Labour lawyer Howard Levitt contends the interim review is too labour-friendly, calling it "personal payback" from the Liberals to deep-pocketed unions. ...
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Labour laws face scrutiny in interim Changing Workplaces Review report
Preliminary "options" to remedy the province's antiquated labour laws have drawn mixed reviews from labour and employer groups. ...
Happening: LCBO proffers online shopping, home delivery
Ontarians will now be able to buy booze online and have it delivered to their door, for a fee. At an LCBO in Toronto, Finance Minister Charles Sousa packages bottles of wine that will soon be delivered. On Tuesday, t ...
Ontario’s financial watchdog wants more teeth
After first sounding the alarm in May, Stephen LeClair still isn't satisfied with how requests for information are handled by government, particularly when it comes to "cabinet confidences." ...
Ontario’s debt clock rolls over to $300 billion
The Canadian Taxpayers' Federation wants an audit to suss out inefficiencies in government spending. ...
Seen: $5 million not enough to cover OSPCA investigations, report says
A new report has found "shocking" working conditions at the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), which will take additional government funding to fix. Brock University professors Kendra Co ...
Opposition wants reports on Nipigon Bridge failure made public
The transportation minister maintained the reports are just one thread in the tapestry, and releasing them now would be a “reckless approach.” ...
Faulty SAMS rollout spawned ‘toxic’ work environment: report
A report from the union that represents staff who operate the social assistance payment system say the human costs cannot be ignored. ...
Seen: Hudak seeks to free the spirits
Progressive Conservative MPP Tim Hudak wants Ontario to let his spirits go. Tim Hudak sips water at a media conference at Queen's Park on Thursday. The former PC leader and then-aspirant premier was at Queen's Park o ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, July 20. ...