They have no seats in the legislature, but don't count the Green Party of Ontario out just yet, says the candidate hoping to claim the coveted Scarborough-Rouge River spot. ...
Author Archives: Sabrina Nanji
Proposed election financing rules favour the rich, Democracy Watch warns
"The Ontario Liberals’ proposed high donation limit will only obscure the corrupting influence of donations from wealthy interests, not stop it," the group's director says. ...
Oversight, regulatory problems contributed to fatal ORNGE crash, TSB concludes
“This accident goes beyond the actions of a single flight crew," said Kathy Fox, chair of the Transportation Safety Board. ...
Kitchener inches closer to two-way, all-day GO service
The Premier claimed a major hurdle has been passed to fulfill a 2014 election promise to build an innovation super corridor, which Wynne said she was confident will happen by 2024. ...
Cabinet shuffle creates new ministries, splits others
Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled her bigger, shuffled cabinet this week, and with it, some new and divided ministries, in order to give each of the 30 members of executive council a portfolio. Here's what the government s ...
Naqvi passes police-and-jails torch to Orazietti, takes over as attorney general
After being sworn in by the premier, Naqvi threw his arm around Orazietti, and said the two were close friends and had already begun to discuss the transition. ...
Seen: Liberal private member’s bills on cycling safety and door-to-door sales go to committee
Before the house rose for summer this week, three private member's bills passed second reading and are now off to committe. They include Liberal MPP Eleanor McMahon's Bill 213, which would amend the Highway Traffic Ac ...
Heard: Ontario’s drop in unemployment owed largely to construction season
It's a running joke in Toronto that the city has only two seasons: winter and construction. Last month's labour force survey would suggest the latter is upon us. In May, Ontario added nearly 25,000 jobs in the constru ...
What was asked in question period
For Thursday, June 9. ...
Opposition wants police, privacy commissioner to investigate Pan Am hard drive dump
"Without the original hard drives, there is no way to determine if all of those records were actually transferred," the Tory critic says. ...