Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, Feb. 26. ...
Author Archives: Geoff Zochodne
Budget 2016: Ontario to set up single drug plan, but hike costs for seniors
Even with the changes, the government says Ontario seniors will still pay among the lowest "out-of-pocket" expenditures for prescription drugs in Canada - but the opposition disagrees. ...
Budget 2016: Government prepares for $400-million splurge on business schemes
The new investments to be made under the Business Growth Initiative are intended to throw startups a lifeline, as well as fund new research and development efforts and cut through red tape. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, Feb. 25. ...
Your afternoon recap
Your afternoon roundup of news and noteworthy items for Wednesday, Feb. 24. ...
Government’s power-hungry energy planning bill takes criticism at committee stage
Bill 135 would allow the government to essentially boss around the IESO and OEB, the province’s administrator and regulator, respectively, of the electricity system. ...
Climate change minister says cap-and-trade fuel costs will be a ‘wash’ with new programs
“Is this going to be a big noticeable change? No. Are we concerned about it? Yes,” says Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, Feb. 24. ...
Your afternoon recap
Your afternoon roundup of news and noteworthy items for Tuesday, Feb. 23. ...
Wynne: Applications for $200M natural gas loan program to be accepted by year’s end
Meanwhile, the Ontario Energy Board is preparing to hold a hearing on possible ways the costs of expanding natural gas service could be recouped. ...