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The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is proposing to balance its budget for the coming fiscal year, but getting into the black will mean cuts. A draft budget for 2023-24 tabled this week finds $19 million in savings, including cuts to what are described as “discretionary” education positions. The president of …
Read More »Advocates, teacher unions call for free school breakfast, lunch for Ontario students
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 6:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups, teachers’ unions and food banks are calling on the Ontario government to provide a free breakfast and lunch program in schools across the province. In a letter …
Read More »County of Simcoe reassuring residents after province announces dismantling of Peel Region
The County of Simcoe is trying to reassure residents after the Ford government announced plans to dissolve the Region of Peel and re-evaluate other regional governments, including Simcoe. In a statement, County of Simcoe warden Basil Clarke said that the county is at a different point in its evolution than …
Read More »Ontario’s lower child care fees could see 100,000 more women in workforce: report
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2023 11:30 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario’s financial watchdog says $10-a-day child care has the potential to see nearly 100,000 more women enter the labour market, but only if the government creates more daycare spaces. …
Read More »Ontario offers $10K grants to religious, cultural institutions for anti-hate measures
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 5, 2023 10:53 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Religious groups and cultural and Indigenous communities in Ontario will soon be able to apply for grants of up to $10,000 to protect their facilities from hate-motivated crimes. Minister of Citizenship …
Read More »No completion date for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT amid quality and safety issues
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will remain closed until the province is confident that it’s “100 per cent safe,” Premier Doug Ford said as his government battles a private construction consortium over a definitive completion date. On Thursday, the Ford government and provincial-transit agency Metrolinx, revealed that the much-maligned project has …
Read More »Judge dismisses youth climate lawsuit over Ontario’s greenhouse gas targets
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 19, 2023 4:33 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge from seven youth activists who argued the province is discriminating against young people by setting greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets dangerously low, …
Read More »Ontario tells court of ‘unwarranted incursion’ into cabinet in mandate letters case
OTTAWA — The Ontario government is telling the country’s top court the disclosure of ministerial mandate letters would reveal the substance of deliberations of the premier and his cabinet — breaching a key tenet of Westminster-style government. In a written brief filed with the Supreme Court of Canada, the Ontario …
Read More »Ontario to introduce legislation to ‘refocus’ education system
TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is set to table legislation the government says will refocus the education system. A government news release says the legislation due today will “refocus the education system on improving outcomes for students.” Lecce announced Sunday the province was hiring 1,000 teachers for specialized …
Read More »Ontario minimum wage to increase to $16.55 per hour on Oct. 1
Ontario’s minimum wage is set to rise to $16.55 an hour on Oct. 1. It marks a 6.8 per cent boost from the current rate of $15.50 an hour, an increase tied to inflation. The increase means someone making minimum wage and working 40 hours per week would see their …
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