The regulations affect 340 employers, including hospitals, school boards, universities, colleges and designated provincial agencies. ...
Daily Archives: September 6, 2016
Seen: Expanded powers for death oversight council
The province says changes to the Coroners Act will increase transparency and accountability. The body that oversees Ontario's chief coroner will be able to recommend when a inquest is called under a new regulation. ...
Heard: Ombudsman received 701 school board complaints in year one of new mandate
About 85 per cent of the 701 cases have been resolved, and no formal investigations have been launched to date. ...
Happening: Patrick Brown’s first corn roast
If the Liberal government's proposal to ban politicians from fundraisers goes through, such corn roasts could soon be a thing of the past. ...
Ontario should guard against a Cambie Clinic case of its own: NDP
Ontario should tackle its health-care wait lists to prevent a Charter challenge similar to the ongoing case in B.C., says the Ontario NDP's health critic. ...
Unifor picks General Motors as target automaker in ongoing labour talks
GM will serve as the template for contracts with Fiat Chrysler and Ford, but an impasse at the bargaining table could also mean a strike at the former, as early as Sept. 19. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, September 6. It's back-to-school for Ontario's students today amid what the Toronto Star is calling a time of "labour peace." ...