The members of the committee will get a $1,900 per diem and the panel will be reimbursed for "reasonable expenses incurred in connection with their duties." ...
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Cheri DiNovo’s bill attempts to unshackle Toronto from the OMB
But Municipal Affairs Minister Bill Mauro would only say the government's ongoing review will not end up in the Ontario Municipal Board being abolished. ...
Paul Calandra joins the Tory ticket for 2018
The Progressive Conservatives continue to ram through nomination contests before new rules for election finances take effect. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Thursday, November 10. ...
Chiefs of staff to get booted from political fundraising events, government house leader says
New rules for nomination contestants would also come into effect on July 1, 2017, to give the chief electoral officer time to deal with what he has called an "onerous" process for both his office and aspirant candidates. ...
Howard Sapers leaving federal post to head up Ontario’s segregation review
The Correctional Investigator of Canada will step down and turn his sights on segregation in Ontario. ...
Changing Workplaces review delayed as business prodded to consult
Final recommendations for changes to the Employment Standards Act and Labour Relations Act are expected in February 2017, with changes to personal emergency leave provisions coming this fall session. ...
Liberal byelection candidate booed at debate in Niagara West-Glanbrook
But Vicky Ringuette said she isn't fazed and that "differences of opinion" are what good democracy is made of. ...
NDP byelection candidate defends signing up with PC party in September
When Mike Thomas, the New Democrats’ candidate in the Niagara West-Glanbrook byelection, bought a Progressive Conservative party membership in September, it was just business as usual, he says. Thomas, the former head ...
‘This isn’t the Hallelujah’: Basic income proponents worry proposal isn’t enough to eliminate poverty gap
The outline of the government's basic income pilot project may not be enough to narrow the poverty gap, advocates are warning. ...