The tabling of the financial accountability officer report will be the first chance to see how the government reacts to independent financial analysis of its future plans. ...
Author Archives: Brian Platt
Wynne threatens to dock teachers’ pay after Nov. 1
The province and the unions will return to the bargaining table for at least eight days of talks, but authority will be given to the school boards to start punitive measures on striking workers if progress isn't made by ...
Sandals defends $2.5-million payout to unions as last step in ‘transformation’
The education minister was unrepentant in justifying the payments that help unions cover their bargaining expenses, and said the government doesn't have — or need — receipts or invoices from the unions ...
Premier and education minister to meet with teacher unions and school boards Friday
As ETFO escalates its job action, Liberal government says it is calling meeting to 'discuss the status of ongoing labour negotiations and the impact of job action on students and parents' ...
Province starting business case study of Toronto-Windsor high speed rail
The study, which has a deadline of February 29, 2016, must outline at least two high speed rail operating scenarios, with at least one of them having a train speed of 300 kilometres per hour or higher. ...
PCs host doctors group at Queen’s Park to protest physician fee cuts
PC leader Patrick Brown has made the fee cuts for doctors one of the major issues for his party in the fall sitting. ...
ORPP implementation to proceed while CPP negotiations take place
To expand the CPP, the federal government will need the consent of two-thirds of provinces — and even if it satisfies Ontario's requirements, those negotiations could take a while. ...
Wynne welcomes new ‘federal partner’ – insists it’s not about the money
The Ontario premier said she's 'most of all' looking forward to a new tone in Ottawa, and will be seeking to build a relationship with Justin Trudeau that's based on more than simply getting repaid for her campaign help. ...
Laws prohibiting destruction of government records take effect Jan. 1
The rules were included in the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, which was passed last December, as a specific reaction to the gas plants document deletion scandal ...
After flat growth in first quarter, Ontario’s economy resumes growth in second quarter
The GDP grew by 0.4 per cent from April through June, the province's economic accounts say — a much improved result from the first quarter, which saw flat GDP growth. ...
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