Health Minister Eric Hoskins says using the new pharmacare plan for young people to influence other provinces is a "very good comparison" to what was done with the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan. ...
Daily Archives: April 28, 2017
Ontario NDP takes a pass on ‘Leap Manifesto’ debate
Deputy Ontario NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, who is still considering a bid to replace federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair, says “there is not a separation in this issue.” ...
Seen: Rent control bill proposes landlords pay tenants they evict for their own purposes
Bill 124 also brings all private units, including those built after November 1991 and are currently exempt, under the yearly rent increase cap set by the province ...
Pollster: Liberals can expect popularity boost after unveiling budget goodies, but will it last?
Pharmacare for young folks, coupled with a wiped-out deficit, spells a "good political budget," says the executive vice-president of Mainstreet Research. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Milloy: Basic income pilot will require a big rethink by all Ontarians
Apropos of the new basic income pilot project, columnist John Milloy says Ontarians need to start thinking of poverty in terms of a person's dignity. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, April 28. ...