Lake Simcoe activists, citing evidence that developer donations sway municipal elections, are preparing to move from local education campaigns to provincial advocacy. ...
Author Archives: Brian Platt
Bee-killing pesticides in use for at least one more summer
Despite concerns, Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller did not call for a moratorium on the neonicotinoids, and Environment Minister Glen Murray acknowledged farmers were already buying pesticide-coated seeds for 2015 ...
Logging ban urged for Algonquin Park
Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller said ending logging in Ontario's top provincial park would be strongly opposed, but that somebody at Queen's Park needed to stand up for it. ...
Unifor workers on strike at Hamilton parts depot over tiered wages
Unifor has made clear its intentions to fight two-tiered wages across the Canadian auto sector, where new hires are paid less than established employees on a permanent basis. ...
Heard: Environment minister to attend launch of comic book featuring Canadian superheros fighting climate change
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Seen: Nurses’ association warns of health-care risks as full-time employment rate drops
The Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario says increased reliance on part-time workers has consequences for infection control, workplace stress and overall quality of patient care. ...
Provinces moving toward a formalized agency for drug-price negotiations, experts say
A new office for collective negotiations around drug pricing, announced at the provincial health ministers' meeting this week, shows that the provinces are getting more serious about combining their efforts to control co ...
Ranked ballots won’t help turnout, but extending franchise to permanent residents would: study author
The author of a study looking at the demographics of voter turnout said the key to increasing turnout, at least in municipal elections, is to better engage neighbourhoods with large immigrant populations ...
Ontario to help lead initiative on lowering rare disease drug costs
The new working group, announced at the Provincial - Territorial Health Ministers meeting, will see provinces collaborate on expensive drug treatments to negotiate lower costs ...
Prospect of more MPPs in Queen’s Park draws mixed reaction
The Liberal government says it's planning to expand the number of provincial ridings after the next election, but it's too soon to say how many new seats that could be. ...
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