After recovering from the recession, the government is pitching multiyear “recovery plan” to return to a balanced budget by 2024-25. ...
Author Archives: Jessica Smith Cross
OPSEU blames decades of public service cuts for violence in provincial jails
Correctional Services Minister Marie-France Lalonde suggested Wednesday's budget will contain some direction on the future of corrections reform in Ontario. ...
As arbitration looms, OMA ramps up campaign, blaming Liberals for health-care wait times
Billions of dollars are riding on the outcome of the binding arbitration between the government and doctors represented by the Ontario Medical Association. ...
Auditor General slams IESO accounting as ‘bogus,’ warns she might issue adverse opinion on province’s books
Bonnie Lysyk accused the IESO of responding to her office's questions with "non-truths." ...
Your Question Period briefing: The Liberal laugh-track edition
The best heckle of the day award goes to the numerous Liberals who shouted "Giddy-up" in response to a question about the horse-racing industry. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Monday, March 26. ...
The QP Briefing Podcast: Return of the Oosterhoff
We talk about the night he called on his former leader to resign, about pro-life politics, and about looking a little like Anakin Skywalker in an internet meme. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Premier announces $2.1 billion in spending on mental health care over four years
Premier Kathleen Wynne said the funding isn't about the upcoming election. ...
Government under fire on the home care file, promises to make new investments
Under a new government agency, personal support workers will be left "with no medical supports, no oversight, and no protection," an advocate for the workers charges. ...