Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, June 9. ...
Daily Archives: June 9, 2016
What was asked in question period
For Thursday, June 9. ...
Liberal MPP’s bill seeks to increase careless driving penalties in honour of late husband
Eleanor McMahon's private member's bill would create harsher penalties when careless driving results in death or bodily harm. ...
Hutton: Because it’s 2016, how about a merit-based cabinet shuffle?
Columnist Deb Hutton writes that "quotas do nothing to further the cause of women in politics." ...
Outgoing minister’s male colleagues confiding their gender parity dreams in him
Ted McMeekin says "four or five" male peers have spoken with him about stepping down from cabinet to help the premier achieve gender parity. ...
Opposition wants police, privacy commissioner to investigate Pan Am hard drive dump
"Without the original hard drives, there is no way to determine if all of those records were actually transferred," the Tory critic says. ...
Ontario calls for federal buy-in on $8.3B climate change action plan
To reach target, Ontario needs Ottawa's help taking HST off the purchase of new electric vehicles. ...
Seen: Bill toughening medical marijuana rules passes third reading
The Liberal government’s attempt to keep medical marijuana smoke and vapour out of the faces of unsuspecting passerby passed third reading on Thursday. Bill 178 allows for the government to ban the smoking and vaping ...
Former Harper chief of staff calls out loopholes in election financing bill
Guy Giorno testified at Queen's Park Thursday, calling on the committee studying the election financing bill to close its loopholes and write legislation to increase integrity in fundraising. ...