By Tony Dean Political staff are close to the heart of every government. These are the often young and initially wet-behind-the-ears people who work directly for ministers and the Premier. If they survive their first ...
Category: Opinion
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * Liberal leadership Glen Murray who, according to Glen Murray, has won at least three of the debates with his opponents. Meanwhile, Sandra Pupatello and Kathleen Wynne each won a number of ...
Tony Dean: Hudak 'deal' a dud
By Tony Dean It has been a wild couple of weeks for organized labour in Ontario. On Dec. 6, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party released its second white paper on labour policy, this time taking aim at an already ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * Canada's grade 4 students, whose reading skills were recognized as among the best in the world by the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study. * Health Minister Deb Matthews and On ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * Tory Leader Tim Hudak who made headlines across Ontario with his call for corner store beer sales and the privatization of the OLG, all but pre-empting coverage of the Ontario Liberal leade ...
Tony Dean: New model needed
By Tony Dean It would be tempting to pretend that public sector collective bargaining is just going through a rough patch right now and that everything will return to normal in a couple of years. Both current events an ...
Tony Dean: A smart thing to do
By Tony Dean It was predictable that the noise about prorogation a few weeks ago would be short-lived. But it was a very effective channel-changer. The launch of high-profile campaigns to replace Dalton McGuinty as Pre ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * Liberal leadership hopeful Kathleen Wynne who staked out a clear platform with a series of policy announcements. She also picked up the coveted endorsement of Health Minister Deb Matthews. ...
Tony Dean: The case for SIBs
By Tony Dean Governments around the world are facing a firestorm as fiscal challenges combine with demographically-driven demands for more services. This is especially the case in the high-cost world of social services ...
The week – for better or worse
It’s been a good week for: * Tory Leader Tim Hudak who released another policy paper - this time on pensions - and continued to articulate his vision of how he would govern if given the opportunity. NDP Leader Andrea Ho ...
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