What was asked and answered in question period on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. ...
Author Archives: Jack Hauen
Mayor Tory promises to fight Ford cuts to Toronto ‘ward by ward and door to door’
Board of Health Chair Joe Cressy has promised to make the province see things his way and reverse their cuts to public health across Ontario. ...
‘Relatively more affordable does not mean affordable’: Experts lukewarm on changes to Ontario development charges
Toronto councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam said the City will be left shortchanged again by the province's new rules. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Friday, May 3. ...
Ontario’s new housing plan: developers ecstatic, opposition ‘concerned,’ activists ‘furious’
If the government really wanted to increase housing stock, they could regulate Airbnb, the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations said. ...
‘General strike’ against Doug Ford prompts criticism from left and right
There was just one problem with the May Day general strike: no one told the unions. ...
Your Question Period Briefing: Taking with both hands
What was asked and answered in question period on Wednesday, May 1. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning briefing for Wednesday, May 1. ...
Health-care workers stage massive protest in front of Queen’s Park
Asked about the protest — among the largest her government has seen thus far — Health Minister Christine Elliott said Bill 74 is intended to strengthen the public system, not dismantle it. ...
Province mulls one-time Toronto Public Health funding injection
Dr. Eileen De Villa is also asking the province to match funding for the student nutrition programs, which have become a flashpoint for disagreement over public health cuts. ...