Amendments to Bill 201 have been approved and it's ready for second reading, and more major changes to come. ...
Daily Archives: August 30, 2016
Patrick Brown does the media circuit to apologize for his sex-ed letter
PC Leader Patrick Brown is denying he wrote the controversial letter, but refusing to name the person or people who did. ...
Ontario scores ‘stable’ credit rating, but fiscal outlook hazy beyond 2018
Moody's, S&P, DBRS and Fitch say ballooning debt remains a 'key weakness' for the province. Ontario’s credit agencies are satisfied with the province’s path to fiscal balance, for now ... ...
Wynne calls climate change ‘the most pressing global issue of our time’ in Mexico speech
Wynne is in Mexico on a mission to promote economic and climate ties. Mexico is also working on a cap-and-trade system, starting with a pilot project that will launch in November, the first step towards a national carbon ...
Put legalized pot in the LCBO, public employee union says with new poll
According to a new Nanos poll, commissioned by the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union, the LCBO is the weed dealer of choice for many Ontarians. ...
PC MPPs play hooky from Bill 201 committee, on principle
Randy Hillier and Steve Clark gave an impromptu interview to QP Briefing over breakfast Tuesday morning, instead of attending the committee going clause-by-clause through the election financing legislation. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, August 30. Politics moves pretty fast. Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown, for example ... ...