Premier Kathleen Wynne is embarking on another international trade mission, this time to Israel and the West Bank. Wynne plans to visit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Bethlehem from May 15-20, leading a delegation that will ...
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Seen: ORPP board’s nominating committee named
Ontario's pension scheme is one step closer to a reality, with the nominating committee that will choose the plan's board of directors now appointed. On Friday, the province named members of the nominating committee t ...
Happening: OPSEU ends nursing week disappointed in Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
OPSEU president Warren (Smokey) Thomas is dissapointed by the RNAO's call for more registered nurses in Ontario hospitals, who would replace lower-trained registered practical nurses. ...
Province on the hook after judge rules frequent lockdowns are ‘cruel and unusual treatment’
Lockdowns have been a recurring problem in Ontario jails, due in large part to staffing shortages. ...
What was asked in question period
For Thursday, May 12. ...
Seen: Private member’s eating disorder awareness bill passes second reading
A private member's bill to establish a provincial eating disorder awareness week passed second reading on Thursday and is slated for some committee scrutiny. Should it pass, Liberal MPP Glenn Thibeault's Bill 189 woul ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants recently registered or renewed their registration with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. In each case, the name of the client is provided. New Registrations Devan Sommervill ...
Pot dispensaries in ‘tricky grey area’: Premier
With federal legislation in the offing, province is left to grapple with 'exactly what is the line between medical marijuana and recreational marijuana,' Kathleen Wynne says. ...
Liberal MPP says New Democrat stole his bill and ‘political capital’
Arthur Potts says he was making headway on a bill to ban parents having to pay a fee to stay on a waiting list for child care - and then Peter Tabuns introduced a private member's bill to address the same issue. ...
What was asked in question period
For Wednesday, May 11. ...