The government’s Bill 68, the Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, already proposed to give municipal councillors up to 20 weeks for a parental or pregnancy leave. ...
Daily Archives: April 24, 2017
Jail reform requires bigger slice of budget, Ontario human rights commissioner says
A problem in the Correctional Services Ministry is that "they agree to policy changes without putting in the kinds of resources you need to make those policy changes a reality," according to Ontario human rights commissi ...
Seen: Rent control bill hits the table
The Rental Fairness Act will expand rent-increase caps to all private units, among other things. ...
Health minister holding out for national pharmacare, not NDP made-in-Ontario plan
The NDP pharmacare plan, first announced by leader Andrea Horwath Saturday at the New Democrats’ convention, would create a list of 125 “essential” medicines for which Ontarians would pay no more than a $6.11 co-payment ...
How Ontario’s $150-million, three-year basic income pilot will work
Up to 4,000 people in Hamilton, Thunder Bay, Lindsay, Brantford and Brant County, Ont., areas will test out the province's three-year, $150-million basic income pilot. ...
CO-ORDINATOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Co-ordinator will be responsible for assisting in the execution of the government relations program of the Ontario Region. ...
Question period liveblog
What was asked in Question Period on Monday April 24. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, April 24. ...
Liberals still trail PCs in new poll, but not as badly
A new Campaign Research poll suggests the PCs still have some work to do. ...