8:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. the Standing Committee on Public Accounts will meet to continue its hearing into the Auditor General’s report on the ORNGE air ambulance service. 9 a.m. The Standing Committee on Regulations and ...
Author Archives: QP Briefing Staff
Seen, heard happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere * Premier Dalton McGuinty unwittingly revealed a telling political truth during Question Period on Monday — that understanding a question in Question Period is often i ...
On the agenda – June 5
8:45 a.m. The Standing Committee on Government Agencies will meet to consider appointments. 8:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. the Standing Committee on Estimates will continue its review of the 2012-2013 Estimates of the Ministry ...
People on the move
Gord Peters has been elected Grand Chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians at its annual general assembly. Peters is from the Delaware Nation, Moravian of the Thames, near Chatham. Warren White, chief o ...
Low marks for planning policies
Inside Ontario is a weekly roundup of issues prepared by Contributing Editor Kenyon Wallace. An internationally renowned urban policy expert has slammed Ontario land planners for what he characterizes as a concerted att ...
The week ahead
Monday, June 4 11:45 a.m. or immediately following Question Period, the Legislature will consider two motions that were deferred Thursday: the motion for second reading of Bill 55, An Act to implement Budget measures an ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * The use of electronic medical records is expanding through a new program called the Peer Leader Support Network Project. The purpose of the project is to encourage ...
This week's bills
Bill 13, Accepting Schools Act, was amended in the Standing Committee on Social Policy and sent back to the house for third reading. It’s expected forward for third reading vote on Monday. The competing Tory effort, Bill ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Officials from both the Ministry of Health and the Ontario Medical Association could meet as early as next week in an effort to kick start talks. Negotiations have ...
Political memo: The boomerang bill
By Greg Crone Queen’s Park is a land of make believe. There are certain things we pretend to be true but are really convenient fictions. For example, we pretend that the Premier advises the Lieutenant Governor but rea ...