Author Archives: John Valorzi

Heinz plant to be sold to Toronto company Highbury Canco Corp., meaning 250 of the approximately 800 jobs that were to be cut will be saved. ...

Government working on a deal, Economic Development Minister Eric Hoskins says; other reports suggest a Canadian operator will use plant to supply tomato juice to Heinz. ...

Chrysler's recent multimillion-dollar request has helped to focus the three parties in their positions as to what extent government ought to be providing financial assistance to big business. ...

A bill from rookie Tory MPP Doug Holyday to outsource 'back-office' work seen as a thin edge of wedge to 'open up virtually every public service in Ontario to private companies.' ...

In speech to business audience, Conservative leader tones down anti-labour rhetoric, saying: “Some people tell me they want 'right-to-work' in Ontario but not very many.” ...

Legislation also strives to dovetail provincial initiatives with federal immigration policies. ...

Conservative Leader's plan to tinker with the Rand formula raises hackles of Unifor, which considers that element of labour law (enshrined by former Tory premier Bill Davis) sacrosanct. ...