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As transit routes in Toronto experienced a wave of violence in early 2023, a long-established plan to equip GO Transit fare inspectors with body-worn cameras was suddenly halted, after the Ford government ordered Metrolinx to pause the safety-focused plan. The provincial transit agency began planning to offer some of its …
Read More »New Ontario polls finds majority think affordability more important than climate action
A majority of Ontarians rank the cost of living as a more pressing concern higher than protecting the environment, according to a new poll. It also suggests that a plurality of residents are willing to dump the Trudeau government’s carbon emission pricing regime even if it means giving up the …
Read More »Ford government unveils sweeping new changes to housing rules
The Ford government has unveiled a new omnibus bill focused on streamlining home building and approvals in the province. The new Cutting Red Tape to Build More Housing Act includes a reduction in the amount of parking developers need to build, special rules to fast-track the construction of student accommodation …
Read More »Ontario looking to add student accommodation to its definition of new housing
The Ford government is looking to expand its definition of housing further, with plans to explore how it can start counting student accommodation toward its goal of building 1.5 million homes. Ontario Housing Minister Paul Calandra said in a recent letter that he was in the process of working out …
Read More »Work on bill to address municipal politician harassment ‘complex,’ minister says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 5, 2024 1:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s minister of municipal affairs and housing says drafting a bill to address harassment by municipal politicians is proving to be more complex than he thought. Paul Calandra …
Read More »Highway signs asking Ontario drivers to telework during solar eclipse ‘not approved’
The Ford government has removed digital messaging along Ontario’s 400-series highways that encouraged drivers to consider working from home during next week’s solar eclipse. On Monday night, signs on provincially-run highways had advised drivers to avoid traffic by staying at home on April 8, when a historic solar eclipse is …
Read More »Most international students to be allocated to public institutions under new Ontario rules
The Ford government has announced it will be allocating almost every international student to public universities and colleges, with private career colleges set to receive no international student places at all. The new policy — which will see 96 per cent of international students going to public post-secondary institutions — …
Read More »Ford government to unveil 2024 financial plan, promising a ‘very balanced budget, per se’
The Ford government is set to table its annual budget Tuesday afternoon, with the premier promising a “very balanced budget, per se,” one that’s focused on infrastructure and housing but is not expected to get Ontario out of the red. The government’s annual financial blueprint will be tabled inside the …
Read More »‘Band-aid response’: Ford government offers forest firefighters $5K bonus
The Ford government has unveiled new incentives for staff in its wildland forest firefighting program as Ontario braces for a potentially intense wildfire season. Minister of Natural Resources Graydon Smith announced $5 million to “attract, retain and recognize” forest firefighters ahead of the official start of the forest fire season …
Read More »Premier Ford clarifies fourplex comments despite insisting it would be a ‘disaster’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is clarifying his comments on fourplexes across the province, even as his government shuts down the idea of allowing four-storey buildings to be constructed in residential neighbourhoods without prior municipal approval. On Friday, Ford stated that while he’s in favour of four units on a single …
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