Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, June 7. ...
Daily Archives: June 7, 2016
Bills this week
The following bills are scheduled to come before the legislature this week: Bill 181, the Municipal Elections Modernization Act Third reading debate Creates a framework for conducting ranked ballot elections in sel ...
What was asked in question period
For Tuesday, June 7. ...
Seen: Bill passes bringing ranked ballots and finance reform to municipal elections
The bill bringing ranked ballots and fundraising reform to municipalities across Ontario passed third reading Tuesday. Bill 181, the Municipal Elections Modernization Act, allows local councils to decide if they will ...
Happening: Premier vows more female appointments to provincial boards and agencies
Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday that the Ontario government has set a new target of making women at least 40 per cent of all the appointments to provincial boards and agencies by 2019. “As a government we have a f ...
Un-candidate Cheri DiNovo launches ‘unofficial’ bid for federal NDP leadership
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said she was 'quite surprised' to hear about the Toronto MPP's announcement, as the un-candidate hadn't mentioned her plans. ...
Rising Ontario service fee revenue scrutinized by FAO
Service fees are forecast to pull in $2.74 billion, or 2.1 per cent of total revenue for the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to the Financial Accountability Office. ...
Heard: Patrick Brown says Liberal ‘mismanagement’ keeping him busy
Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown says he's had a busy year in charge of the official Opposition, for which he credited the Liberal government's managerial skills - or lack thereof. In a speech to the Cana ...
Seen: Info commish declares open season on instant messages (if they’re related to public business)
In a move that could strike fear into the hearts of political staffers everywhere, Ontario’s information and privacy watchdog has declared all public business-related emails and instant messages as fair game for inform ...
Political donors should disclose their employer and occupation, committee told
Green Party leader Mike Schreiner was before a committee on Tuesday, telling MPPs he envisions "a world where parties engage a broad cross-section of people in their fundraising efforts, instead of focusing on cash-for-a ...