* What a difference a couple of hours make. Xtra, a newspaper which serves the gay and lesbian community, posted a story on its website last Wednesday reporting on the position of Lisa MacLeod, the Tory MPP who is spons ...
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Local election reforms urged
Inside Ontario is a weekly roundup of issues prepared by Contributing Editor Kenyon Wallace. The Municipal Elections Act should be reformed to clarify the roles and responsibilities of city clerks during elections, impr ...
Tony Dean: Tough choices ahead
By Tony Dean There has been a lot of talk about the degree to which the McGuinty government has taken up Don Drummond’s recommendations on deficit reduction and reform of public services. It’s a tricky one for the gove ...
This week's bills
Bill 2, Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 was the subject of third-reading debate. The bill has been through committee and should continue in third reading next week. Bill 11, Attracting Investment and Creat ...
Seen heard, happening . . .
* The Ontario government is banking on one of Canada’s top bankers to help get the economy on track. Gord Nixon, president and chief executive of the Royal Bank of Canada, has been appointed as Chair of the government’s ...
Matthews grilled on ORNGE incident
ORNGE, the province’s troubled air ambulance service, has again been thrust into the spotlight following a serious highway accident near Stouffville on Wednesday. Emergency workers requested an ORNGE helicopter to airlif ...
Coalition trashes budget bill
By Andrew Reeve A coalition of more than 50 organizations called on Premier Dalton McGuinty Thursday to drop parts of the government's budget bill that they say will undermine key pieces of environmental legislation. T ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
* The Ontario Medical Association upped the ante Thursday in its ongoing compensation negotiations with the province. The OMA put brain drain on the table, saying a doctor shortage in the U.S. could lure some doctors sou ...
Ashley – Ambulances
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People on the move
Recent appointments BUILDING MATERIALS EVALUATION COMMISSION Leo Grellette Yousry Hamdy Maged Mikhail CANCER CARE ONTARIO D. Scott Campbell Harvey Thomson COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE DRUGS Neil V. Rau CONSERVATION REVIEW B ...