Law and Safety Archives - Page 29 of 64

Government preparing contingency plan in case of jail guards strike

Ontario Public Service Employees Union says 67 per cent of its corrections members voted against a proposed three-year contract ...

Labour bill with controversial merger reform passes third reading

A PC MPP went so far as to call the bill 'a direct, unmitigated assault on freedom of association in the workplace' ...

Payday lending reform bill introduced, but regulations still a year away

After having first commissioned a report on payday lending practices in January 2014, the province is now planning to have the new rules take effect in early 2017 ...

Engineers say government misled them over promised change to labour law

Professional Engineers Ontario say that in 2010, the Liberal government committed to dropping a labour law exception but reversed course under pressure from business groups. ...

Anti-carding activists say draft regulation ‘falls short’ of ending arbitrary street checks

Ontario's chief human rights commissioner says the province's new anti-carding regulations continue to have loopholes allowing police to cast wide net on whole racialized communities. ...

MacCharles to meet with Children’s Aid Societies next week

Minister for children and youth services to instruct CASs to 'develop a quality improvement plan regarding a number of issues associated with the auditor general’s report.' ...

Taxpayers might be on hook for legal costs over toxic sites

The AG report points out that getting money out of private operators could be impossible 'if a contaminated site's owner is insolvent or if the business in question is no longer operating' ...

Seen: NDP accuse province of neglecting domestic violence assistance program

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Bills on police record checks, OEB powers pass third reading

A third bill on various housekeeping measures affecting seven different ministries also passed third reading on Tuesday. ...

Union urges emergency funds to address ‘crisis’ in jails

OPSEU president warns of a system that is at the breaking point because of a lack of staff, training and proper space to deal with an "exploding prison population." ...

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