Deputy NDP leader Jagmeet Singh filed a complaint. ...
Author Archives: Jessica Smith Cross
Heard: Ontario lost manufacturing jobs, yet unemployement rate dropped in June: StatsCan
Ontario lost 4,200 jobs last month, even as the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 6.4 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. Higher job losses in manufacturing were offset by gains in the service sector. Financ ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new or recently renewed registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Seen: A canoe with 35,000 letters and petition signatures inside
Labour and environmental groups filled a canoe with letters and petitions about Grassy Narrows, and portaged it to Queen's Park. Jessica Smith Cross / QP Briefing A group of activists portaged a canoe to Queen's Park ...
What Ontario’s elections legislation omits
The chief electoral officer's annual report releases string of recommendations including allowing weekend voting to boost turnout. ...
Heard: First ‘ridesharing’ insurance policy approved in Ontario
The provincial government announced Thursday it had approved a regulatory change under the Insurance Act that allows commercial fleet insurance to be offered for vehicles that can be hired through an online application ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, July 6. ...
Meilleur officially resigns – but her heir apparent takes a pass on running for her seat
The former AG had announced prior to the cabinet shuffle that she would step down - now two byelections are in the offing. ...
Non-profit fears home-care shutdown as ministry begins ‘Patients First’ overhaul
Personal support workers say they are feeling the pressure of squeezed budgets - including demands that they pay for part of their own benefits. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, June 5. ...