Ontario FOI changes will make it ‘less transparent than even the federal government’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s transparency watchdog is renewing her calls for the Ford government to scrap its controversial freedom of information crackdown, saying the changes will make the province “less transparent than even the federal government.” Shortly after a court concluded Premier Doug Ford was using his personal phone to conduct government business and ruled some of […]
Government won’t say how much it is spending on its ‘Protect Ontario’ commercials | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government is in the midst of a large-scale advertising campaign, filling both radio and television with commercials that all end with the phrase, “Protect Ontario” — a nod to the Progressive Conservatives’ election slogan. But how many different commercials the government is currently running and how much they’re costing taxpayers is unclear. […]
Toronto transit union raises concern about plans for fare, schedule integration | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The union representing transit workers on the TTC is raising alarm bells about the Ford government’s plans to expand fare integration — claiming it could see Toronto residents subsidize fares in neighbouring jurisdictions. The province announced this week it would expand its fare integration plan policy to harmonize fares across the Toronto region and, […]
Attorney general ‘not commenting’ on Ford’s call for Umar Zameer judge to apologize | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s attorney general will neither condemn nor support Premier Doug Ford’s suggestion that a provincial judge should apologize for her instructions to the jury in the trial of Umar Zameer. The high-profile case saw Zameer acquitted of first-degree murder in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, a plainclothes officer who was fatally run […]
MPPs in Ontario receive 4.2% raise now salary freeze has ended | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size On the day Ontario’s minimum wage increased by roughly two per cent, members of provincial parliament are also receiving a pay increase that is in line with their federal counterparts. Last year, all of the province’s parties agreed to a 35-per cent pay raise for MPPs […]
Ontario won’t give nurse practitioners billing codes, but will bring them into public system | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government says it will not give nurse practitioners billing codes, but will work to bring them into the publicly funded health-care system as the federal deadline to ensure coverage for medically necessary services passes. More than a year ago, the federal health minister wrote to Ontario, telling the province to come up […]
Number of VPs at Metrolinx grows again, some consultants come on board permanently | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The number of senior leaders at provincial transit agency Metrolinx has increased again as a review of its reliance on external consultants brings some axed contractors on board as full-time, high-paid staff. Data released through Ontario’s annual salary disclosures, known as the sunshine list, reveals there were 124 people at Metrolinx with vice-president in […]
Launch of Hurontario LRT driving Ontario’s plan for enhanced fare integration | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Two years after the Ford government launched its signature fare integration program, the eventual opening of the Hurontario LRT is driving a fresh push to expand the program to bring more standard fares and schedules. As part of omnibus legislation tabled Monday, the Ministry of Transportation will begin working out how to harmonize transit […]
Minister insists ‘it all adds up’ as Ontario tables bill with housing, transit tweaks | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government introduced its latest omnibus housing bill hours after announcing billions of dollars to reduce development charges in a bid to improve a homebuilding sector that is “on its back.” The new Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act includes a range of measures around official plans, the building code and a suite […]
Federal government, Ontario sign $8.8B deal to reduce development charges | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The federal and Ontario governments will spend billions of dollars to cut development charges in major cities like Toronto by 50 per cent as they look to boost a struggling housing sector. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford were among the politicians at a major event Monday morning to unveil the overhaul […]