QP Briefing's weekend podcast welcomes Ontario's youngest-ever MPP as a special guest. ...
Author Archives: Jessica Smith Cross
Ahead of party convention, Ontario PCs dismiss threats from shunned Conservatives
Conservatives objecting to the party's policy process are "whining and crying," according to the party's policy lead for the upcoming convention. ...
Tory complaints over omnibus marijuana bill ‘just conspiracy thinking,’ government house leader says
PCs seek to separate out school bus camera legislation from a bill that primarily lays the groundwork for setting up pot shops next summer. ...
Health Minister fills in some of the gaps in recent health-care policy announcements
Many of the details of the new Personal Support Services Ontario aren't available, including how much it will cost, how many personal support workers it will hire, and when it will be up and running. ...
Progressive Conservatives vow to push back $15-an-hour minimum wage to 2022
The PCs are promising to keep the minimum wage lower than the government has promised, if they win the 2018 election. ...
Ontario small business corporate income tax cut announced in fall economic statement
A rate to 3.5 per cent from 4.5 per cent comes as update forecasts Ontario's real GDP growth at 2.8 per cent in 2017, higher than the 2.3 per cent forecast in the 2017-18 budget as well as an increase in revenue. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: With special guest Todd Smith
QP Briefing's podcast is back for another week, this time with special guest Todd Smith. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
The debaters: Which MPPs have spoken the most — and the least — in the House this session
One Liberal MPP explains why he hasn't been to the legislature this session, while another explains he'd rather work behind the scenes. ...
Working Families complains of ‘ass-backward message’ around new political ad restrictions
Marking the start of the new advertising rules, QP Briefing interviews the spokesman for Ontario's biggest third-party advertiser. ...