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Ford government moves forward on free access to personal credit info, security freezes
Ford government moves forward on free access to personal credit info, security freezes
The changes would allow victims of identity theft to freeze their credit so fraudsters can't take out loans in their name
Government Finance and the Economy
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
Province teases more detail on bike lane restrictions, keeps door open to tearing existing ones out
Province teases more detail on bike lane restrictions, keeps door open to tearing existing ones out
Cities will have to give the province data on bike lanes installed in the last five years
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure
Aidan Chamandy Aidan Chamandy
Speaker Ted Arnott will not run in the next election
Speaker Ted Arnott will not run in the next election
Ontario PC MPP and Speaker Ted Arnott, first elected in 1990, will not run for re-election
Politics
Katherine DeClerq
 Queen's Park Today: Salary freeze begins to thaw
Queen's Park Today: Salary freeze begins to thaw
Your daily report on Ontario's provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale
 TRILLIUM TALK: The debate over forced treatment for addictions, mental health
TRILLIUM TALK: The debate over forced treatment for addictions, mental health
Every Sunday morning, one of our legislative reporters from The Trillium provides an inside look at the week that was in Ontario politics — and the week ahead
Trillium Talk
Village Media
 Ex-minister who was in Vegas with developer won't run for re-election
Ex-minister who was in Vegas with developer won't run for re-election
The Vegas trip is under the microscope in the RCMP's Greenbelt investigations, multiple sources with sightlines into the investigation tell The Trillium
Politics
Charlie Pinkerton and Jessica Smith Cross
 Ford 'all in' on Ottawa's school food program
Ford 'all in' on Ottawa's school food program
The province is waiting for the federal government to come back with a specific dollar figure, Ford said
Education and Training Trillium Insiders
Aidan Chamandy Aidan Chamandy
Ford gives new responsibility, small pay bump to MPP who oversaw Greenbelt removals
Ford gives new responsibility, small pay bump to MPP who oversaw Greenbelt removals
The premier said it's not popular to give MPPs a raise — and he won't change their pay — but will give them pay bumps for serving as parliamentary assistants
Politics Trillium Insiders
Aidan Chamandy Aidan Chamandy
Queen's Park Today: 'A Band-Aid solution'
Queen's Park Today: 'A Band-Aid solution'
Your daily report on Ontario's provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale
 Ontario First Nations accept $47.8 billion child welfare deal after intense debate
Ontario First Nations accept $47.8 billion child welfare deal after intense debate
Not everyone is happy with the agreement but that didn't stop First Nations chiefs from voting for it overwhelmingly.
Indigenous, Rural and Northern Affairs
Alan S. Hale
 ‘Contentious’: how Ontario handles politically sensitive requests for government info
‘Contentious’: how Ontario handles politically sensitive requests for government info
The practice is allowed, even though it 'can delay the timely release' of potentially sensitive records, says the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s office
Politics
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
The Trill Podcast: Tunnel talk with Prof. Matti Siemiatycki
The Trill Podcast: Tunnel talk with Prof. Matti Siemiatycki
The most ambitious infrastructure project in Canadian history? Or the biggest potential boondoggle since Muskrat Falls? 
Politics
Aidan Chamandy and Jessica Smith Cross
 Peel Region steers clear of involvement in Brampton's request for involuntary treatment pilot
Peel Region steers clear of involvement in Brampton's request for involuntary treatment pilot
Peel Region council tells Brampton if it wants to implement a involuntary mental health treatment pilot program, it will do so on its own.
Health
Alan S. Hale
 Queen's Park Today: Whirlybird woes
Queen's Park Today: Whirlybird woes
Your daily report on Ontario's provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Alan S. Hale
 Helicopters from Ring of Fire road construction disturb hunting: Neskantaga
Helicopters from Ring of Fire road construction disturb hunting: Neskantaga
Neskantaga says low-flying helicopters are disturbing the fall moose hunt, and prove that the Ring of Fire access road projects are not 'low impact'
Indigenous, Rural and Northern Affairs
Alan S. Hale
 PCs' Niagara Vegas-ification plan bigger than adding more casinos
PCs' Niagara Vegas-ification plan bigger than adding more casinos
Ontario's tourism, culture and gaming minister provided more insight into what the Ford government's planning in Niagara: it's to 'unlock' the region
Government Finance and the Economy
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Ontario to audit child welfare cost drivers — like kids with complex needs: ministry
Ontario to audit child welfare cost drivers — like kids with complex needs: ministry
The premier announced an audit in response to concerns about the increasing number of children with complex special needs being surrendered to the child welfare system
Social Services and Society
Jessica Smith Cross and Sneh Duggal
 Union asks government to reconsider making untrained aides a fixture of long-term care
Union asks government to reconsider making untrained aides a fixture of long-term care
The Canadian Union of Public Employees said the move could 'worsen the staffing crisis' in the sector
Health
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
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