Adam Capay's case is also raising alarm bells for the Ontario Ombudsman, who recently deployed his staff to visit the 24-year-old indigenous inmate who has become the poster child for the problems swirling the use of seg ...
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Seen: Premier Wynne on a historic walk of Queen’s Park’s political royalty
Historian Arthur Milnes tours the statues on the legislative assembly grounds. ...
Seen: All candidates on the ticket for twin byelections
A new anti-sex-ed party and some familiar faces have signed up with Elections Ontario to run in Ottawa-Vanier and Niagara West-Glanbrook. ...
Basic income adviser Hugh Segal proposes OW, ODSP trade-off
Under the proposed pilot, an Ontario Works recipient would receive at least $1,320 per month, up from the current maximum of $706. ...
Happening: OIPRD probes how Thunder Bay police handle indigenous deaths, disappearances
"Alarming questions have been raised about the way the Thunder Bay Police Service investigates the disappearances and deaths of Indigenous people," Gerry McNeilly, the Independent Police Review Director said. ...
Family Responsibility Office, provincial prisons top complaints to Ombudsman: annual report
The opposition parties are worried about how many Hydro One complaints may be going unheard since the government removed the utility from the provincial watchdog's purview. ...
Tories exit chamber en masse after Speaker shuts down questions on Election Act charges
Opposition MPPs are coming up against procedural roadblocks when they attempt to ask questions about the so-called Sudbury byelection scandal. ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, November 2. ...
Seen: Affordable housing bill passes second reading
Bill 7 would, among other things, allow municipalities to set inclusionary zoning rules for developers. ...
Queenie Yu’s byelection bid aims to rally PC candidate to the so-con cause
The anti-sex-ed candidate wants voters in Niagara West-Glanbrook to cast ballots for Tory contender and 19-year-old social conservative Sam Oosterhoff, but PC Leader Patrick Brown was firm in his intent to move the party ...