Toronto Mayor John Tory came to Queen's Park on Monday with a trial balloon to float: He wants the province to allow photo radar to free up police officers from mundane traffic-management tasks. ...
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With Airbnb pilot project, province starts move toward sharing economy regulation
The new project will see Airbnb take steps to inform users about the province's laws and regulations — including the requirement to accurately report rental income and pay all necessary taxes. ...
Seen: Three private member’s bills pass second reading
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The nitty gritty details of Ontario’s new wine sales regime
Here's your explainer on the very, very complicated plan the government has laid out to get wine sold at grocery story checkout counters. ...
Ed Clark’s key remarks at the technical briefing on wine liberalization
From minimum prices to tax rates to the possibility of liberalizing spirits sales, the government's privatization guru gave an on-the-record briefing session before Thursday's announcement of wine in grocery stores. ...
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From the scrums: Speaker Dave Levac on the potential use of e-petitions
A committee has recommended the legislature allow electronic petitions, but there's still more study and debate to be done on which model should be used for them. ...
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