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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 »Ford government documents admit low wages, Bill 124 worsening health staffing issues
Premier Doug Ford’s controversial wage restraint legislation contributed to the staffing crisis in Ontario’s health-care system, according to internal briefing documents given to the minister of health. The admission was made in briefing notes prepared for Sylvia Jones in 2022, after she was appointed minister of health, and obtained by …
Read More »Ford government given a stern rebuke over democracy
After an eventful few months at Queen’s Park — that included the use of the notwithstanding clause — Ontario’s lieutenant-governor called on Ontario’s MPPs to uphold democratic values in the Ontario legislature. Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell delivered an end-of-year speech to Ontario legislators moments after giving Bill 39 royal assent and …
Read More »Trudeau, Ford to mark electric vehicle manufacturing ‘milestone’ in Ingersoll, Ont.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to make an announcement this afternoon in southwestern Ontario about electric vehicle manufacturing. Trudeau will be joined by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the province’s Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli for an announcement at 12:15 p.m. in Ingersoll, Ont. Trudeau’s itinerary says the announcement …
Read More »Ontario just got 14,000 hectares of land to develop — so why does Doug Ford want the Greenbelt too?
On the same day the government of Premier Doug Ford said it wants to open up parts of Ontario’s Greenbelt for housing construction, it also approved more than 14,000 hectares of land for urban development in municipalities in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Put together, the newly approved urban land …
Read More »Who are the GTA developers set to benefit from Ford government’s Greenbelt land swap?
Several well-established developers are among the owners of the 15 parcels of land the Ford government is proposing to open up for housing in the protected Greenbelt in the Greater Toronto Area, a CBC Toronto analysis of dozens of land registry and corporate records has found. The Ontario government announced …
Read More »The Ford government wants to open up the Greenbelt for housing. Here’s what it’s proposing
Premier Doug Ford is justifying a proposal to build tens of thousands of new homes on land that is now part of Ontario’s Greenbelt by saying the province’s housing crisis has worsened — and that it will become more dire now that the federal government has unveiled a plan to bring in half a million …
Read More »Ontario presenting ‘improved offer’ to education workers as bargaining resumes: Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will present an “improved offer” when bargaining resumes with a union representing 55,000 education workers, who are back on the job after a walkout that closed schools across the province. Speaking at a news conference Tuesday, Ford declined to provide any specific details about …
Read More »Ford government was warned it has ‘limited options’ to enforce municipal housing targets
Just days before it announced sweeping housing legislation, Ontario civil servants warned Premier Doug Ford’s government it has “limited options” to force municipalities to comply with a key part of its new plan. Provincial bureaucrats provided the advice last month in a draft document, which was obtained by CBC Toronto. They took issue with …
Read More »Doug Ford can likely invoke parliamentary privilege to avoid the Emergencies Act inquiry. Should he?
Doug Ford may be on solid legal footing as he seeks to invoke parliamentary privilege and avoid testifying at the Emergencies Act commission — but some experts question whether the Ontario premier is abusing the tactic. “He’s using it in such a powerful way that it’s basically using parliamentary privilege almost as a sword,” …
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