... at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Police in Windsor have been awarded an 11.7 per cent wage increase over the next four years from an arbitrator, costing the city $1.8 million annually, according to M ...
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Who's lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. In each case, the name of their client is provided. Monday, Jan. 14 Chris Benedetti of Sussex Strateg ...
Seen, heard, happening …
... at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * The province is shelling out $40 million to improve long-term care for seniors across Ontario, Health Minister Deb Matthews announced Tuesday. An additional 250 sho ...
The week, for better or worse
It's been a good week for: Liberal leadership candidate Kathleen Wynne, after rival Glen Murray dropped out to support her. She also leads the pack with the largest number of party members who have declared their intent ...
People on the move
* Jennifer McKenzie, the chairwoman of Ottawa's English public school board, says she will seek the New Democratic Party's nomination in Ottawa Centre, a riding held by MPP Yasir Naqvi, president of the Ontario Liberal P ...
Seen, heard, happening …
... at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere * Looking for a home in Windsor? Well, the Ministry of Transportation is selling 100 homes in the area for a song. The ministry purchased several homes that lie adjacen ...
Toronto casino consultations get rough ride
As the City of Toronto begins a public consultation process to gauge the reaction to a casino, things got off to a rough start Wednesday when most of the residents in attendance abandoned the planned open-house format an ...
Seen, heard, happening …
... at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * The provincial government will close its last two coal plants by the end of 2013, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Thursday. The Lambton and Nanticoke plants will s ...
Seen, heard, happening …
... at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Premier Dalton McGuinty said late Wednesday his government will take ETFO to the Ontario Labour Relations Board to prevent the union's "political protest" on Friday. ...
Seen, heard, happening …
...happening in and around Queen's Park. * A lawyer with the city of Windsor is despairing that his border city lacks some of the patriotism on display across the river in Detroit. To remedy this lack of Canadian pride, ...