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One of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow‘s first acts in her new role was to reverse a city policy which had drawn widespread condemnation over the treatment of those fleeing conditions in their homelands, but months after the motion was passed, her office had to scramble to get staff to actually …
Read More »Manitoba to replace vulnerable persons office after audit finds abuse in care homes – Winnipeg
Some residents in Manitoba personal care homes have been assaulted, threatened and injured by staff, yet a government oversight body deemed them to be unfounded cases of abuse, the province’s auditor general said Wednesday. “I am deeply concerned by our findings and recognize the painful experiences the victims and families …
Read More »PSAC strike: Union fined for hotdog stand outside Prime Minister’s Office
PSAC members striking in Ottawa this week were fined thousands of dollars by Ottawa bylaw officers after cooking hotdogs in front of the Prime Minister’s Office. City of Ottawa bylaw officers issued $4,305 in fines to striking Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members in Ottawa on Wednesday and Thursday …
Read More »Eggs thrown at John Tory’s office window on his last day as Toronto mayor – Toronto
A person threw eggs at John Tory‘s office window early Friday as he marks his last day in office as Toronto mayor. Global News captured the moment a person wearing a cowboy hat calmly approached a barrier outside Toronto city hall before pulling out some eggs and throwing them. A …
Read More »Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet set to retire after overseeing Vatican’s bishops’ office
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2023 9:16 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Marc Ouellet, the Quebec cardinal who oversaw the Vatican’s powerful bishops’ office and has been recently accused of sexual misconduct, is retiring. Pope Francis on Monday named American-born Bishop Robert Francis …
Read More »ABC defends axing Vancouver Renter Office, citing ‘duplication of service’ – BC
In a move condemned by Vancouver’s two Green councillors and single OneCity councillor, the reigning ABC party has voted to close down the city’s ‘Renter Office’ during a housing affordability crisis, citing concerns over its efficiency. While it had no physical presence, the Renter Office had worked to advise tenants …
Read More »How Ontario health minister Sylvia Jones spent her 1st month in office
Across Ontario, as Sylvia Jones was being sworn in as minister of health, the province was pockmarked with emergency room closures and scaled-back operations as a staffing crisis took hold of the health-care system. The Perth and Smith District Falls Hospital was forced to close its ER for almost a …
Read More »As public servants return to office, some decry lack of clarity, long commutes – National
Ottawa public servant YuTaek Hwang has been working remotely for nearly three years. But despite the fact that a back-to-office mandate for federal workers takes effect beginning this week, Hwang said his department has not offered any information about when he should return. “We did get a corporate email saying …
Read More »The red light you just hit? It’s supposed to get you to the office sooner
It’s mid-afternoon and you see nothing but green ahead as you turn onto a main artery in downtown Calgary. Surely if you drive at a steady pace you’ll hit each of these green lights. But the best-laid plans often go awry and you curse your bad luck as that green …
Read More »After just 2½ years, the future of Surrey’s groundbreaking ethics office is uncertain
When Surrey announced it would be the first municipality in B.C. to have an ethics commissioner, it was hoped it would usher in a new era of transparency at city hall. But little more than two years later, the future of the office is in limbo, with city council — …
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