The tentative agreement with AEFO follows a similar arrangement that was struck with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which has agreed to a two-year tentative contract extension for its 55,000 educational support ...
Category: Seen, Heard, Happening
Seen: Government open to changing ‘off-peak’ electricity price for pilot projects
Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault said in November that "I think it’s time for the sector to evolve and I’m sure the consumers would demand that type of change as well.” ...
Seen: PC Leader Patrick Brown’s got a brand-new ad
The video marks an attempt by the PC leader to define himself to the public, as recent polls have suggested most voters are unfamiliar with him. ...
Seen: Nomination challenger to PC MPP Lisa MacLeod drops out
MacLeod had been facing a nomination challenge in the Ottawa-area riding of Nepean from businessman Riven Zhang. ...
Seen: Ontario crafting ‘post-US election strategy’
An internal committee will be led by Lynn Betzner, Ontario’s deputy minister of intergovernmental affairs, Shirley Phillips, the deputy minister of international trade, and Monique Smith, the province’s representative in ...
Happening: Ontario NDP start nominating candidates for 2018 election
Veteran PC MPPs Laurie Scott, Steve Clark and Vic Fedeli have also been re-nominated for the Tories. ...
Happening: Queen’s Park enlists first female sergeant-at-arms
Former Halton Police inspector Jacquelyn Gordon takes up the ceremonial mace on Jan. 16. ...
Happening: After release of studies, offshore wind ban to stay in place
The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change published two technical studies on offshore wind on Thursday, which had been commissioned by the government. ...
Heard: A so-con spin on classic Christmas poem
“So what now? asked people of PAFE and Queenie. How are we effective if Patrick’s a meanie?" ...
Happening: MacLaren, Sandals debate ‘fake news’ in duelling op-eds
Jack Maclaren's op-ed also accused the government of engaging in propaganda. ...