Watchdog says transparency crackdown will make Ontario more secret and less secure | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s transparency watchdog is pouring cold water on some of the Ford government’s central justifications for clamping down on freedom of information, saying the changes will actually make the province more secretive and less secure. The province recently announced it would rewrite its access to information laws to retroactively exclude all records belonging to […]
Ford maintains strong polling lead, even as number of voters wanting change increases | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The majority of Ontarians believe Doug Ford — who remains the number one pick for premier — is taking the province in the wrong direction, according to a new poll which still has the Progressive Conservatives comfortably ahead of opposition parties. Polling conducted by Ipsos exclusively for Global News’ Focus Ontario reveals Ford and […]
Ontario to miss federal deadline for publicly funding nurse practitioners | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario will not have a policy in place to publicly fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners by April 1, as ordered by the federal government, leaving some patients paying out of pocket for primary care. Health Minister Sylvia Jones pushed the federal government years ago to close what she called a loophole […]
Amherstburg mayor says Crown Royal ban should have stayed until plant was sold | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The mayor of an Ontario town, which once hosted a Crown Royal bottling plant, says international drinks maker Diageo appeared to lose any urgency trying to sell the facility after Premier Doug Ford ended his threat to ban its whisky. Ford threatened for months to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO […]
Ontario taking 1st steps to create integrated digital system for medical records | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government is beginning work to create a central, electronic system to manage medical records, a move it says is part of its broader plan to connect everyone with a primary care practitioner by 2029. The policy is in its early stages, with officials reaching out to businesses and providers in Ontario to […]
Shoppers president met health minister as Ontario expanded prescription powers | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] At the beginning of 2023, Ontario officially moved forward with a plan to allow pharmacists to prescribe medicine for common ailments like hay fever, cold sores and acid reflux. A new system ushered in by the Ford government paid pharmacists a $19 assessment fee for each consultation and gave them powers to make decisions […]
New provincial offence for public drug use gives officers ‘more options,’ police say | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Law enforcement officials hope new provincial offences pushed through by the Ford government last year will give them more options to deal with public drug use as major cities struggle with enforcement. As part of its Safer Municipalities Act last year, Ontario began the process of creating a provincial offence for people using illegal […]
Premier Doug Ford heaps praise on gun owner who shot intruder at Vaughan home | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford has heaped praise on a homeowner who shot an intruder in Vaughan, suggesting he should have “shot him a couple more times.” It was just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday when York Regional Police say they responded to reports of a shooting at a home around Carville Woods Circle and […]
Critics say Ford is ‘flooding the zone’ to distract from transparency controversy | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Critics in Ontario say a flurry of government announcements on justice, alcohol and roads is designed to distract from sweeping changes the Progressive Conservatives are planning to apply to the province’s transparency laws. On Friday morning, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Stephen Crawford announced the government would clamp down on […]
Ontario expanding bring-your-own-booze rules to include festivals | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ford government says it plans to expand tailgate permits to let people bring and drink their own alcohol at certain events, including some movie screenings and farmers’ markets. The province announced the move on Tuesday afternoon, suggesting it would drive local tourism and economic growth […]