Author Archives: QP Briefing Staff

By Kenyon Wallace London Mayor Joe Fontana has confirmed on his personal website that the RCMP is investigating allegations that $20,000 in federal tax dollars were used to cover some of the costs of his son’s wedding r ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * A  new integrated cancer screening system for Ontario was unveiled Tuesday by Health Minister Deb Matthews. Eligible patients will be mailed a yearly screening rem ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived quietly at Queen's Park on Monday – in an nine-car motorcade complete with blaring sirens, flashing lights and a dozen OPP out ...

By Kenyon Wallace Simcoe County is taking a proactive approach to low-income and medium-income residents who want to buy a house. County council has decided to provide up to 10 per cent of the purchase price to prospec ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * New Democratic MPP Cindy Forster announced Friday that the Ontario New Democrats are launching a grassroots protest campaign called MPPs Back to Work that will atte ...

By Kenyon Wallace The City of Hamilton is re-evaluating its free wireless Internet service in the downtown area at a time when many municipalities are looking to expand their wi-fi coverage. Hamilton began offering the ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * CUPE is taking advantage of the “pause” of prorogation to mobilize and educate its membership about the government’s wage-restraint bills, Ontario Vice-President Mi ...