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The Ford government is exploring options on how to bring nurse practitioners into the public healthcare system as service providers similar to doctors, Global News has learned, as the province deals with increased complaints of fee-based clinics that have popped up across Ontario. Government sources told Global News that Ontario …
Read More »‘Politicized’ immigration debate could hurt jobs, Quebec employers group says
The latest spat between Quebec and Ottawa over immigration is based on politics and not the reality of the labour market, says the head of a major employers group. “In some ways, it’s deplorable,” said Karl Blackburn, president and CEO of the Conseil du patronat du Québec. His comments come …
Read More »Metrolinx resumes body-worn cameras plan after government ‘pauses’ program
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 »Trudeau says he doesn’t ‘understand’ NDP position on carbon pricing – National
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t “understand” the NDP position on the federal carbon price, specifically on the fuel charge, after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said fighting climate change can’t be done while dividing people. “I feel for the NDP and for Jagmeet. This is a hard moment. There …
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 »Montreal school board to appeal Bill 21 ruling to Supreme Court of Canada
Quebec’s largest English-language school board will move forward in its fight against the province’s controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21. The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) hopes the Supreme Court of Canada will hear its appeal after a vote by its council of commissioners Wednesday. The move comes after …
Read More »Ontario to support opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic
Ontario will support an opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in the province, Government House Leader Paul Calandra said Wednesday, reversing an earlier rejection of the idea. Calandra said the Progressive Conservative government will ask the justice committee to thoroughly examine intimate partner violence and return with …
Read More »Doug Ford gifted with can of gravy amid office spending blowback
Ontario Premier Doug Ford was given an unusual gift as he arrived at the provincial legislature for question period: a can of gravy that critics say represents the ballooning costs of the premier’s office. As first reported by Global News, the Premier’s Office under Ford has grown in size and …
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 …
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