Daily Archives: December 19, 2014

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Seen: Fitch downgrades Ontario’s credit rating to double-A-minus

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Government commits another $5 million to cover SAMS costs

The Ministry of Community and Social Services is making this funding available to municipalities until the end of the fiscal year to cover overtime hours and temporary staff. ...

Expect news on carbon pricing in year ahead, premier says

Ontario may be joining Quebec's cap-and-trade system, particularly after the two provinces held a joint Cabinet meeting in November that had climate change as a major focus, Kathleen Wynne tells QP Briefing. ...

Opposition demands recall of legislature for gas plants probe

Two key witnesses were blocked by the Liberals from testifying at a legislative committee looking into the matter, but the opposition says the witnesses need to be heard from after the revelations in the new court docume ...

For Wynne, an Ontario pension plan tops wish list for 2015

In a year-end interview with QPBriefing, the premier also points to the budget and asset review as priorities in the year ahead - and a hope that falling energy prices will help the manufacturing sector. ...