Despite the one-day filibuster of the bill by the Tories last week, the third reading was passed with unanimous support on Thursday. ...
Author Archives: Brian Platt
Heard: Fairness commissioner’s expenses to be reviewed after Tory criticism
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Liberals defeat bid to add extra hearings on daycare bill
The defeat of opposition amendments means there will only be two days of hearings on the bill, both held in Toronto ...
What was asked in question period on Wednesday
What was asked in question period Wednesday ...
Worker protection bill amended to add holiday pay liability
Despite the more than 400 amendments submitted by the Tories as a filibuster, the Liberals did make three amendments in response to concerns from workers' groups ...
Fast-tracking of daycare bill sparks protests from Tories, NDP
The Tories filibustered a labour bill in committee on Monday to protest time allocation, but the Liberals are proceeding with curtailing debate on more motions ...
Breaking an election promise – raising taxes – and living to tell about it: Greg Sorbara discusses his memoir with QP Briefing
Former Liberal finance minister Greg Sorbara says he wrote a book about his long career at Queen's Park because "we need more documentation of our political history in Ontario." ...
Tories filibuster labour bill in response to time-allocation motion
The PCs say they are protesting the Liberals' move to fast-track Bill 18 through committee, despite the opposition having pledged co-operation. ...
Liberals plan to quickly pass bill that repeals police powers used during G20
The bill, which repeals crowd-control measures in wartime Public Works Protection Act, has previously died twice on the order paper, including on last spring's election call. ...
NDP uses November hydro rate hike to attack privatization
The downside of privatization has been a repeated message from the NDP during the fall sitting, as they argue against selling off Hydro One's local distribution operations ...
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