In introducing new budget bill, Finance Minister Charles Sousa says the government is providing certainty to businesses and other non-residential electricity consumers. ...
Daily Archives: November 18, 2015
Heard: Anti-racism group to speak about ‘spike’ in hate crimes
A group including members of the Canadian Arab community are planning to speak at Queen's Park about what it says is an "alarming spike in hate-related incidents across Canada." The Anti-Racism Group includes the ...
Happening: Bill 122 passes second reading
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How cap-and-trade will affect the competitiveness of Ontario firms
QP Briefing spoke with Ecofiscal Commission chair Chris Ragan about how a new study on carbon pricing and economic competitiveness can help the Ontario government design its cap-and-trade program. ...
Ottawa will ‘examine’ matching province’s $1-billion Ring of Fire vow
A hint from new Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr that the project is at least on the federal government's radar is reason for optimist for Ontario Mines Minister Michael Gravelle. ...
Seen: Social activists to table report critical of growing income inequality
A coalition of 90 community and labour groups is planning to release a report critical of what it claims is growing income inequality in Ontario. The group, Ontario Common Front, says its report will show that for ...
Vacated hospitals, military bases touted for refugee housing
'Those are the opportunities that I think we need to look at,' Health Minister Eric Hoskins says. ...
Sousa defends Ontario bonds after record sell-off
Finance Minister insists Ontario's debt offerings remain 'sought after,' but PC MPP Vic Fedeli warns that 'investors are talking with their money' out of concern about the province's economic health. ...
Wal-Mart, Loblaws among initial winners to sell beer
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, while not condemning a looser beer market through sales in supermarkets, expresses concerns about creating more 'precarious' work in Ontario ...
Liberal Party paid for part of Lougheed’s legal bills
Liberal fundraiser has been paying his own legal costs since criminal charges were laid on Sept. 24. ...