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When Torontonians enter the polling booth on June 26 to elect a new mayor, they will stare down a ballot with 102 candidates before marking a single vote. Whoever gets the most votes wins, regardless of their share of the overall ballots cast. With more than half a dozen high …
Read More »Controversial firearms bill loses amendment critics say hit hunting rifles – National
The government has withdrawn a controversial amendment to its proposed firearm legislation — one critics have warned could have restricted access to hunting rifles. The Liberal amendment to gun law reform Bill C-21, which was tabled in a committee meeting in November, faced questions about how far it would have …
Read More »Critics blast Ford government’s continued defence of Bill 124 after new revelations
The Ford government is facing furious criticism after internal documents, obtained by Global News, acknowledged that low wages and Bill 124 have had a negative impact on Ontario’s ability to retain nurses in the province’s health care sector. The internal government documents, which were intended to brief Health Minister Sylvia …
Read More »New protections for air travellers come into force this week — but they don’t go far enough, critics say
New regulations on refunds for air passengers are coming into force this week, but consumer advocates and airlines are raising concerns about the rules. Since 2019, federal rules have required airlines to compensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights when those disruptions happen for reasons the airlines themselves can control. Starting Sept. 8, airlines will …
Read More »Critics warn Ottawa’s new ‘luxury tax’ on pricey cars, planes and boats could backfire
Ottawa’s luxury tax on high-priced cars, planes and boats is coming into effect today, despite warnings from some critics that the measure will hurt the economy and turn out to be more trouble than it’s worth. As of Thursday, luxury cars and personal aircraft with sale prices of over $100,000 …
Read More »Plans to revamp Ontario Place are ‘tone-deaf’ and exclusionary, say Toronto residents, critics
Exactly one year after plans were announced to overhaul Toronto’s Ontario Place with a massive water park and indoor spa, among other attractions, the latest designs set to go to city council in the fall are igniting concerns of equity and accessibility for downtown residents. “It just seems tone-deaf to …
Read More »Vertical farmers say they can play bigger role as Ontario farmland disappears. Critics aren’t so sure
Lenny Louis says when people visit his vertical farming facility in Welland, Ont., they’re often surprised by how much produce comes out of that one squat, two-storey building. But inside, things look very different. Stacked rows of lettuce, arugula and basil grow 365 days a year, and, Louis says, the produce travels less than …
Read More »Critics demand less talk, more action on zoning plan to tackle Toronto’s housing ’emergency’
Critics are frustrated that city staff want to hold more consultations on a popular proposal to open up more neighbourhoods to multi-family residential units, instead of acting more quickly to tackle Toronto’s worsening housing crisis. A report going to city council’s Planning and Housing Committee next week lays out a blueprint to expand the development of multiplexes with …
Read More »After grim housing affordability report, critics look to Doug Ford’s government for a plan
Critics say a recent report from the federal government’s housing agency is another grim sign that Ontario politicians are not only dropping the ball on affordability, but at a level that they didn’t anticipate. Last Thursday, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) released forecasts that suggest the province’s goal …
Read More »When it comes to stopping gun violence, it’s all about the border, critics say
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino spent much of the past week on the road, promoting his government’s new gun control bill to Canadians just as Canadians witnessed another wave of mass shootings south of the border. But for all the attention being paid to proposed measures that would freeze handgun …
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