Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, June 10. ...
Daily Archives: June 10, 2016
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new or recently renewed registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Seen: Liberal private member’s bills on cycling safety and door-to-door sales go to committee
Before the house rose for summer this week, three private member's bills passed second reading and are now off to committe. They include Liberal MPP Eleanor McMahon's Bill 213, which would amend the Highway Traffic Ac ...
Duncan: Progress in health care a long time coming
Columnist Dwight Duncan sees recently introduced legislation - the Patients First Act - as the next step in the evolution of the delivery of health care in the province. ...
People on the Move
Former Liberal minister Teresa Piruzza has been appointed to the University of Windsor’s board of governors. She is also the director of external affairs and public policy with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada Inc. ** ...
Heard: Ontario’s drop in unemployment owed largely to construction season
It's a running joke in Toronto that the city has only two seasons: winter and construction. Last month's labour force survey would suggest the latter is upon us. In May, Ontario added nearly 25,000 jobs in the constru ...
Wynne hails GM engineering investment, but manufacturing questions remain
General Motors is adding more than 700 engineering jobs in Ontario over the coming years, but no such guarantees exist for blue-collar workers at the company's Oshawa plant. ...
Unions weigh in on ‘problematic’ election financing legislation
Ontario union reps say they're fine with corporate and union political donations being banned, but aren't pleased with the proposed limits on third-party advertising spending. ...
Three’s a crowd: Seniors’ minister Sergio leaving cabinet
Attorney General Madeleine Meilleur and Municipal Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin said they are leaving cabinet as well – with Meilleur saying she would also resign as an Ottawa-area MPP. ...