Least regulated system in Canada as seen in Ministry of Education-endorsed diplomas being handed out with lack of oversight on who is getting them. ...
Author Archives: John Michael McGrath
Tory hopeful his bill for paved highway shoulders will find support
PC MPP Norm Miller says paved shoulders will increase cycling in the province, and advocates say everyone will be safer. ...
Ontario government apologizes for Huronia abuse
Party leaders Wynne, Hudak and Horwath all express their sorrow - 'for your pain, for your losses, and for the impact that these experiences must have had on your faith in this province'. ...
Pan Am Games athletes’ village on home stretch
Partners and VIPs celebrate a construction milestone - the 'topping off' with the building's final girder - and share congratulations for a facility that is now three-quarters completed ...
USW, miner families agree to review of mining rules instead of inquiry
Comprehensive review of mining regulations is less than what USW and miners’ families want, but still represents strongest scrutiny than the industry's received in 30 years. ...
CDAO: AFP not always the best value for money
Engineers and designers say Infrastructure Ontario is using the AFP model on projects where it doesn't make sense ─ but they like what they see in Bill 141. ...
Prue’s ‘tip-out’ bill passes clause-by-clause, eventually
A law aimed at ending employers from clawing back tips passes through committee a bit heftier but a lot more likely to become law. ...
For P3 program add another P, as in permanent funding
Health Minister Matthews announces continued support for HIV-positive moms-to-be under the Positive Pregnancy Program ...
Ford on outside looking in as Wynne, Kelly tout ‘good meeting’
With Toronto mayor on the sideline, Premier and deputy mayor seek to develop 'stable, reliable' partnership after a meeting that delved into transit and social housing ...
Opposition champing at the bit to grill Wynne about gas plant
Tories and NDP suggest government has been trying to distract the public on the cancelled plant but, undeterred, have some questions for the Premier when she appears before justice committee ...