Category Archives: Ontario/Quebec
Ford defends use of development tool as concern mounts over fast-tracked projects
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government's use of a controversial land planning tool on Wednesday amid mounting concerns it was being used to green-light developments without proper environmental consultations. The mechanism known a...
Ford defends use of development tool as concern mounts over fast-tracked projects
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government's use of a controversial land planning tool on Wednesday amid mounting concerns it was being used to green-light developments without proper environmental consultations. The mechanism known a...
Ford defends use of development tool as concern mounts over fast-tracked projects
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government's use of a controversial land planning tool on Wednesday amid mounting concerns it was being used to green-light developments without proper environmental consultations. The mechanism known a...
Grand Chiefs condemn ‘sudden’ closure of youth detention centres in northern Ontario
Indigenous leaders are condemning what they describe as the sudden closure of several youth justice centres in northern Ontario, saying children and staff were traumatized after they were transferred to more distant facilities without proper notice. In...
Grand Chiefs condemn ‘sudden’ closure of youth detention centres in northern Ontario
Indigenous leaders are condemning what they describe as the sudden closure of several youth justice centres in northern Ontario, saying children and staff were traumatized after they were transferred to more distant facilities without proper notice. In...
Grand Chiefs condemn ‘sudden’ closure of youth detention centres in northern Ontario
Indigenous leaders are condemning what they describe as the sudden closure of several youth justice centres in northern Ontario, saying children and staff were traumatized after they were transferred to more distant facilities without proper notice. In...
Ottawa promises $40M in carbon tax cash to upgrade 172 Ontario schools
The federal government will spend more than $40 million of carbon tax revenue to make Ontario schools more energy efficient, the environment minister announced Wednesday. The money will go to 172 schools across the province, funding projects such as r...
Auditor general says Quebec will spend at least $21 billion on pandemic by 2023
MONTREAL — Quebec's auditor general says it's too early to say whether the government has taken advantage of the pandemic to spend lavishly, but she says her office has identified nine areas of concern. Guylaine Leclerc told reporters Wednesday the nin...
Ontario to spend $255 million to address COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters
TORONTO — Ontario will give municipalities and Indigenous communities $255 million to fight COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters. Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark said the money can be used to acquire motel and hotel spaces to support physical...
Poor communications undermine trust in Ontario’s vaccine plan: experts
TORONTO — Poor messaging and confusion over who is leading Ontario's response to the pandemic are undermining public trust in the province's COVID-19 immunization plan, crisis communications experts say.The province is facing growing criticism over its...