Andrea Horwath spoke to reporters about the upcoming fall sitting Friday. "For the Premier's reset to actually mean something ..." ...
Category: Seen, Heard, Happening
Seen: Ontario unemployment rate climbs to 6.7 per cent in August
Ontario’s unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points in August, according to Statistics Canada, up to 6.7 per cent. ...
Seen: FAO finds provincial post-secondary funding increasing, even as tuition rises
Provincial government post-secondary education spending has doubled since the late '90s, according to the FAO. ...
Seen: CFIB wants Ontario to consult on proposed CPP boost
Ontario's finance minister said the government did its fair share of consultation over the now-defunct ORPP. The CFIB commissioned a poll that showed many Canadians ... ...
Heard: Port Lands development announcement coming soon, Premier says
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory spoke Wednesday about the development of Toronto’s waterfront — and they are expecting to make a major announcement, involving the federal government, soon. T ...
Seen: CAMH getting $2M from Green Bonds program for redevelopment
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is getting up to $2 million in infrastructure funding raised through Ontario's Green Bonds program for a major redevelopment of its Queen Street site. The mental healt ...
Seen: Executive pay regulations come into force
The regulations affect 340 employers, including hospitals, school boards, universities, colleges and designated provincial agencies. ...
Seen: Expanded powers for death oversight council
The province says changes to the Coroners Act will increase transparency and accountability. The body that oversees Ontario's chief coroner will be able to recommend when a inquest is called under a new regulation. ...
Heard: Ombudsman received 701 school board complaints in year one of new mandate
About 85 per cent of the 701 cases have been resolved, and no formal investigations have been launched to date. ...
Happening: Patrick Brown’s first corn roast
If the Liberal government's proposal to ban politicians from fundraisers goes through, such corn roasts could soon be a thing of the past. ...