Marco Patrone, Author at QP Briefing

What was asked in question period

What was asked in question period on Thursday, Dec. 3 ...

AG Report 2015: CAS not doing full investigations, background checks

Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk found the Children's Aid Societies 'are not always meeting provincial protection standards, may be closing child-protection cases too soon, and are taking too long to complete investigations ...

AG Report 2015: Economic development funds often awarded by invitation

The report says that over the last five years, the province awarded 80 per cent of its economic development funds to companies it invited to apply in an unadvertised process — which NDP Leader Andrea Horwath labelled as ...

Province rules out expanding land transfer tax beyond Toronto

Municipal Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin made the statement during question period on Tuesday morning, putting an end to what he called a 'campaign of misinformation' by the PCs and real estate groups. ...

What was asked in Question Period

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Heard: Teachers’ union and government reach tentative labour deal

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Syrian refugee housing details ‘fuzzy’ as arrivals loom

The executive director of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants said she doesn't anticipate a housing crisis, but there are contingency plans being made just in case. ...

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Police asked to be ‘extra vigilant’ of anti-refugee backlash

The Canadian Arab Federation and other groups met with the chief of Toronto Police to ask for particular focus to be placed on protecting Syrian refugees from potential hate crimes. ...

Government backpedals on medical pot rules after backlash

One day after Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care defended planned exemption to e-cigarette rules for medical marijuana users, she now says regulation change is under review ...

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