MPP Doug Holyday's bill would compel financial accountability officer to look at moving the likes of food services and cleaning to the private sector, but Liberals dismiss it as 'magical thinking.' ...
Category: Jobs and Employment
Happening: Committee concurs Bryant appointment to Public Accountants Council
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Coach industry ready to work with GO, if Ontario will allow it
Transportation Minister Glen Murray promises 'good news coming' for the private bus sector. ...
Federal-budget bashing dismissed as pre-election posturing
Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver told the Toronto Region Board of Trade Wednesday the Wynne government's reaction was predictable, but wrong. ...
GTMA asks Ontario, Ottawa for $2.5 million each to draw in FDI
Marketing alliance co-chairs John Tory and Dave Ryan call on business, cities, as well as Queen’s Park and Ottawa to commit a total of $7.6 million to draw investment to the GTA. ...
People on the move
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Liberals release tape of Tory MPP warning on ‘right to work’
Tory John O'Toole can be heard warning party delegates it might be "the wrong issue" and that "if anyone mentions the word 'Wisconsin,' we're screwed." ...
Minimum wage to rise to $11 and will be tied to inflation each year
The government will also present legislation to guarantee the minimum wage keeps up with inflation, while food services association complains about extra costs to restaurants. ...
Report of $11 minimum wage premature, Wynne insists
Premier says decision won't be made until cabinet meeting on Wednesday. ...
Tory ‘right to work’ plan called more to the right than U.S. South
Labour-oriented economist John O'Grady says Conservative proposals would be more detrimental to workers and union movement than Mississippi or Alabama - the birthplace of "right-to-work" laws. ...