The Liberal government has proposed Ottawa increase the Canada Health Transfer to the provinces at a rate of 5.2-per-cent annually. ...
Author Archives: Geoff Zochodne
Province loosens new executive pay rules to attract nuclear experts
The new compensation rules for the broader public sector would result in an “incremental annual cost” of about $6- to $8-million more in pay for about 80 employees, OPG says — or about $75,000 to $100,000 more an executi ...
How Ontario plans to protect its cap-and-trade system from the Trump administration
Environment Minister Glen Murray has some assurances, in writing, that Ontario can count carbon emissions reductions in California as the province's own. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, Dec. 12. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: Episode 2
The second episode of QP Briefing's podcast has something to say about the road tolls debate and the first Queen's Park scrum for young PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff. ...
People on the Move
Your weekly update of job moves and appointments. ...
Amid nomination pains, Patrick Brown says PC candidates pushing ‘divisive’ social issues not welcome
The Tories also held a “super-caucus” this week at Queen’s Park, where a handful of PC candidates for 2018 were invited to sit in on a meeting with the already-elected MPPs. ...
A third of Ontario’s $1.9B in cap-and-trade cash could come from one place
A spokesperson said that Enbridge and Union, “will be operated separately post close, as each utility is operating under an existing and approved regulatory framework that runs through 2018.” ...
Opposition leaders vying to take advantage of Liberals’ unpopularity
To mark the end of the fall sitting, both opposition took credit for the premier's low approval rating. ...
Ontario police probe into whistleblower’s allegations of asphalt ‘sample switching’ stymied by lack of info
An expert on fraud, meanwhile, says not listening to whistleblowers can send "the wrong message." ...