Whether the premier's claims are false, misleading or just hyperbole, it's part of Ford's emotional resonance, says an expert. ...
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Your Question Period Briefing: Shooting the messengers
What was asked and answered in question period on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Tuesday, May 7. ...
In Brief: Todd Smith’s India tour and new poll results
The Economic Development Minister told reporters that there's a perfectly good reason why his recent trip to India was a secret until he was there. ...
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 Question Period Briefing: Seeing the forest for the trees
What was asked and answered in question period on Monday, May 6. ...
Mayor Tory promises to fight Ford cuts to Toronto ‘ward by ward and door to door’
Board of Health Chair Joe Cressy has promised to make the province see things his way and reverse their cuts to public health across Ontario. ...
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." ...
‘Relatively more affordable does not mean affordable’: Experts lukewarm on changes to Ontario development charges
Toronto councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam said the City will be left shortchanged again by the province's new rules. ...
SC: Apprenticeship training critical to Ontario’s future
Proper training and oversight is critical to ensuring work is done safely and correctly, to the ultimate benefit of apprentices, contractors, businesses and taxpayers. ...
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal supports constitutionality of carbon pricing in 3–2 decision
The case is expected to move on to the Supreme Court of Canada. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Doug Ford welcomes Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to Queen’s Park
The two conservative politicians found common cause opposing the carbon backstop. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Friday, May 3. ...
Your Question Period Briefing: The guillotine pushback
What was asked and answered in question period on Thursday, May 2. ...
Government tables subway upload legislation, NDP vows it will delay it as much as possible
The bill passed first reading Thursday afternoon. ...
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. ...
Ontario’s new housing plan: developers ecstatic, opposition ‘concerned,’ activists ‘furious’
If the government really wanted to increase housing stock, they could regulate Airbnb, the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations said. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Thursday, May 2. ...
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. ...
Government’s subway upload legislation will be tabled Thursday
Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek outlined two-phase approach and said the province will assume responsibility for maintenance. ...
‘General strike’ against Doug Ford prompts criticism from left and right
There was just one problem with the May Day general strike: no one told the unions. ...
Your Question Period Briefing: Taking with both hands
What was asked and answered in question period on Wednesday, May 1. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Wednesday, May 1. ...
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. ...
Health-care workers stage massive protest in front of Queen’s Park
Asked about the protest — among the largest her government has seen thus far — Health Minister Christine Elliott said Bill 74 is intended to strengthen the public system, not dismantle it. ...
Your Question Period Briefing: The dance hall edition
What was asked and answered in question period on Tuesday, April 30. ...
Opposition MPPs slam government’s change to legislative broadcast conventions
Independent MPP Randy Hillier, a former PC member, called the chance "childish" and "juvenile." ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Tuesday, Apr. 30. ...
Government nets $36 million from surplus real estate sale
It's part of a government strategy to sell off unused properties. ...
Province mulls one-time Toronto Public Health funding injection
Dr. Eileen De Villa is also asking the province to match funding for the student nutrition programs, which have become a flashpoint for disagreement over public health cuts. ...
Lawyers dispute Ford claim that ‘activists’ clogging up Ontario courts
Ford said he wants to "clear up the courts until real lawsuits can go through for real people." ...
Your question period briefing: ‘the sky is not falling in’
What was asked in question period for Monday, April 29. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, April 29. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: Education budget, public health funding spat and floods
There have been several disputes over numbers between the provincial government and various stakeholders. ...
NDP and labour call government’s $1.6B ‘attrition protection allocation’ a cut by another name
The government says the four-year program is designed to "prevent the risk of layoffs due to class size changes or e-learning." ...
Ontario public health units join Toronto in condemning Ford government cuts
The cuts "will cause major disruptions in every facet of the system," the Association of Local Public Health Agencies said. ...
Milloy: Don’t get distracted by beer and logos
Focus on the items that matter most, like cuts to legal aid or education changes, argues columnist John Milloy. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
New, renewed and amended registrations for Apr. 12–26. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Friday, Apr. 26. ...
In Brief: School bus cameras, possible changes to the environmental assessment process, and Patrick Brown’s latest announcement
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
NDP to introduce bill calling for medical supplies like wigs to receive exemption from Ontario portion of HST
The bill is named after Jennifer Kwong, who says her wig allowed her to 'function in society more incognito' ...
‘It has put the lives of immigrants and refugees at risk’: Legal Aid lawyers call on Ford and Mulroney to reverse cuts
Lawyers have condemned the cut to Legal Aid, saying it poses a deadly threat to the most vulnerable populations. ...
Funding portal: Who got funded — Week of April 15
Each week, the Funding Portal crunches the numbers on who got funding from where. ...
SC: Mandatory e-learning not for everyone
OECTA President, Liz Stuart takes issue with the provinces abrupt turn toward e-learning, and how these changes might impact access and equity. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Thursday, Apr. 25. ...
Province looks to end out-of-country OHIP coverage for travellers
The province is allowing six days for consultation on this proposal. ...
Doug Ford, the talk radio premier
Premier Doug Ford is a longtime listener of talk radio, but an expert warns that his tendency to call into shows carries political risk. ...
Toronto’s top doctor sounds alarm over cuts to public health
It's easy to take the public health system for granted when it's working well, because there are no outbreaks, Eileen de Villa said. ...
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