QP Briefing

iPolitics had a live blog with on the ground coverage of all yesterday’s three byelections

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have secured a majority government, winning all three of Monday’s by-elections and full control of the House of Commons. 

Danielle Martin will soon head to the House of Commons after winning a byelection for the Liberals in the Toronto riding of University—Rosedale on Monday. 

Former New Democrat Doly Begum completed her political transformation Monday night by securing another seat for her new party in the House of Commons in a byelection in the Toronto-area riding of Scarborough Southwest. CP has this one too.

Tatiana Auguste is returning to the House of Commons after winning a hotly contested byelection for the Liberals in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne. CP reports.

The Ford government is pressing ahead with changes in Ontario’s education system. But even as critics warn the changes centralize power, others argue the reforms stop short of addressing what they see as a deeper structural problem: the role of school boards themselves. 

The Ford government’s decision to keep trustees in place long-term — albeit with limited powers — will not mean the end of supervision at eight Ontario school boards, the education minister says. 

Ontario is planning a massive expansion of jails over the next few decades. 

Ontario’s overcrowded jails are being forced to lockdown inmates more regularly because they don’t have the staff required, according to new data, as correctional officers complain about dangerous conditions. 

Ontario is proposing a boost in benefits paid to injured workers — calling it the first increase in nearly 30 years. 

 about Mark Carney’s Liberals are branding themselves as the beyond-politics party.

And Shannon Proudfoot writes in The Globe and Mail

 on “three by-elections, a floor-crosser and the week we learned that anyone can come and anyone can go.”

A roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, April 14.

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