In the legislature this week, barbs fly over whether Ontarians have a right to know the cost of repairs, or if that information should be kept under wraps pending the competitive bid process. Oh, and the health minister ...
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Seen: Private member’s bills pass first reading
The five latest private member's bills run the gamut of issues in Ontario, from the manufacture and sale of spirits to electoral boundaries to hunting double-crested cormorants. PC MPP Tim Hudak’s Bill 203, the free m ...
Heard: PCs calling on government to scrap Drive Clean
PC environment critic Lisa Thompson is calling on the government to “scrap” the Drive Clean program – and says the Liberals have "lied" about plans to eliminate the testing fee. Thompson said on Friday that the Drive ...
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Health minister axing Community Care Access Centres with new bill
Eric Hoskins said it’s a “significant transformation of our health care system” that transfers the responsibility for home- and community care to the province’s 14 Local Health Integration Networks. ...
Ontario planning for sex reassignment surgeries to be done in-province
In 2009-10, 29 Ontarians received insured sex reassignment surgery procedures; by 2015-16, the number had soared to 158. ...
Seen: Committee hammering out details of summer elections financing consultations
It will be a busy summer of public consultations about election financing. The general government committee met Wednesday to hammer out details of a schedule that will see the committee tour the province this summer, ...
Seen: David Suzuki stars in Ontario government ad for climate change plan
The Ontario government is releasing an ad promoting its soon-to-be-released Climate Change Action Plan that features David Suzuki. The ad is set to roll out this week. It shows Suzuki giving a talk on climate chang ...
Ontario commits $150 million for planning of Toronto’s subway relief line
The Metrolinx money is earmarked for design and engineering, as well as accurate cost estimates, to create a 'shovel ready' plan for the city to at last pursue a long-held dream taking ridership pressure off the Yonge li ...
Opposition calls for health minister’s firing amid data debate
While Premier Kathleen Wynne has recently spoken about a "hypothetical cabinet shuffle," her sources who speak to media have indicated Hoskins will keep his position. ...
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