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Ontario’s police chiefs are “in discussions” with the Ford government over a pandemic-era policy that gives suspected drunk drivers the ability to downgrade their charges and avoid a criminal record. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario’s attorney general issued a new directive to crown prosecutors to offer plea bargains in non-serious …
Read More »‘Slap on the wrist’: Critics call on Ford government to scrap impaired driving rule
The Ford government is facing calls to rescind a pandemic-era policy that allows Crown prosecutors to downgrade impaired driving charges as part of an effort to relieve court backlogs. As first revealed by Global News, Ontario’s attorney general issued a directive to Crown prosecutors during the height of COVID-19 that …
Read More »Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks feds to pause safe supply programs
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 17, 2024 10:33 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford has asked the federal government to put a pin in approving new sites that supply safe opioids. Ford has written a letter to Prime …
Read More »Ford government sets out new rules for people guilty of impaired driving in Ontario
Ontario is planning to bring in a series of new measures for those found guilty of impaired driving in the province, including ignition interlock devices and lifetime driving bans. The Ford government unveiled the proposed new measures Wednesday as part of a crackdown revolving around licence suspensions, which will also …
Read More »‘Fire that minister’: Ontario NDP calls on Ford to sack minister of health
The Ontario NDP is calling for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to sack his health minister over the suggestion that the province is not struggling to recruit or retrain family doctors. Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park on Monday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles accused the government of “trying to pretend” there …
Read More »Former Ford staffer cuts ties with town after lobbying plan used to ‘embarrass’ government
A small town in eastern Ontario has seen its plans to hire a well-connected lobbying firm to help it net infrastructure funding fall apart after comments from councillors about “backroom” conversations with an administration that “talks to their friends” were used to “embarrass” the Ford government. The town of Brighton, …
Read More »‘Any chance of a call?’: Inside Ford government’s lurch to cancel Peel Region split
In early December 2023, as the Ford government considered backing away from dissolving Peel Region, the man tasked with managing the government’s decision suddenly found himself out of the loop. The plan to split the Region of Peel into three separate cities was on the edge of being cancelled but …
Read More »Ford government wins battle to keep health-care staffing shortage figures secret
The Ford government has won a privacy battle to keep the extent of its nursing, personal support worker and physician shortage secret after Ontario’s privacy watchdog ruled that revealing them could be economically damaging. In September 2022, Global News filed and subsequently appealed a freedom of information request with the …
Read More »Ontario universities plead for increased funding amid Ford government tuition freeze
Stagnant provincial funding and a years-long tuition freeze are “undermining” student success at post-secondary institutions, according to Ontario universities, which are pleading with the Ford government for more money in 2024. The province launched its pre-budget consultations this week, allowing a variety of stakeholders that rely on money from Queen’s …
Read More »Ford government quizzing cities to find out which MZOs aren’t progressing
The Ford government has put a number of Minister’s Zoning Orders under the microscope, as it tries to determine which developers have been dragging their heels on projects that received special permission from the province, Global News has learned. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra has been sorting …
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