Daily Archives: October 30, 2014

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Federal income-splitting plan avoids forcing $1-billion tax cut on Ontario

Federal government’s income-splitting plan turns out to be designed to avoid impacting provincial budgets. ...

Darlington’s $10-billion refurbishment could come in ‘under budget’: OPG chair

OPG board chair Bernard Lord sees some opportunities for the agency to come in under budget on the $10-billion Darlington refurbishment. ...

Income threshold for legal aid raised for first time in 18 years

The government has promised to give legal aid access to a million more people within a decade, and this promise gets them a third of the way there. ...

Province won’t heed call for coal in latest Fraser Institute study

Right-wing think-tank wants the province to reopen some its coal-fired plants and freeze all renewable-energy projects, but it doesn't sound like it's going to happen. ...

Heard: Education Ministry does survey on health- and phys-ed curriculum

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Liberals table bill to protect nuclear plants and repeal old public security act

Liberals table new public-safety bill that includes recommendations from Roy McMurtry to replace 75-year-old law used during the G20 protests in 2010. ...