacLeod said participants will continue to receive their cheques past the end of the month and that she will provide more details in a week or two. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, August 8. ...
Protesters surround Doug Ford’s vehicle at eastern Ontario buck-a-beer announcement
Protesters said they believe buck-a-beer is a distraction from the real issues. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: Municipal politics with John Michael McGrath
The QP Briefing team talks municipal politics with a special guest. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Ford upends municipal elections with plans to slash Toronto city council seats, cancel four regional chair votes
The deadline for candidates to run in mayoral elections closed Friday afternoon, prompting some high-profile last-minute registrations. ...
Your Question Period briefing: The free Happy Meal edition
What was asked in Question Period for Thursday, July 26. ...
Potential bidders on line-by-line audit of government spending question its tight timeline, budget
Here are some of the questions potential bidders on the line-by-line audit project had for the government. ...
Minister of energy appears to promise end to Fair Hydro Plan subsidies, staff walk it back
Energy Minister Greg Rickford has quipped in Question Period that he hasn't been paying attention to the energy policies of the Liberal government — even though they remain in place today. ...
Government’s cap-and-trade cancellation legislation to offer minimal compensation for allowance holders
The legislation would set up a framework to pay compensation for a fraction of 1 per cent of the current holdings of carbon credits. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, July 25. ...
Tories to scrap Wynne-era mental-health spending promises, implement their own
The new government is starting from scratch on its mental health and addictions plan. ...
Your Question Period briefing: The ‘chicken fried in goose fat’ edition
What was asked in Question Period for Monday, July 23. ...
Updated: Premier vows after mass shooting that portion of promised mental health funding will go to police
Politicians from all parties thank first responders and committed to take action to making sure the tragedy is not repeated. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, July 23. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: With special guest MPP Kevin Yarde
You may remember Yarde from his work as a weather specialist on The Weather Network. ...
In Brief: ‘The Fox News approach’ and a little former premier Twitter snark
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Class of 2018: Stephen Lecce’s journey from tween Tory, to Parliament Hill, to Queen’s Park
The 31-year-old King–Vaughan MPP, who counts Al Palladini as a mentor, represents a new breed of Tory: 'This is not your grandfather's Progressive Conservative party,' he says. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, July 20. ...
In brief: Calling for compensation and sitting shoulder to shoulder in D.C.
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Advocates teach sex-ed lesson on Queen’s Park lawn as school board seeks guidance from ministry
Activists read portions of the modern sex-ed curriculum aloud in a small protest in front of the legislature Thursday. ...
‘It was kind of like his Dukakis moment’: Bulletproof vest controversy enters day two
A police spokesperson couldn't say why the minister was provided with a personalized name tag to wear on his bulletproof vest. ...
Your Question Period Briefing: The free speech edition
What was asked in Question Period for Thursday, July 19. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, July 19. ...
In brief: Bill & Lisa & Rod & Catherine; and the Ombudsman slams Niagara
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Your Question Period Briefing: The bulletproof edition
What was asked in Question Period for Wednesday, July 18. ...
Minister accused of racism over ‘bulletproof vest’ comment
PC MPP Michael Tibollo draws stern rebuke — and an evening debate with NDP MPP Kevin Yarde — over his comments related to a tour he had of Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood with police and Premier Doug Ford. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, July 18. ...
In brief: Sex-ed minister ducks the press, NDP suggests an amendment, and the immigration minister plans to testify
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Former B.C. premier to lead financial inquiry, bid documents released for line-by-line audit
Ford says the probes, with deadlines looming in next two months, will form a road map for the "efficiencies" the PCs are seeking to pay for tax-cut and spending promises. ...
In brief: Driving the omnibus, the asylum-seekers beef and Mr. Wilson goes to Washington
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
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