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 ...
Daily Archives: October 26, 2012
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 ...