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Trillium Today: to Whit?
Trillium Today: to Whit?
Your Ontario politics agenda for Thursday, March 28
Trillium Today Trillium Insiders
Next-step funding to build new Whitby hospital absent from Ontario budget
Next-step funding to build new Whitby hospital absent from Ontario budget
Funding was nowhere to be found even though the premier said six weeks ago that a planning grant would be issued ‘very shortly’
Health Trillium Insiders
‘Zero tolerance’: Ontario College of Pharmacists mulls next steps on MedsChecks quotas
‘Zero tolerance’: Ontario College of Pharmacists mulls next steps on MedsChecks quotas
The college's influence on government is 'limited,' its CEO admitted
Health Trillium Insiders
Question Period Highlight: Go west (of London), young man
Question Period Highlight: Go west (of London), young man
The Trillium has to consult maps to make sure we get the riding names right
Question Period Highlights Trillium Insiders
Ontario budget reaction: trade, real estate groups praise funding for housing infrastructure
Ontario budget reaction: trade, real estate groups praise funding for housing infrastructure
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce said more needs to be done on housing including 'ending exclusionary zoning policies'
Government Finance and the Economy Trillium Insiders
No international students for Ontario career colleges this year
No international students for Ontario career colleges this year
Ninety-six per cent of Ontario's international permits will go to public colleges to support skilled trades and other high-demand programs
Education and Training Trillium Insiders
Feds, province fight over affordable housing progress with over $350 million at stake
Feds, province fight over affordable housing progress with over $350 million at stake
The spat needs to be sorted by the end of the week or the province will lose out on the money
Housing
Ontario budget reaction: environmental group says budget lacks climate action
Ontario budget reaction: environmental group says budget lacks climate action
Meanwhile the Nature Conservancy of Canada praised the continuation of a program to protect natural spaces like forests and grasslands
Energy and the Environment Trillium Insiders
Ontario Place legal challenge survives government's quash attempt — at least for now
Ontario Place legal challenge survives government's quash attempt — at least for now
In a win for the activist group behind the challenge, a three-judge panel will takeover the case of 'significant public law interest,' instead of it being thrown out
Energy and the Environment Trillium Insiders
Ontario budget reaction: health sector offers mixed reviews
Ontario budget reaction: health sector offers mixed reviews
Doctors and nurses praised investments in primary care, but said more is needed in other areas including helping those suffering with substance use
Health Trillium Insiders
Ontario budget reaction: education groups say they're 'disappointed again'
Ontario budget reaction: education groups say they're 'disappointed again'
The province allocated $37.6 billion for its 2024-25 education budget, up 2.7 per cent from projected spending of $36.6 billion for 2023-24
Education and Training Trillium Insiders
Trillium Today: the day after
Trillium Today: the day after
Your Ontario politics agenda for Wednesday, March 27
Trillium Today Trillium Insiders
What will you get for your tax dollars? The budget should be clear
What will you get for your tax dollars? The budget should be clear
Ontario should follow British Columbia’s lead by including measurable performance targets
Opinion
Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit, real-dollar social services cuts
Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit, real-dollar social services cuts
The path to balance will require acute financial restraint
Government Finance and the Economy
Budget spells more trouble ahead for Ontario’s housing progress
Budget spells more trouble ahead for Ontario’s housing progress
The 2024 budget projects higher housing starts but still well short of what’s needed to meet provincial targets
Housing Trillium Insiders
PCs promising to bring more flexible auto insurance options to Ontario
PCs promising to bring more flexible auto insurance options to Ontario
The Ford government says in its 2024 budget that it’ll give drivers ‘more affordable options’ and ‘improved access to benefits’
Government Finance and the Economy Trillium Insiders
Highlights of the PCs’ infrastructure-spotlighting 2024 budget
Highlights of the PCs’ infrastructure-spotlighting 2024 budget
The budget didn’t include any new details about the costs of Highway 413 or the Bradford Bypass, but did include new spending for high-speed internet and community projects
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure Trillium Insiders
Ontario announces $500-million boost to primary care in 2024 budget
Ontario announces $500-million boost to primary care in 2024 budget
This is expected to help around 600,000 Ontarians get access to primary care teams
Health Trillium Insiders

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