Sneh Duggal, Author at QP Briefing

Autism families in a state of ‘acute crisis,’ says new report

Wilfrid Laurier University professors Janet McLaughlin and Margaret A. Schneider released the report on June 12. ...

Trade minister calls on industry to join him in promoting USMCA side letter on cars and car parts

The side letter, signed in November, aims to protect the auto sector from possible U.S. tariffs. ...

E-learning would further inequality, place ‘extra burden’ on some students, educators warn

The chair of the Halton District School Board said people in her area are "not happy about this." ...

‘For us it’s hard to watch, but that’s exactly what it needed to be,” Gordon Stringer says of concussion ad to be aired during NBA Finals

The provincial government has launched a concussion safety awareness campaign. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, June 10. ...

The QP Briefing Podcast: Featuring special guest Bianca Wylie

Wylie is part of the #BlockSidewalk campaign and shares why she is opposed to the Quayside smart city project. ...

Ontario Liberals to announce new leader on March 7, 2020

Attendees described the mood as "positive" and "energized" on Day 1 of the Ontario Liberals' AGM. ...

MPPs reflect on the past year as the House rises for extended summer break

The PC government decided to adjourn the House until after the federal election. ...

Students make plea to save alternative education program which is on the ‘chopping block’

"How can we expect to have a successful, amazing future when our education is being taken away from us?" a graduate from the Cadence program asked. ...

Queen’s Park opposition parties ask government to pause passage of Bill 108

One environmentalist says the bill would make the Endangered Species Act "a hollow shell of its former self." ...

Ontario ‘going backwards’ on recommendations in MMIWG report, says First Nations MPP

A Liberal MPP called the report a "call to action" for Ontario. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, June 3. ...

The QP Briefing Podcast: With special guest Sol Mamakwa

The NDP MPP for Kiiwetinoong discusses his first year at Queen's Park and the challenges of representing a northern Ontario riding. ...

Government announces autism advisory panel, advocates call for transparency

Marie Bountrogianni, a former Liberal cabinet minister, has been named co-chair of the committee. ...

Your Question Period Briefing: non-partisan applause

What was asked and answered in question period on Thursday, May 30. ...

Ontario needs an ‘epiphany’ on meeting 2025 accessibility goal, NDP MPP says

Joel Harden will be tabling a motion on accessibility on Thursday. ...

Your Question Period Briefing: ‘Beer-mongerers’

What was asked and answered in question period on Tuesday, May 28. ...

Change of heart on municipal funding cuts offers hope for reversal on government’s education plans

The government says it's "moving forward" with its proposed changes to class sizes and e-learning. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, May 27. ...

The QP Briefing Podcast: Welcoming Dianne Saxe

When discussing the need for both individual and collective action on climate change, she says the former is an important place to start, but a "terrible place to stop." ...

In Brief: Ottawa city council passes autism motion; sparring between PDSB and province continues

A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...

Toronto launches a ‘stop the cuts’ petition one day after premier announces funding for audits of municipalities, school boards

Maria Rizzo, a Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee, called the premier’s announcement ‘offensive’ ...

Disability advocate calls minister’s response ‘wholly inadequate and disingenuous’

The Ontario Disability Coalition would like to see a separate consultation process for children with disabilities other than autism. ...

The QP Briefing Podcast: Featuring special guest Matt Elliott

Elliott discusses municipal finances and the options the City of Toronto has to deal with provincial funding cuts. ...

Canada, United States reach deal to lift steel and aluminum tariffs

Premier Doug Ford said it's a 'good day for our steel and aluminum sectors, the province and our workers.' ...

Peel school board says it has a ‘duty to inform’ after Thompson dismisses education concerns as ‘nonsense’

The school board wrote a letter to the education minister saying her plan is “not education that works for us.” ...

TDSB stands by its numbers as PC government disputes claim of $42 million in cuts

The premier accused the TDSB of being "absolutely reckless." MPPs say they believe the board, not the premier. ...

TDSB facing $67.8 million budget shortfall and larger than expected provincial cuts, director of education says

'This has been very challenging, lots of tension and a bit of anxiety,' said John Malloy. ...

Your Question Period Briefing: ‘bastion of lefties’

What was asked and answered in question period on Monday, May 13, 2019. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, May 13. ...

The QP Briefing Podcast: Welcoming impressionist Lucas Meyer

He gives us in-studio impressions of Justin Trudeau, Doug Ford, John Fraser and several journalists. ...

School boards say province’s plan to take a cut from foreign student fees was ‘unexpected’

The TDSB chair is asking the province to allow boards to find 'efficiencies' in two years, rather than by September. ...

Your Question Period Briefing: the checklist edition

What was asked and answered in question period on Thursday, May 9, 2019. ...

Des Rosiers wants to see five-year phase-out of solitary confinement, but PC government says this is not the solution

Liberal MPP calls the use of solitary confinement ‘cruel’ and ‘archaic.’ ...

Disability advocates say province’s current disability strategy is ‘picking winners and losers’

They say the province is ‘shutting out’ thousands of children with disabilities from needs-based funding. ...

Student trustees call on province to drop proposals on mandatory e-learning, increased class sizes

OSTA-AECO says students are facing ‘heightened anxiety’ over recent education announcements. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, May 6. ...

The QP Briefing Podcast: With special guest François Boileau

Boileau was the first and last French language services commissioner, which he says made him both the "best and the worst." ...

In Brief: Schreiner talks about ‘nature’s tax on everything’ with new stickers and a ‘credible threat’

A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...

Government launches autism consultations as community continues to face ‘a lot of anxiety’

The government says 'the first letters are expected to go out this week' on childhood budgets, but families were expecting to start receiving them in April. ...

Education minister says teachers’ unions acting ‘irresponsibly’ for not starting early bargaining; unions call her remarks ‘unhelpful’

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association says they are waiting for more details on Grants for Student Needs funding. ...

Your question period briefing: 'the sky is not falling in'

Ontario says it’s not backing away from plan to start charging interest on student loans on Day 1, despite feds’ reversal

The federal government has asked the province to 'reconsider' its proposed changes to OSAP. ...

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