The Tory leader aims to slash inefficiencies in education - but separate schools aren't in the mix. ...
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Top doc says OMA has ‘no policy’ on private health care after survey stirs up concerns
A survey sent to thousands of doctors challenges the province's all-holy health-care axioms. ...
Queen’s Park is swarming with lobbyists who want a piece of Patrick Brown, report suggests
Integrity commissioner notes “dramatic” rise in government whistleblowers, on top of spike in registered lobbyists. ...
Education minister defends separate school funding amid threat of lawsuit
A coalition called One Public Education Now is reportedly launching a lawsuit opposing taxpayer funding for Catholic schools as a charter violation. ...
Ontario to offer high-school students more hands-on job experience
The government is also tweaking the high-school career studies course to focus on financial literacy. ...
Premier tears into Trump’s ‘appalling’ retreat from climate change accord
The impending collapse of American commitment puts a hitch in the Liberals’ step-by-step march toward cap-and-trade, and could threaten Wynne’s signature green program. ...
Child protection bill passes as social conservatives fear ‘overreach by the state’
The bill also sets out processes by which societies can amalgamate with each other, and gives the minister the power to compel societies to do so. ...
French language commissioner says Ontario’s francophone services still lacking
In a 95-page report released Tuesday, French Language Services Commissioner François Boileau highlighted major improvements in the 10 years since he took on the newly created role, but also laid out major gaps facing fra ...
Heard: Legislature passes patient protection law
The new bill also requires parents to complete an education session before they can exempt their children from mandatory immunizations for non-medical reasons. ...
Environmental commissioner calls for renewable energy centres and “grey water” use
Treating and pumping those two water systems amounts to nearly $260 million a year, about 40 per cent of municipal energy use. ...