'This would damage the credibility of my office,' Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk says of provisions in Building Ontario Up Act - and she gets sympathetic ear from new Tory leader Patrick Brown. ...
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In speech to legislature, Couillard touts Ontario-Quebec alliance as ‘a force to be reckoned with’
The occasion also made for a dramatic first speech in the legislature from new PC Leader Patrick Brown, as he took a few swipes at the Liberals in his response to the Quebec premier. ...
PC Leadership: Patrick Brown elected new Progressive Conservative leader
Patrick Brown defeated rival Christine Elliott by at least 1,000 voting points, on a PC member voter turnout of 49.3 per cent. ...
PC leadership convention results will be out early Saturday
Unlike the dramatic scenes that often unfold at delegated conventions, the PC convention will be an uncomplicated affair that will barely last two hours. ...
Ontario sheds 14,000 jobs in April, but unemployment rate drops to national average
The province's trend echoed the national one, which saw a healthy increase in full-time jobs but a greater decrease in part-time jobs. ...
Personal injury lawyers raise alarm on reduced benefits for catastrophic injuries
The changes, made in the budget as the government's latest effort to reduce auto insurance rates, will reduce catastrophic injury benefits from $2 million to $1 million ...
War of words erupts over Queen’s Park BlackBerry-only policy
A petition introduced by Shafiq Qaadri that having to use the Canadian smartphone is 'handicapping, retarding and penalizing MPPs' and staff draws a strong rebuke from Waterloo MPP Michael Harris. ...
Wrapping up his term as interim PC leader, Wilson tried to set a friendlier tone
Wilson said he knows both of the leadership contenders, and feels they are committed to continuing his strategy of "agreeing to disagree" in a calmer way with groups such as public sector unions. ...
PC bill would give priority to veterans in public service hiring
A similar bill has been passed at the federal level, but it's not yet clear whether it's been effective enough at getting jobs for veterans. ...
Alberta NDP could ‘open up’ carbon conversation: Murray
Ontario's environment minister said he had a good working relationship with the Alberta PC government, and didn't predict any radical changes coming with the NDP. ...
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