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‘Special economic zones’ bill would let Ford government exempt any project from provincial laws
‘Special economic zones’ bill would let Ford government exempt any project from provincial laws
It also repeals Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 'gutting' legal protections for species, environmentalists warn
Energy and the Environment
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
Slew of lobbying penalties fuels calls for stricter rules in Ontario
Slew of lobbying penalties fuels calls for stricter rules in Ontario
The province's integrity commissioner imposed its first-ever lobbying ban on Thursday
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
'We're moving forward': Ford doubles down on Ontario Place amid questions about Therme
'We're moving forward': Ford doubles down on Ontario Place amid questions about Therme
'We have no reason to believe there's been any wrongdoing': premier
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Ethics watchdog finds lawyer breached Ontario lobbying law pursuing MZO
Ethics watchdog finds lawyer breached Ontario lobbying law pursuing MZO
He ‘failed to comply’ with the law by not registering for three legal clients that he also lobbied for: integrity commissioner
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Planner, business partner of would-be Greenbelt developer broke lobbying law: integrity commissioner
Planner, business partner of would-be Greenbelt developer broke lobbying law: integrity commissioner
Urban Solutions’ Matt Johnston ‘contravened’ the Lobbyists Registration Act by failing to register his lobbying to get land removed from the Greenbelt
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Greenbelt scandal’s ‘Mr. X’ given 2-year lobbying ban
Greenbelt scandal’s ‘Mr. X’ given 2-year lobbying ban
John Mutton broke provincial law lobbying for a would-be Greenbelt developer, MZO recipients and more: commissioner
Politics
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Queen's Park Today: Business as usual
Queen's Park Today: Business as usual
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
Doug Ford says officials will ‘look into’ report about twin Thermes
Doug Ford says officials will ‘look into’ report about twin Thermes
Ontario Place redeveloper Therme Canada says the New York Times was ‘inaccurate’ in reporting its parent company misrepresented itself to the provincial government
Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Judge grills province on whether Toronto bike lane removals are 'arbitrary'
Judge grills province on whether Toronto bike lane removals are 'arbitrary'
Justice Paul Schabas considering whether to block government from removing lanes while he considers Charter challenge
Justice
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Education minister rules out charter schools, but not school board changes
Education minister rules out charter schools, but not school board changes
Paul Calandra also said he’s not considering partially funding independent schools ‘at all right now’
Education and Training Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
Ford government tables free-interprovincial trade bill
Ford government tables free-interprovincial trade bill
The province is also dropping all of its exceptions to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement
Government Finance and the Economy Trillium Insiders
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
New Ontario government ethics watchdog appointed
New Ontario government ethics watchdog appointed
Cathryn Motherwell succeeds J. David Wake as Ontario's integrity commissioner
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Queen's Park Today: Moving at high speeds
Queen's Park Today: Moving at high speeds
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
Ford government vows to tear down regulatory, trade barriers in throne speech
Ford government vows to tear down regulatory, trade barriers in throne speech
Leaked document suggests several campaign promises may soon be fulfilled
Politics
Jessica Smith Cross, Jack Hauen and Katherine Declerq
 Queen’s Park Today: ‘Hot on the phone’
Queen’s Park Today: ‘Hot on the phone’
Your daily report from the Ontario provincial legislature
Queen's Park Today Trillium Insiders
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
New education minister says he'll be 'relentless' in ensuring school boards 'remain accountable'
New education minister says he'll be 'relentless' in ensuring school boards 'remain accountable'
Paul Calandra becomes the fourth minister to oversee the education file in less than a year
Education and Training Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
No all-party council on trade war, Ford says
No all-party council on trade war, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says no formal invitation for consultation has been extended to party leaders, but they can ‘come in and sit down and have a chat’
Politics Trillium Insiders
Katherine DeClerq Katherine DeClerq
Poilievre wouldn't 'be in this position' if Kory Teneycke managed his campaign: Ford
Poilievre wouldn't 'be in this position' if Kory Teneycke managed his campaign: Ford
Teneycke has called Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative campaign a 'f—ing disaster'
Politics
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
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