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Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, April 24. ...

Children’s minister promises student nutrition program safe, despite cuts to agency that delivers it

"I have been and remain a supporter of school breakfast programs," Children's Minister Lisa MacLeod said Tuesday. ...

Khan: Analyzing the government’s significant but overlooked approach to labour relations

Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy laid the groundwork for the government's approach to labour relations in a speech earlier this month. It could have significant implications, writes columnist Omar Khan. ...

Ontario says it’s not backing away from plan to start charging interest on student loans on Day 1, despite feds’ reversal

The federal government has asked the province to 'reconsider' its proposed changes to OSAP. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning briefing for Tuesday, Apr. 23. ...

Your holiday briefing

Your holiday roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, April 22. ...

The QP Briefing Podcast: Welcoming MPP Stan Cho

Cho says disagreements within caucus or between parties can be productive and lead to change. ...

Your question period briefing: cartwheels through the legislature

What was asked in question period for Thursday, Apr. 18. ...

Ontario and Canada make closing arguments in carbon pricing reference question case

The case will most likely wind up before the Supreme Court of Canada. ...

‘People will die’: Province slashes Toronto Public Health budget by a third, agency says

The province is told cutting the agency's $255 million budget by $86 million this year and next, and $107 million each year after. ...

Government proposes more discretion for minister on endangered species, additional flexibility for developers and communities

Opposition critics and environmental advocates charged that the changes prioritize business interests over the environment. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning briefing for Thursday, Apr. 18. ...

Your question period briefing: ‘anti-carbon tax alliance’

What was asked in question period for Wednesday, April 17. ...

Here’s what intervenors argued at the carbon pricing reference question case

The arguments filled in some of the gaps from what Ontario and Canada submitted the two previous days. ...

‘The end of a proactive Franco-Ontarian Institution,’ French language services commissioner says of his office’s upcoming closure

François Boileau issued his office's final annual report on April 16. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning briefing for Wednesday, Apr. 17. ...

Doug Ford comments on the possibility of a teachers’ strike, cuts to refugee cases, gas station stickers and more

Premier Doug Ford took questions on education, carbon tax stickers, legal aid and more. Here's what he had to say. ...

Ford denies legal aid cuts were a deliberate blow to refugee services

Legal Aid Ontario says the province instructed it to use only federal funding for refugee services. Premier says Ottawa needs to pay up. ...

Your question period briefing: ‘Stick it to the Liberals’

What was asked in question period for Tuesday, April 16. ...

Justices try to pin down federal government on limits to power for carbon backstop

The federal lawyer faced a bevy of critical questions from the Court of Appeal. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, April 16. ...

Your question period briefing: ‘rip-off rebate’

What was asked in question period for Monday, Apr. 15. ...

Province moves to shield itself from negligence lawsuits

The government says it's just codifying case law. Experts and opposition leaders say the move sets a dangerous precedent. ...

‘Smoke and mirrors’: Experts raise doubts about Ford transit plan feasibility

Questions lingering around the province's announcement are giving experts pause. ...

Ontario makes carbon pricing arguments in court, gets some pushback from judges

The reference question case at the Court of Appeal sees the government's political effort moved to a formal legal setting. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, April 15. ...

The QP Briefing Podcast: Budget 2019 lockup and highlights

Politicians and an economist shared their views in the lockup about the new licence plates, the budget's "obsession with alcohol" and the government's five-year plan to balance the books. ...

A round-up of stakeholder reactions to the government’s budget

Labour leaders weren't that fond of the budget, but business interests struck an optimistic tone. ...

In Brief: Sticker shock, a Liberal campaign-style video, and the Crown battle royale

A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...

Hutton: Vic Fedeli’s mellow yellow budget

Columnist Deb Hutton hoped for more aggressive fiscal conservatism in the budget, but finds that Vic Fedeli picked his perfect shade of yellow. ...

Higher ed funding based on outcomes will create ‘system of winners and losers’, critics warn

Critics warn the change will turn institutions into "competitors instead of collaborators," hurting education and research. ...

Funding portal: Who got funded — Week of April 1

Each week, the Funding Portal crunches the numbers on who got funding from where. ...

Who’s lobbying for whom

A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning briefing for Friday, Apr. 12. ...

Budget 2019: highlights from the 343-page document

The PC government says it's 'protecting what matters most.' ...

Budget 2019: Government touts Goldilocks budget, opposition says it doesn’t taste right

The government claims it's taking a responsible approach, but the NDP said the budget represents 'outright cruelty.' ...

Budget 2019: What’s in and what’s out from the Liberals’ last budget

Changes are coming to Ontario's education, alcohol, online gambling, auto insurance and more. ...

Budget 2019: Ford government won’t balance the books before the next election

The budget deficit is projected to be $10.3 billion this year, down from $11.7 billion in 2018-19. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning briefing for Thursday, Apr. 11. ...

Your question period briefing: ‘silly name-calling’

What was asked in question period for Wednesday, April 10. ...

What you can expect from the 2019 budget

A deficit-reduction plan, child-care rebate, new provincial logo and licence plates, and a plan to legalize tailgating are all expected in Thursday’s budget. ...