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Government won’t amend child welfare bill to ban solitary confinement, mechanical restraints for youth

MPPs put forth 297 amendments to Bill 89. ...

‘Particularly egregious’, Wynne says of Toronto landlord who doubled rent

Government will be reforming rent control regulation 'soon,' Premier says. ...

Wynne moving ahead with Toronto’s request to levy hotel tax ‘in the near future’

The Premier could give no specific timeline for when Mayor John Tory will be able to access the new revenue tool. ...

Most Ontarians agree with Hugh Segal’s recommendations for basic income pilot, government reports

The pilot plan will be unveiled this spring and implemented later this year. ...

Basic income pilot denounced as a placebo at public meeting

Social Services Minister Helena Jaczek says she isn't sitting "idle" and is petitioning the Treasury Board to ante up more funding for social assistance rates during the current round of budget consultation. ...

After housing minister kept away from committee, Tories cry foul, Liberals cry filibuster

The Liberals are accusing the Tories of trying to filibuster an affordable housing bill, but the PCs say the housing minister has some explaining to do. ...

Social assistance on the up, but reports suggest basic income may not be the cure-all

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives estimates it will cost $14.5 billion to bring 876,000 Canadians out of poverty. ...

Ontario to act on housing market ‘sooner rather than later,’ Wynne says

"We’re going to take action that’s appropriate for Ontario,” Premier Kathleen Wynne said. ...

Seen: NDP re-introduces popular private member’s bill to index social assistance payouts

Should it pass, MPP Paul Miller says Bill 6 would create an open and transparent Social Assistance Research Commission. ...

Mental health group looks to Supreme Court after losing constitutional challenge of Brian’s Law

A 2013 Ontario court decision said a “governmental review of the impact and effectiveness of community treatment order provisions...hopefully, will come to pass in the not too distant future.” ...

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