As of Jan. 1, the Ontario government is moving to an “allowance-based” system for politicians and public servants who need to expense a meal. ...
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Thibeault cries ‘character assassination’ as opposition calls for his resignation
Deputy NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has already written to the chief electoral officer to ask that an investigation be opened into Thibeault’s actions during the Sudbury byelection fiasco. ...
Energy minister ‘confused’ at name showing up in bribery allegations against ex-Liberal CEO
Meanwhile, Deputy NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has written to Chief Electoral Officer Greg Essensa, asking his office to investigate Glenn Thibeault’s actions tied to the Sudbury byelection. ...
Tories exit chamber en masse after Speaker shuts down questions on Election Act charges
Opposition MPPs are coming up against procedural roadblocks when they attempt to ask questions about the so-called Sudbury byelection scandal. ...
Election Act bribery charges laid against Liberal Party CEO and fundraiser
Patricia Sorbara, the Ontario Liberal Party’s chief executive officer, and Gerry Lougheed, a Sudbury-based fundraiser for the Grits, were charged under the Elections Act with bribery-related offences. ...
Opposition says government won’t show them proposed changes to political fundraising rules
Meanwhile, in committee, the PCs aren't happy with how they're being treated. ...
Seen: Orazietti cleared of wrongdoing over board appointments
PC MPP Jim McDonell filed the complaint after his office inadvertently received a ministry briefing note that included the names of potential appointees to government boards and agencies. ...
‘It wouldn’t have happened without Bill Davis’: Steve Paikin talks about his new book
TVO's Steve Paikin chats with QP Briefing about his new book on Ontario's 18th premier: "Bill Davis: Nation Builder, and Not So Bland After All" ...
Liberals to set spring election, lower voter registration age
Attorney General Yasir Naqvi reiterates Liberals' plan to move the election date up to June from October among a handful of other measures to "modernize" elections. ...
Tories come out on top in Scarborough-Rouge River byelection
Progressive Conservative candidate Raymond Cho won Thursday's Scarborough-Rouge River byelection. Cho had nearly 39 per cent of the vote with 234 out of 234 polls reporting in. The Tory candidate was up by 2,429 votes on ...
Liberals plan to ban MPPs from political fundraisers
The PCs walked out upon hearing news of the ban, which arrived amid a committee's review of the political finance legislation. ...
And here come the amendments: NDP say political finance bill would help Liberals the most
The New Democrats will seek amendments to the bill to ban real and "apparent" conflicts of interest in fundraising, prohibit “Partisan Government Advertising,” force lobbyists to reveal more about their work and fine-tun ...
Elections Ontario won’t investigate NDP complaint over botched byelection call
Ontario's laws have no specific provisions governing media announcements of an election. ...
Wynne: If conflict of interest is a concern, government should look seriously at solutions
Over the summer, the standing committee on general government has been holding consultation sessions on election financing legislation before it goes to second reading in the fall. ...
Parties fundraised more than $460K from corporations and unions since reform bill introduced
The lion's share of that money — nearly $340,000 — was raised by the PCs, who held their annual Toronto leader's dinner on May 19. ...
Wynne, Tory meet to talk policing, transit
The premier supports at least one recommendation from the Toronto police task force report calling for traffic cameras in school zones. ...
PC MPP Jack MacLaren celebrates Brexit, a victory for ‘free men’
PC MPP Jack MacLaren says "countries tend to be groups of like-minded peoples who might be slightly different from their neighbours in another country." ...
New children and youth minister ready to take on controversial autism file
Michael Coteau tells QP Briefing he's ready to take up the autism therapy issue on behalf of the government, and understands why it makes parents so emotional. ...
Naqvi passes police-and-jails torch to Orazietti, takes over as attorney general
After being sworn in by the premier, Naqvi threw his arm around Orazietti, and said the two were close friends and had already begun to discuss the transition. ...
