Ontario and Quebec each spent $10.6 billion last year on interest costs on their huge debts, a number that could rise as the cost of carrying debt is expected to increase, the Fraser Institute warns. ...
Category: Lobbyists
CMA calls for national seniors-care strategy
Poll done for Canadian Medical Association shows that 95 per cent of Canadian baby boomers back a national seniors-care strategy that would see more elderly patients cared for outside of a hospital setting. ...
War on austerity focuses on cuts to emergency services
Ontario's largest public service unions say major service cuts in several rural Ontario communities will greatly impact public safety. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
Registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner for August 1-12. ...
Migrant female Mexican workers submit rights complaint
The province's largest agricultural labour union filed a complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Commission on behalf of the women, saying male workers are favoured under a government program. ...
Database of First Nations expenses welcomed by Ontario chief
Four of Ontario's First Nations bands took home cumulative salaries above $75,000, according to preliminary reports being made available via an online database by the federal government. ...
Sousa says Ontario credit union lobby has ‘some valid points’
Ontario's Finance Minister says he's looking forward to further discussions with the Ontario's largest credit union association over plans to expand their purview in the province. ...
Nurses’ union warns about blood screening policies
ONA backs Liberal government ban on pay-for-blood clinics but says it worries about blood donor screening ...
Heard: Regulations changed to allow dentists to treat their spouses
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Farmers could lose $630 million if bee-killing pesticide banned: report
Conference Board of Canada report says Ontario growers could lose $630 million in output if pesticide neonicotinoid is banned. ...