Hugh Segal - who was chief of staff to former prime minister Brian Mulroney and secretary to ex-Premier Bill Davis - will put together a discussion paper to guide the government on its basic income plan. ...
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Happening: Craft cider now sold at some Ontario grocery stores
Finance Minister Charles Sousa and Premier Kathleen Wynne announce cider can now be sold in some grocery stores. Ontarians will now be able to buy craft cider at the grocery stores that already sell beer. On Friday, ...
Heard: Despite premier’s remarks, Morneau says Ontario not the sole superstar at CPP talks
Though Premier Kathleen Wynne has speciously credited her own government with reaching this week's national deal to enhance the Canada Pension Plan, Ottawa doesn't quite agree. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau to ...
Ottawa wants Ontario’s help to cool hot housing market concerns
In its 2016 outlook, the Financial Accountability Office identified housing as one key risk with the potential to weaken Ontario's economy. ...
Ontario killing its provincial pension plan softly
Ontario's pension plan appears destined to die a slow death as the Liberal government keeps mum on when we can expect an official wind down. ...
Q&A with the car czar: Ray Tanguay paints cautiously rosy future for Ontario’s auto industry
After one year as head of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council, Tanguay identifies some challenges competing with the U.S.: "We have to do a better job with the value proposition. We don’t package it in a way that ...
Heard: GM Oshawa union won’t collectively bargain sans promise of production
Decked out in t-shirts emblazoned with the phrase, "No product? No contract!" members of Unifor's Local 222 chapter, which represents workers at General Motors in Oshawa, held a press conference Tuesday to put pressure ...
Toronto mayor, feds meet to discuss spike in gun violence, province left out for now
Toronto Liberal MPP Mike Colle, who has a private member's bill that would increase penalties for driving with illegal handguns, said he didn't get an invite to the meeting. ...
Toronto police task force report could make provincial ripples
As the biggest force in Ontario, Toronto's report could factor into the forthcoming redraft of the Police Services Act. ...
Heard: OPP union head says changes made to protect finances after RCMP fraud probe
The president of the Ontario Provincial Police Association says he is ready to close the "dark chapter" in the union's history after charges were laid by the RCMP this week. On Thursday, the RCMP pressed criminal char ...
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