For Monday, May 16, 2016 ...
Author Archives: Sabrina Nanji
Replacing ODSP cheques with debit cards will cost $3.1 million
According to the Ministry of Community and Social Services, the plan will cost $3.1 million in total to implement, but will save $1.7 million a year. ...
Parents could be forced to take a course before foregoing vaccinations
Bill 198, an act to amend the Immunization of School Pupils Act, was tabled in the legislature on Thursday and would require parents to undergo an "education session" with a provincial medical-health officer before their ...
What was asked in question period
For Thursday, May 12. ...
Province on the hook after judge rules frequent lockdowns are ‘cruel and unusual treatment’
Lockdowns have been a recurring problem in Ontario jails, due in large part to staffing shortages. ...
What was asked in question period
For Wednesday, May 11. ...
Pot dispensaries in ‘tricky grey area’: Premier
With federal legislation in the offing, province is left to grapple with 'exactly what is the line between medical marijuana and recreational marijuana,' Kathleen Wynne says. ...
Ombudsman urges end to indefinite solitary confinement
Paul Dubé calls for development of programs to better deal with vulnerable inmates facing behavioural and mental health challenges. ...
Far-reaching GTA West highway update expected in spring
An April 20 order-in-council established an unnamed, four-person "Advisory Panel for the Greater Toronto Area West Highway Corridor project." ...