Geoff Zochodne, Author at QP Briefing

Patrick Brown won’t get involved in PC nomination fights – even for Doug Ford

Brown told reporters Thursday night he would not get in involved in nomination fights, even in Niagara West-Glanbrook, where PC Party president and former Conservative MP Rick Dykstra is reportedly set to battle Tony Qui ...

Live: QP Briefing’s coverage of the Scarborough-Rouge River byelection (Update: No longer live)

QP Briefing's reporters are tweeting live from the three major campaign headquarters for the byelection in Scarborough-Rouge River. Follow along, ASAP. ...

Ontario, Quebec and Mexico get cozy over cap and trade, carbon pricing

The three governments says they “wish to deepen their collaboration by conducting cooperation activities on carbon markets with the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” ...

Ontario has a lot to lose if auto industry exits, study shows

New research shows Ontario could lose billions in economic activity and thousands of jobs if auto industry leaves the province. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, Sept. 1. The Scarborough-Rouge River byelection is finally here. What began with the surprise (and still sort of mysterious) resignation of veteran Liberal MPP ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, August 31. There's a competition getting underway for the rights to three Greater Toronto Area casino sites, reports the Toronto Star. ...

Wynne calls climate change ‘the most pressing global issue of our time’ in Mexico speech

Wynne is in Mexico on a mission to promote economic and climate ties. Mexico is also working on a cap-and-trade system, starting with a pilot project that will launch in November, the first step towards a national carbon ...

Put legalized pot in the LCBO, public employee union says with new poll

According to a new Nanos poll, commissioned by the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union, the LCBO is the weed dealer of choice for many Ontarians. ...

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, August 30. Politics moves pretty fast. Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown, for example ... ...

Could Ontario, someday, link its cap-and-trade system with Mexico?

Mexico announced earlier this month that it plans to start a voluntary emissions trading system, also known as cap and trade, to help it combat climate change. Ontario has noticed. ...

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