* Amit Chakma has been re-appointed president and vice-chancellor of the University of Western Ontario. Chakma, who was named to the posts in 2009, will begin his second five-year term in June 2014. * Terry Irwin, who r ...
Category: News
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * The government hopes to staunch the flow of generic OxyContin into Ontario through regulatory changes announced on Friday. Federal health minister Leona Aglukkaq s ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * Tory Leader Tim Hudak who released another policy paper - this time on pensions - and continued to articulate his vision of how he would govern if given the opportunity. NDP Leader Andrea Ho ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Four more tentative deals between high school teachers and their local school boards have received approval from Education Minister Laurel Broten. Broten released ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * London Mayor Joe Fontana faces charges of fraud, breach of trust by a public official and uttering forged documents in the wake of an RCMP investigation into paymen ...
Tony Dean: The pension silos
By Tony Dean Don Drummond’s report made a breakthrough in exploring transformative approaches to the organization and delivery of public services. One of the report’s key themes is the importance of tackling fragmentat ...
Who's lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. In each case, the name of their client is provided. TUESDAY, NOV. 20 Todd Bourgon on behalf of Tril ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * The Ontario government will begin public consultations in December on a proposed 400-hectare expansion of the Greenbelt in Oakville, the first expansion of the prot ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * High-school teachers in five Ontario boards have reached tentative deals as their elementary counterparts ramp up job action in some parts of the province. The Yor ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * Ontario doctors who got a new two-year deal after the government agreed to roll back several fees cuts and threw $100 million into the compensation pool, with off-setting savings TBA. * Ont ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Two men were arrested Tuesday during an anti-poverty protest outside Minister of Community and Social Services John Milloy’s constituency office. The Kitchener Cen ...
People on the move
* Former MPP David Tsubouchi has had his annual $33,000 contract as integrity commissioner of Richmond Hill extended for another year. Tsubouchi, who was given the contract two years ago, is paid $2,500 each month for ab ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * The Town of Oakville has launched a new web page and RSS feed that keeps residents up to date on the latest disruptions in municipal services – everything from road ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Fifteen minutes or it’s free. No, it’s not the new Pizza Pizza takeout slogan or something worthy of Herman Cain’s failed presidential bid. It’s the Ontario’s gover ...
Kennedy – 'We do need a change'
By Greg Crone If practice makes perfect, then Gerard Kennedy is a shoo-in. This is the third time he has run for leader, first for the Ontario Liberals in 1996, then for the federal Liberals in 2006 and now for Ontario ...
Who's lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. In each case, the name of their client is provided. TUESDAY, NOV. 13 Robyn A. Gray of Sussex Strate ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Durham regional council has rejected a proposal to adopt a “fair wages” policy that would set the pay and benefits contractors would have to give to those working o ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * A committee of Guelph city council will review a staff report that looks into the issue of whether the position of city councillor should be a full-time job. A majo ...
Tony Dean: A double whammy
By Tony Dean The Premier’s recent resignation announcement caught many people flat-footed but it also quickly triggered transition planning by Ontario’s public service. A change of leadership in a governing party can b ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for : * The City of Windsor, which is several steps closer to a new international crossing to Detroit with the defeat of a Michigan ballot initiative that would have delayed the $1-billion bridge p ...
People on the move
* Keshwer Patel will take over on Nov. 19 as chief financial officer and treasurer of the City of Waterloo. * Aaron Bell took over this week as Belleville’s first communications coordinator. Among other duties, Bell wil ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * The Ontario Convenience Stores Association has joined a growing coalition against Toronto’s plastic bag ban. Toronto City Council passed the ban in a surprise move ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Premier Dalton McGuinty’s office worked on a statement accepting a decision to halt rescue efforts at a collapsed mall in Elliot Lake last summer — hours before the ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * OSSTF President Ken Coran said late Tuesday that representatives of the teachers’ union had been holding discussions with government officials and that the two side ...
Who's lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. In each case, the name of their client is provided. MONDAY, NOV. 5 Mitchell J. Toker on behalf on b ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Energy Minister Chris Bentley will be in Niagara Falls Thursday morning to help pour the last concrete in Ontario Power Generation's Niagara Tunnel Project, the lat ...
