Bill 8 gives the integrity commissioner expanded mandate to review public sector expenses, while spending procedures are left untouched. In the end, it may be a 'public shaming' through freedom of information that is mos ...
Daily Archives: December 16, 2014
Lacking a national drug plan could hit Ontarians’ pocketbooks
Health Minister Eric Hoskins is calling for national pharmacare to make sure everyone has access to medications, but without that, a proposed regulation could see Ontarians paying up to 200 per cent more for generic drug ...
Scarborough hospital told to change privacy policy after breaches
In case of patient information pilfered for financial gain, acting privacy commissioner warns: 'The strong message to staff is that there will be serious consequences arising from their actions.' ...
Heard: Restaurant industry asks Wynne to stop playing chicken with prices
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Happening: OMERS to hike pension payouts 1.8 per cent in 2015
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Letters to Ottawa: Please remit $1 billion for the Ring of Fire
More than one Queen's Park cabinet minister has made a pitch to a federal counterpart for matching funding to get the Northern Ontario resource development off the ground. ...
Seen: Workers rally at Sick Kids to press for improved disability benefits
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Happening: Toronto appoints Vickery Bowles as new chief librarian
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Liberals lure NDP MP to run for them in Sudbury byelection
The NDP house leader has called Glenn Thibeault a "turncoat" for resigning his House of Commons seat, which he has held since 2008, to run for Wynne's Liberals. ...
Task force struck to examine sexual abuse of patients
Amid a broad crackdown on sexual harassment, the health ministry wants to see what changes are warranted in the Regulated Health Professions Act to help patients report and recover from abuse. ...