Author Archives: QP Briefing Staff

By Kenyon Wallace Doctors at a Durham region heart care clinic say OHIP fee reductions imposed by the provincial government have forced them to stop offering specialized monthly clinics for implantable defibrillator pat ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Efforts to cover-up the costs of the cancellation of the Oakville and Mississauga gas plants stretch all the way to the cabinet, Tory energy critic Vic Fedeli and h ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Tory leader Tim Hudak was at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday morning talking gridlock and outlining his “bold new ideas” for reducing traffic congestion in the Greater ...

QP Briefing looks at the highlights of daily Question Period. Questions concerning the release of an additional 20,000 documents connected to the cancellation of gas-fired electricity plants in Oakville and Mississauga ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * John O’Leary’s imminent exit from the Premier’s Office has prompted some restructuring in the Premier’s press office. O’Leary is leaving his job as manager of legi ...

By Kenyon Wallace A unique open-data contest designed to provide useful mobile apps to citizens without dipping into municipal budget is being launched by the the City of Ottawa. Starting in January, Ottawa’s IT subcom ...

By Kenyon Wallace The streets of Barrie are set to become a whole lot more colourful now that city council has approved a $25,000 public art fund. The new fund, to be included in the city’s 2014 budget, will pay for th ...