Columnist Tony Dean says Kathleen Wynne's Liberal government has a clear plan for its activist agenda over the next four years. ...
Category: Opinion
Purchase: A glimmer of light in the electricity sector
Columnist Bryne Purchase says the process of moving the province's electricity contracting system toward a capacity market will be a challenge, but at least it has begun. ...
Dean: Policy challenges force governments to tackle numbers
Columnist Tony Dean describes how Health Links, a program designed to co-ordinate tcare for people with complex health needs, not only brings efficiencies to the system but is beneficial for the patients too. ...
Tuition funding report calls for more money, but is the well dry?
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says rising fees and reduced government funding have more than tripled Ontario's average post-secondary costs since 1994. But what exactly is an average tuition anyway? ...
Dean: Yet another big hole to fill in deputy minister ranks
Columnist Tony Dean observes there has been a spate of departures of high-ranking civil servants, through retirements and career advancements, but the OPS is blessed with solid bench strength. ...
Purchase: Premiers blowing smoke on national energy strategy
Columnist Bryne Purchase observes there can be no "national" anything, without the federal power to coerce or at least to bribe its way to national coherence. ...
Dean: AMAPCEO deal sets new tone in employee relations
Columnist Tony Dean reports that the contract ratified by the government's professional staff is as much about 'building on a dialogue of respect and professionalism,' according to union leader Gary Gannage. ...
Dean: Wallace, Wouters and Pennachetti make it a hat trick
New leaders in public services at Parliament Hill, Queen's Park and Toronto City Hall will usher in an era of change. ...
Duncan: Wynne’s history in education makes for daunting challenge in teacher talks
Former finance minister Dwight Duncan says to protect gains made in public education, the premier will have to persuade longtime allies in the teachers' unions to find savings. ...
Dean: Strategic deals signal stronger government role in post-secondary sector
Columnist Tony Dean says strategic deals with Ontario's 45 colleges and Universities signal a stronger government role in the post-secondary sector. ...