Iacobucci continues to be the Liberal's go-to guy for consultations in the province's north. ...
Category: Government
Who’s lobbying for whom
The following lobbyists have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner in the past week. ...
Sousa to Ford: Use your power
Finance Minister's office suggests Toronto stop cutting taxes and pay for housing instead. ...
Your morning briefing
All McGuinty, all the time in this morning's papers--and John Tory is thinking politics again. ...
Fiddler hopes to keep committee lean
The newly-named co-chair of the Iacobucci Implementation Committee speaks with QP Briefing about his big new job. ...
Sousa insists meeting with Ford was “constructive”, Ford calls it “disgusting”
The accounts of the Sousa-Ford meeting might as well have been from alternative realities. ...
Chief electoral officer not ready for e-voting yet
Nothing on the market today meets the criteria for secure elections, Chief Electoral Officer Greg Essensa says. ...
Yes, Virginia, Queen’s Park is cutting funding to Toronto—about $13M
Sousa says uploading will offset cuts, but also wants credit for forgiving a bad loan. ...
People on the move
The Ontario Association of Police Services Boards announces a new executive, and EQAO gets a new director. ...
Transit tax pledge a wedge in the NDP?
Ten MPPs pledge to support new transit taxes, but Andrea Horwath isn't one of them. ...
Rae to focus on Ring of Fire
The former premier and interim Liberal leader says he couldn't wear two hats at once. ...
End of fiscal crazies in US good news for Ontario: RBC
RBC says Ontario's economic engine should stop sputtering soon as the US recovery gains steam. ...
Where are they now?
Catching up with some of the staff from Dalton McGuinty's office. ...
Seen, heard, happening
An occasional round-up of news and events in and around Queen's Park ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. ...
Cabinet decision will put workers in danger, engineers say
Liberals quietly dump commitment to repeal industrial exception. ...
Use of Labour Relations Act would be a gift to condo developers: union
Little-used law would force workers in GTA to end strike. ...
Bills this Week
We cover what's been on the table in the House. ...
Cansfield moved from whip post in mini-shuffle
Cansfield dropped from chief whip post, Best out as PA. ...
Ontario sees most shipbuilding benefits after Nova Scotia
Ontario is poised to see gains from new navy ships. ...
Hoskins asks Paradis for transit meeting
Ontario's economic development minister hopes he can get a sit-down with his federal counterpart to talk transit in the GTA. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. ...
End oil’s free ride but lower HST
In the second instalment of his open letter to the Premier, Bryne Purchase offers some advice about funding essential transportation infrastructure. ...
People on the move
The following appointments have been made to classified agencies and non-classified entities in the past 30 days. ...
The 10 principles of highly effective premiers
Most humbly and respectfully, Bryne Purchase draws on his experience studying and working in government to offer some advice to Premier Kathleen Wynne. ...
What, if anything, can the province do about Ford?
Toronto City Council would need to stop doing its job for 60 days before Queen's Park could step in do to resolve its problems. ...
Question period for Thursday, May 16
Tory MPP Vic Fedeli wins the award for most colourful language of the day, saying of the most recent gas plant news, "you can put as much baking soda on a dead skunk as you want; it still stinks." ...
Text of Charles Sousa’s budget speech
"Mr. Speaker, I rise to present the 2013 budget. And it is, in every sense, Ontario’s budget," Finance Minister Charles Sousa said. ...

Public service food drive collects record amount
This year’s effort raised $6,929 and took in 32,497 pounds of food. ...
Update: Who’s who on the cabinet committees
Here's a list of the members of the seven cabinet committees. ...
Full text: ‘Today, we turn a page’
Following is the text of the Speech from the Throne read by Lieutenant Governor David C. Onley Tuesday at the opening of the second session of the 40th Parliament of the Province of Ontario ...
Cabinet committee members announced
Here are the members of the Priorities and Planning committee. ...
Kathleen Wynne: ‘I am here for all of you’
The prepared text of Kathleen Wynne's remarks at her swearing-in as Ontario's 41st premier. ...
New parliamentary assistants step up
In alphabetical order, here is the list of parliamentary assistants. ...