Warren "Smokey" Thomas says the union will do everything it can to stop the sale of the provincial liquor agency - but has stopped short of acquiring it as a way to protect members' jobs. ...
Author Archives: John Michael McGrath
Smiles not mandatory: Pan Am obligations not as lush as IOC’s
How the GTA will be handling VIPs for the 2015 Games is a far cry from the demands reportedly issued to potential host cities of the 2022 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Commission. ...
CUPE president suggests Wynne will be retirement security’s ‘Tommy Douglas’
CUPE national president Paul Moist says Canada's workers need federal-provincial collaboration – but provincial leadership will do. ...
Duguid tight-lipped while proclaiming Liberal transparency
Minister of Infrastructure Brad Duguid mainly avoided questions about MaRS at today's estimates committee. ...
MaRS could be sold, but all options are on the table: Duguid
The Minister of Infrastructure says the government isn't ruling out selling the troubled office tower in downtown Toronto. ...
Just how bad are the Tories’ membership numbers?
The Tories have lost 90 per cent of the members they had in 2002, but even in the heady days of 100,000-plus membership, it appears a fraction of that number was active in the party. ...
Sousa launches electronic 50-50 charity tickets
Finance minister announces a new pilot project for electronic 50-50 charity raffles at Air Canada Centre, one that's already being used for Toronto Maple Leafs games. ...
MacLeod prepares campaign launch set for Oct. 19
MacLeod's all-but-official entry into the race makes her the last of the expected contestants – but Tories have until Jan. 30, 2015, to surprise us. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, October 3. ...
Fraser Institute report questions climate models
Right-leaning think-tank tells government to reconsider climate models, but report relies on increasingly dubious claim of a global warming 'pause.' ...
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