Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, August 12. ...
Daily Archives: August 12, 2016
Leone: The tale of two Tim Hudaks
Columnist Rob Leone recalls the former Conservative leader caught between conflicting personas: the man who would be premier and the man who loved professional wrestling, remembered birthdays and had an acerbic wit. ...
People on the Move
Yes, former Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak plans to resign as the MPP for Niagara West-Glanbrook in September. The 20-year veteran of Queen's Park is leaving to join the Ontario Real Estate Association as it ...
Chief electoral officer calls for even tougher contribution limits in Bill 201
Proposed election financing legislation will go for clause-by-clause consideration at the end of August. ...
Teacher unions bristle over proposed crackdown on pre-election advertising
Both ETFO and OECTA believe the Liberal government's election finance legislation should not restrict precampaign third-party spending. ...
Seen: Cho pulling ahead in Scarborough, poll says
A poll commissioned by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance puts the Progressive Conservatives in a narrow lead in the upcoming Scarborough-Rouge River byelection — and suggests a majority of those voters also want the nearb ...
OPG seeking 10-year licence renewal for Pickering nuclear plant
The Liberal government announced in January it was backing a $307-million plan to operate the Pickering plant four years longer, after earlier expectations it would be shuttered by 2020. ...