New Democrat MPP Rosario Marchese wants to give municipalities power to regulate bars and clubs so they need not rely on "sledgehammer" land-use laws. Not all business owners are convinced. ...
Author Archives: John Michael McGrath
Matthews announces cataract, colonoscopy procedures moving to community health centres
Opponents of the move say this represents an opening of the floodgates to privatized health care, in which clinics will charge for services already covered by OHIP. ...
Hudak’s second transit teaser: traffic management
Tories propose various methods to smooth the flow of traffic - but rule out photo radar. ...
Peterson to conspiracy theorists (and suspicious reporters): “You’re wrong.”
There's nothing to uncover about the late-Friday announcement that Saad Rafi will replace Ian Troop as CEO of the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games, insists the Games chairman. ...
Fedeli releases his latest ‘Focus on Finance,’ calls transit taxes a ‘spin tool’
Tory finance critic Vic Fedeli says accounting rule changes in 2002 mean government is playing a shell game with tax dollars. ...
Decision time for Ontario as Golden lays out transit options
Spelling out 'the benefits of acting and the consequences of inaction,' Transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel suggests various taxes dedicated to improving infrastructure for moving people more effectively. ...
Another divisive election issue looms: transit taxes
In wake of Golden report, fighting words already as Murray's promise of transit taxes (and jobs) in spring budget finds no support from Horwath and Hudak. ...
Big Move is a big mistake, transit consultant suggests
Neptis Foundation reports urges changes to regional transit plans before it's too late - but Transportation Minister Glen Murray says major course correction not in the works. ...
An electric GO train system appears to gain steam
Transportation Minister Glen Murray touts fuel cells as a source of electric power - while NDP MPP Jonah Schein pushes a bill that would call for electrification of the new Union-Pearson line. ...
AG Report: Public being railroaded by government’s shunting of ONTC
Cost of divesting Ontario Northland Transportation Commission could be as high as $800 million while payback for taxpayers could take 'a decade or longer.' ...
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