. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * With four more ServiceOntario kiosks set to close, OPSEU issued a warning Wednesday this could lead to more privacy and security breaches like the one earlier this ...
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Seen, heard happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Two health care bills received support in separate votes Tuesday. Bill 2, the Health Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, passed third reading and is now awaiting Roya ...
Question Period – October 2
QP Briefing looks at the highlights of daily Question Period: Tory Leader Tim Hudak began the first Question Period since Sept. 24 by asking Premier Dalton McGuinty where in the documents outlining the Liberals proposed ...
Who's lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. In each case, the name of their client is provided. MONDAY, OCT. 1 Patrick Gedge on behalf of Winer ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * New Democratic leader Andrea Horwath called on Auditor General Jim McCarter on Monday to broaden his current investigation of the former Mississauga gas plant to ...
Tony Dean: Wage restraint not enough
By Tony Dean The provincial government rolled out the next – and possibly final – phase of its wage restraint strategy this week. The draft legislation would cover 2,295 collective agreements covering approximately 481 ...
Nestles water plan under fire
By Kenyon Wallace A Guelph-area environmental group is raising red flags about an application by Nestle Waters Canada for a 10-year permit to extract groundwater from its existing Erin production well. Wellington Water ...
Jails to close, the question is when
By Kenyon Wallace Uncertainty over the closing dates of several older jails across the province is contributing to some confusion in the communities where the facilities are located. The Ministry of Community Safety an ...
The week – for better or worse
It was a good week for . . . * Tory MPP Rob Leone who was front and centre as he got the green light for his motion to find Energy Minister Chris Bentley in contempt of parliament. * NDP Leader Andrea Horwath whose app ...
People on the move
* Peter Crockett will take over as Oxford County’s new CAO on Oct. 29. Crockett has held a number of senior municipal posts, most recently as head of the City of Toronto’s technical services division. * Restauranteur Ju ...