Ford government planning to let solo drivers use HOV lanes outside rush hour | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ford government says it will amend the regulations governing Ontario’s highways to effectively abolish high-occupancy vehicle lanes during off-peak travel times. Currently, HOV lanes in Ontario can’t be used by anyone with fewer than two people in their vehicle, a measure designed to encourage car […]
Ford government silent on cost of fighting release of premier’s cellphone records | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government appears to be silent on how much its years-long battle to protect the premier’s cellphone records from release has cost the taxpayer, as it moves to change the law and potentially nullify its latest legal defeat. Since 2022, provincial lawyers have worked untold hours to block Global News’ attempts to access […]
Ontario records consecutive months of improving housing starts | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Homebuilding in Ontario is showing early signs of recovery ahead of the spring construction season, potentially beginning to reverse years of decline. New data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) shows housing starts in the province increased year-over-year for the second month in […]
Ontario’s solicitor general breaks silence on police corruption investigation | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s solicitor general has broken his silence on the arrest of seven serving Toronto police officers, weeks after the results of a massive anti-corruption probe were released. Dubbed Project South, a York Regional Police investigation into organized crime led to the arrest of seven Toronto police officers, spreading to Peel Region, where three officers were suspended. […]
Ford accused of limiting transparency law because of cellphone defeat in court | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Facing the prospect of a general strike in 2022 over his government’s use of the notwithstanding clause to legislate education support staff back to work, Ontario Premier Doug Ford blinked. At a hastily scheduled news conference, he said he would rescind the law, explaining he’d been “on the phone all night” returning calls about […]
Ford government poised to waive HST on all new homes as sector struggles | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government is poised to offer all home buyers a significant tax discount on newly built homes, Global News has learned, in a major expansion of a government program designed to breathe life into Ontario’s sluggish housing sector. As part of his spring budget, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is expected to announce that […]
Taxpayer advocacy group calls on Ontario to reverse transparency changes | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A Canadian taxpayer advocacy group is calling on the Ford government to “immediately backtrack” on controversial changes to transparency legislation it announced just before the weekend. On Friday morning, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Stephen Crawford unveiled plans to shield the premier, his cabinet ministers and their staff from freedom […]
Transparency watchdog blasts ‘shocking’ Ontario plan to hide premier cellphone records | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s transparency watchdog says the Ford government’s planned overhaul of freedom of information laws is a “shocking” proposal designed to hide the premier’s cellphone records from the public. New policy announced by the government on Friday morning will retroactively block the release of communications from the premier, government ministers, parliamentary assistants or their staff […]
Some question Ford government timeline to slash number of conservation authorities | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Questions are being raised about the Ford government’s timeline to shrink the number of conservation authorities in Ontario by 75 per cent, with local leaders still waiting to see details of the plan. Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Todd McCarthy confirmed this week he would amalgamate the province’s 36 conservation authorities into […]
Ford government to allow provincewide shopping on 2 public holidays | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government is set to allow retailers across the province to open their doors to shoppers on Family Day and Victoria Day, Global News has learned, after the premier expressed frustration about major malls being closed on provincial holidays. During the recent Family Day long weekend, Ford said he was inundated with calls […]