Tony Dean: King moved quickly
By Tony Dean Last week I wrote about Health Canada's off-again-on-again approval of Novartis flu products. More information has surfaced about Ontario’s rapid response to changing directions from Ottawa. While Italy s ...
Bad news for Belleville
By Kenyon Wallace The City of Belleville is facing a “worst-case scenario” with news that up to 120 jobs will be lost when ExxonMobil Chemical Films Canada closes its local plastics factory. The closure, recently annou ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * A Notice to Appeal has been served by Trillium Power Wind Corporation against a September ruling that dismissed its claim against the provincial government. Trilliu ...
Chiarelli, Bentley add portfolios
Premier Dalton McGuinty moved quickly to fill the gaps created by the Friday resignation of cabinet minister Kathleen Wynne. Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli will assume Wynne's responsibilities as Minister of Mun ...
Tony Dean: A botched operation
By Tony Dean Ontario public health officials are reportedly furious with Health Canada over a sudden about-face on the safety of the FluAd and Agriflu influenza drugs produced by Novartis. The federal government’s ques ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * Ontario power workers who were celebrated for getting the lights back on quickly following Hurricane Sandy. As well, 150 Hydro One employees have headed south to help with the U.S. cleanup. ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Ontario’s air ambulance provider is introducing a new conflict of interest policy “to further improve transparency and accountability” at ORNGE. Under the new poli ...
People on the move
* Rory Ring will take over in December as head of the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce. He will replace outgoing president and CEO Garry McDonald, who's retiring after 12 years in the top job. * Rob Rossini is steppin ...
Tony Dean: Better days ahead?
By Tony Dean I walked through a very quiet legislative building on Wednesday and it was evident that the fire and brimstone about prorogation had vanished like the building’s fabled ghosts. The media’s constant search ...
Council takes anti-bullying pledge
By Kenyon Wallace London politicians have promised to tone down the heated rhetoric that sometimes overtakes council meetings, inspired by a local school board's anti-bullying initiative. Thames Valley District School ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Toronto, the fastest growing condo market in North America and, will be the host city Friday for the biggest gathering of the condo industry in Canada. Minister of ...
Guelph bats eyelashes at media
By Kenyon Wallace The City of Guelph wants to improve its relationship with the media. To that end, city staff is conducting an analysis of Guelph-related news stories published by local, provincial and national outlet ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Opposition MPPs were looking to score political points over the Liberal leadership race after Minister of Economic Development and Innovation Brad Duguid became the ...
Who's lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. In each case, the name of their client is provided. MONDAY, OCT 29 D'arci K McFadden of National Pu ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Tory MPP Rob Leone and a member of his staff staged a two-person protest outside the St. Catharines riding office of Liberal MPP Jim Bradley, calling for the legisl ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Premier Dalton McGuinty has adjusted the dates of his trade mission to China so that it won't conflict with the Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention. McGuin ...
Tony Dean: A knot is untied
By Tony Dean The most useful and high-impact public policy reports commissioned by governments wrestle with big, thorny and complex challenges and translate them into opportunities. Their authors wrap their arms around ...
School bus showdown averted
By Kenyon Wallace A legal battle between more than a dozen eastern Ontario school bus operators and the company that handles busing contracts for three local school boards has been avoided – at least until the end of th ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * CTV cameraman George Stamou who likely had no idea of his influence. Premier Dalton McGuinty said he prorogued the House at least partly because the atmosphere there was “more poisonous than ...
People on the move
* Niagara Region Chair Gary Burroughs is among eight people who will choose the Niagara Health System’s new board of directors. Others named to the committee by government-appointed supervisor Dr. Kevin Smith, include Ar ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Energy Minister Chris Bentley’s announcement he won’t seek the Liberal party leadership and is quitting politics will only add to credit rating agency concerns over ...
Simcoe looks to extend warden
By Kenyon Wallace The position of Simcoe County warden may eventually come with a four-year term but it won’t be turned into a full-time job anytime soon. The warden’s term was lengthened from one to two years in 2010 ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Premier Dalton McGuinty will be joined by Tory leader Tim Hudak and New Democratic leader Andrea Horwath in Hamilton Friday afternoon for the state funeral of forme ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Bill Armstrong, a London city councillor and husband of New Democratic MPP Teresa Armstrong, is in hot water over a year-old incident in which he went to a London p ...
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