Your morning roundup of daily news and agenda items for Thursday, August 11. ...
Daily Archives: August 11, 2016
Seen: Ontario in touch with feds on alleged terror plot in Strathroy
Community Safety Minister David Orazietti said Thursday the Ontario government is in contact with the federal government on the situation in Strathroy, where last night RCMP officers said they "thwarted" an alleged ter ...
Auditor warns fundraising bill may give government advertising advantage
Bill 201 would cap political party ad buys at $1M in the six months before the writ drops – but there’s no mention of similar restrictions on government advertising. ...
Seen: Black leaders talk policy at Queen’s Park
Black government leaders were at Queen's Park on Thursday to discuss policy issues that impact black Canadians. Minister Michael Coteau, responsible for Ontario's newly established Anti Racism Directorate, is co-chair ...
Government’s infrastructure ad would have been banned under old rules, auditor says
Bonnie Lysyk says the background information about the infrastructure ads led them to believe " the purpose of this campaign was to ensure the government is receiving credit for its actions.” ...
Bill 201 ‘moves in direction’ of solving apparent pay-to-play: Integrity commissioner
J. David Wake suggests a "sliding scale" of contributions could reduce the risk of any conflict of interest. ...