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The Standing Committee on General Government met Monday afternoon to consider Bill 11, the Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs Act, 2011. If implemented,  the act would require the Minister of Economic Development a ...

Consumer Services Minister Margarett Best scored a solid hit with her bill to regulate cell phone contracts, winning support from the opposition parties and some solid media coverage. Getting good media for a bill that ...

The Standing Committee on Social Policy met Monday to consider Bill 20,  an Act to amend the Building Code Act, 1992. Proceedings: After little debate and two quick amendments, the committee voted to carry an amended ve ...

From first-year seminars to social media in the classroom, Ontario universities are exploring myriad ways to bring teaching – and learning – into the 21st century. “The amount of blended learning that is going on today ...

Health Minister Deb Matthews is asking the Ontario doctors to accept a real wage freeze at current levels as they continue negotiations for a new contract. She says the government is resetting the focus of Health paymen ...

Legislation that would allow disputes in the province’s non-profit housing co-operatives to go before the Landlord and Tenant Board was tabled Monday by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Kathleen Wynne. Currently, ...

* Tory MPP Todd Smith says the Liberal government's budget amounts to "tinkering" that does not address the need to ease the provincial deficit and reduce the accumulated debt. "The Liberals did not reduce spending, but ...

The Liberal government’s customer-friendly cellphone legislation is expected to be tabled in the next couple of weeks. The Wireless Services Agreement Act, 2012 would change the rules for wireless contracts to cap cance ...

Standing Committees and other events for the week of April 16-20  Monday, April 16 Reception: Beyond the Sage on the Stage: Innovative and Effective Teaching and Learning at Ontario Universities. Sponsored by the Counc ...