Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, July 21. ...
Author Archives: Jessica Smith Cross
Doctor coalition say tentative agreement could cap the care physicians provide, OMA disagrees
But the Ontario Medical Association says it's not patients' medical care that will be capped, it's doctors' collective compensation. ...
Ontario’s first culture strategy has a star endorsement — but no new money
The beloved Canadian writer of Alias Grace and Oryx and Crake supports the plan to get more Canadian literature into schools. ...
Seen: MTO’s ‘life hack’ ad
After scaring the crap out of everyone last month with a public service announcement about distracted driving, the Ministry of Transportation is now taking a more humourous route to getting people to stop using their p ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, July 19. ...
Council of the Federation primer: What’s on the agenda in Whitehorse
There are strange things done in the midnight sun — but no need to worry about that, as the sun will set shortly after 11 p.m. on the days the premiers gather in Whitehorse. ...
Seen: Hoskins announces $100 million for home care, including caregiver respite
Health Minister Eric Hoskins made the announcement at the Simon Apartments, a supportive housing complex in downtown Toronto. Jessica Smith Cross / QP Briefing Health Minister Eric Hoskins announced $100 million of sp ...
Wynne: If conflict of interest is a concern, government should look seriously at solutions
Over the summer, the standing committee on general government has been holding consultation sessions on election financing legislation before it goes to second reading in the fall. ...
Heard: Misinformation in the doctor debate, Hoskins suggests
A little misinformation is being spread as Ontario's doctors duke it out online and in the news media concerning their tentative agreement with the government. The debate is getting heated — the Concerned Ontario Doct ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new or recently renewed registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...