“What message are we sending to women in this province?” said gender-based violence educator Farrah Khan. “Where are people going to go?” ...
Author Archives: Jack Hauen
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for May 24, 2019 ...
‘Funding must be restored’: Former health ministers from all three major parties demand Elliott reverse public health cuts
"If the government wants to end hallway medicine, as you have pledged, one of the best ways to do that is to actually invest more, not less, in public health," their open letter reads. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Thursday, May 23, 2019. ...
Program spending will need to hit ‘historic lows’ to achieve government’s plan, FAO says
The province's independent financial watchdog says the government will need to make steep cuts in the back half of its mandate to keep its financial promises. ...
Ford government cuts Poverty Reduction Strategy Program by more than half
Hamilton's Food4Kids program was helped “more than I could even begin to convey,” by the PRSP, the program's founder said. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Friday, May 17, 2019 ...
Experts weigh in on the protest effect on the Ford government
While Ford and Harris both aimed to cut government spending, only one of them seemed to have a concrete plan, one expert said. ...
Your Question Period Briefing: Mean-spirited nonsense
What was asked and answered in question period on May 16, 2019. ...
Ottawa announces new measures to combat opioid crisis, including 18 research programs in Ontario
Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced $10.7 million for 33 new research initiatives across the country. ...