PC Leader says his party will strike a principled and measured tone when fall legislative sitting starts next week, adopting a different approach that won't be 'blindly partisan' ...
Author Archives: Brian Platt
PCs name shadow cabinet – with Brown as education critic
Steve Clark and Sylvia Jones were named as new deputy leaders of the party, and former interim leader Jim Wilson will take over from Clark as house leader ...
Wynne ‘very distraught’ by anti-sex-ed graffiti
Parents' protest hits a low as Thorncliffe Park schools defaced, raising more questions about the challenge of defusing tensions and integrating immigrant communities into the public school system. ...
Johnson & Johnson sets up MaRS lab – with $19.4-million subsidy
The provincial funding comes from the Jobs and Prosperity fund, and will see the company set up a 40,000-square-foot incubator in the Phase 2 office tower - its first such facility outside of the United States. ...
Wynne, Tory talk Olympics, but pricetag an open question
A week before the Sept. 15 deadline to confirm Toronto's interest in bidding, neither politician could give any information about whether their cash-strapped governments can realistically afford such a project. ...
Four takeaways from the Simcoe North byelection
Liberal attacks on Brown as a social conservative failed to make an impact, while the NDP didn't see a boost at the polls from the Hydro One issue. ...
Unemployment rises as more Ontarians looking for work
An increase of 30,200 full-time jobs was offset by 33,000 lost part-time jobs, but the addition of 26,000 more people to the labour force caused the first rise in unemployment of 2015. ...
Brown cruises to easy victory in Simcoe North byelection
Winning with more than 50 per cent of the vote, Brown called the Liberals' attempt to "smear" him on social issues an "utter failure." ...
Voting day in Simcoe North as Patrick Brown vies for seat
While Brown is hoping to cruise to an easy victory in safe PC territory, NDP will also get their first indication of whether Hydro One issue translates into voter support on election day ...
Brampton mayor threatens to call referendum on LRT project
The province, which is funding the entirety of the $1.6-billion project, declined to comment on the prospect of a referendum, but Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca has said a decision is needed "urgently." ...
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