By Tony Dean In 2011 the McGuinty government asked former TD Bank chief economist Don Drummond for advice on how Ontario’s $16 billion deficit could be erased by 2017 without jeopardizing key public services. He delive ...
Daily Archives: January 4, 2013
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. THURSDAY, JAN. 3 David A. Timm on behalf of Int ...
The week – for better or worse
It's been a good week for: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who cavorted through his New Year's Day levee in what might be his last good week for a while. He could be removed from office as early as Jan. 7. Canada's top 100 ...
People on the move
* Dr. Brian Feagan of the Robarts Research Institute in London appears to have successfully tested a drug that could provide a major breakthrough in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease an ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Despite gaining 33,000 jobs in December, Ontario's unemployment rate remained steady at 7.9 per cent for the month, according to the latest job numbers from Stati ...