‘A kinder, gentler Glen’: Murray stays put at environment and climate change
The environment and climate change minister has been blunt in prosecuting the government’s plans and says he has learned a few lessons along the way. ...
Seen: Committee hammering out details of summer elections financing consultations
It will be a busy summer of public consultations about election financing. The general government committee met Wednesday to hammer out details of a schedule that will see the committee tour the province this summer, ...
Horwath warns proposed fundraising reforms could stifle free speech
NDP leader also zeroed in on what she saw as loopholes in the government’s proposed changes for contributions. ...
Horwath warns proposed fundraising reforms could stifle free speech
NDP leader also zeroed in on what she saw as loopholes in the government’s proposed changes for contributions. ...
Opposition concerned about possible political interference with Hansard
Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli, caught up in the 'puddle duddle' scandal, is taken to task for seeking to change the official record. ...
Opposition concerned about possible political interference with Hansard
Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli, caught up in the 'puddle duddle' scandal, is taken to task for seeking to change the official record. ...
Over 1,100 municipal complaints already lodged with ombudsman
The office has so far resolved them through informal mechanisms rather than investigations, said Paul Dubé in his first speech since taking office earlier this month. ...
Liberals set out schedule for public hearings on fundraising reform
The letter from Government House Leader Yasir Naqvi also re-emphasizes that the Liberals won't be giving in to the opposition's demands for a more independent process ...
Purchase: The changing nature of public service
Columnist Bryne Purchase reflects on how Treasury, once the clearinghouse of hard-fact analysis and advice, has been replaced by 'spin' and outside advisers while power is centralized in the premier’s hands. ...
PCs return appointments memo to sender — by asking if minister will step down
A briefing note accidentally sent to a PC MPP sparked heated debate in the legislature on Monday. ...
Approximately 200 amendments proposed to government’s cap-and-trade bill
Bill 172, the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy Act, was back before the general government committee on Monday for clause-by-clause consideration. ...
PCs to oppose ranked ballots bill unless referendums required
The resistance comes from the party that, 20 years ago under Mike Harris, imposed a massive amalgamation program on municipalities in the face of widespread local opposition. ...
Should Ontario’s carbon-pricing plan help pay for a new washer and dryer?
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, the Retail Council of Canada and the Canadian Association of Recycling Industries are proposing that appliance-related initiatives be eligible to receive money from cap-an ...
Opposition scoffs as Wynne cancels her private fundraisers
Premier urges cabinet ministers - and opposition - to follow suit; Horvath calls it 'quite rich' that premier's about-face on political finance comes just after Liberals had one of the biggest fundraisers in their histo ...
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Ranked ballots arrive as government introduces municipal elections bill
Municipal Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin said he hopes the changes to municipal elections will foster "a higher level of decency." ...
Wynne sets spring starting line for fundraising reforms — with business as usual until then
The premier announced the government would bring forward legislation sooner in order to have more time for public consultation. ...
What Ontario can expect from Ottawa’s infrastructure splurge
QP Briefing parses the federal budget's confusing array of funding plans spread out over varying time spans. ...
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Purchase: Ontario needs to find a way to boost private-sector spending
Columnist Bryne Purchase says the big question for the upcoming Ontario budget is how to get private businesses to start investing again — and argues the ORPP is counterproductive for this goal. ...
Intergovernmental trade talks resume as Ontario eyes bigger, better, fairer and freer deal
Ontario Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid chairs the discussions on the Agreement on Internal Trade – talks that have dragged on since Dec. 2014 without producing a new accord. ...
Ontario budget to be unveiled Thursday, Feb. 25
Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced the budget date during a speech to the Empire Club of Canada. ...
Why is human trafficking tolerated in Ontario?
Progressive Conservative MPP Toby Barrett calls on the provincial government to set up a task force to combat human trafficking, which he says is a growing problem in the province ...
Heard: Colleges Ontario wants expanded tuition cut policy
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Happening: Elections Ontario to use new polling system for byelection
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Seen: 6,861 advance ballots cast in Whitby-Oshawa byelection
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