Columnist Tony Dean believes the Conservative leader made the right call to back down on eliminating the Rand formula - he likely realized it just wasn't the kind of red-meat issue worth chewing on ...
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Happening: Wynne and Gravelle open Totten Mine
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People on the Move
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CUPE bashes Tory contracting out plan for government jobs
A bill from rookie Tory MPP Doug Holyday to outsource 'back-office' work seen as a thin edge of wedge to 'open up virtually every public service in Ontario to private companies.' ...
Happening: A primer on the Rand formula
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Dean: Bittersweet news on the Ontario public service
Columnist Tony Dean celebrates a change of leadership at the Ministry of Government Services and laments the tragic death of public service veteran Katherine Hewson. ...
Hudak backs away from Rand formula changes
In speech to business audience, Conservative leader tones down anti-labour rhetoric, saying: “Some people tell me they want 'right-to-work' in Ontario but not very many.” ...
Your morning briefing
Your morning roundup of news and agenda items. ...
Merger of east GTA hospitals will cut services, jobs, says health coalition
Ontario Health Coalition says merging hospitals in the east GTA will take more than a decade to pay off the costs. ...
Spring bear hunt isn’t even back yet, but northern groups want it expanded
The government is proposing a two-year limited spring bear hunt, but some northerners say the emphasis on public safety is too narrow. ...