By Kenyon Wallace Hamilton has embarked on a renewable energy project that will become a source of revenue for the city. In a move that is sure to be followed closely by other Ontario municipalities, Hamilton has signe ...
Daily Archives: August 14, 2012
Waterloo posts contracts online
By Kenyon Wallace The City of Waterloo says it has listened to its citizens and is now posting all collective agreements with its employees online. The city was initially resistant to the idea, insisting that residents ...
Dictation software risky, union says
By Kenyon Wallace The union representing medical transcriptionists at Ottawa Hospital is condemning a plan to replace the workers with voice dictation software. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the hospital' ...
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, AUG. 13 Bob Lopinski of Counsel Public ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. Note to our readers: QP Briefing will take a one-week break after today's issue. Twice-weekly publication will resume on Tuesday, Aug. 21 and daily production will re ...
Tony Dean: The billion dollar gateway
By Tony Dean I had a lovely drive down from my northern Ontario camp on Highway 11 last week. It was a clear run from North Bay to Huntsville because construction crews had just opened up the final section of the four-l ...