Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, June 23. ...
Author Archives: Jessica Smith Cross
Protesters arrested as ‘chemical dump’ protest locks down Ontario legislature
Six activists were arrested after dumping liquid from barrels labelled 'mercury' in front of Queen's Park this morning. ...
Parliamentary assistant musical chairs leaves only three Liberal MPPs standing
Parliamentary assistant appointments omit Madeleine Meilleur, Harinder Takhar and Mario Sergio. ...
Heard: Trillium Party byelection candidate an activist, real estate agent and Playboy model
The Trillium Party is running a candidate in the Scarborough-Rouge River byelection who’s an activist, real estate agent and Playboy model. “I’m an activist and I’m pretty passionate about my beliefs,” Ania Krosinska ...
Metrolinx building four more GO stations in Toronto, bringing the total to eight
The transportation minister declined to weigh in, however, on whether the city would be getting those new stations without the mayor's SmartTrack plan. ...
Metrolinx building four GO train stations in Toronto
But SmartTrack still exists, despite significant changes to its plans, Mayor John Tory insists. The city will be required to contribute to the cost of the new stations. ...
Province, feds announce $640-million affordable housing deal
A week before the first ministers' meeting, the federal and provincial governments made a $640-million affordable housing announcement. ...
GO train extension to Bowmanville officially announced
The provincial government announced GO trains will be running as far east as Bowmanville, while Metrolinx continues to work on its agreement with CP on use of its rail corridor. ...
Doctors concerned with minister’s increased power in health-care overhaul legislation
The Ontario Medical Association and the Concerned Ontario Doctors have some concerns about the province's Patients First legislation. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new or recently renewed with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...