Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the province won’t mandate masks, though he is “strongly recommending” residents to wear masks indoors amid the onset of a combination of three respiratory viruses. Dr. Kieran Moore made the comments during a press conference on Nov. 14, warning about the combined threats of COVID-19, seasonal respiratory syncytial virus…
Ontario Chief Medical Officer ‘Strongly Recommending’ Masks Indoors, but Won’t Mandate
Ontario Premier Doug Ford Announces Another Year of Gas Tax Cut
At a Nov. 13 news conference in Etobicoke outside a Circle K gas station, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the fall economic statement to be delivered tomorrow will propose legislation to extend the province’s tax cut on gas for another year, until Dec. 31, 2023. Legislation passed in April had dropped the gas tax rate by 5.7…
Doug Ford’s Showdown With Unions: Pundits Weigh In
Despite Ontario education workers going ahead with their strike after it had been declared illegal, and threats of supportive job action by unions across the country, some pundits say the Ford government could have stood stronger in its confrontation with education workers, while others say he had no choice but to back down. After collective…
State of Emergency Unneeded to Clear Alberta Border Blockade: Provincial Official
A senior civil servant in Alberta says the provincial government never declared a state of emergency after protesters blockaded a key border crossing because it would not have helped. Marlin Degrand told the public inquiry investigating the federal Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act that triggering the provincial legislation would not have given police…
State of Emergency Not Needed to Clear Alberta Border Blockade: Provincial Official
A senior civil servant in Alberta says the provincial government never declared a state of emergency after protesters blockaded a key border crossing because it would not have helped. Marlin Degrand told the public inquiry investigating the federal Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act that triggering the provincial legislation would not have given police…
Lawyer Collapses During Emergencies Act Inquiry, Delaying Proceedings
Proceedings were paused at the public inquiry looking into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act after a medical incident. A lawyer representing the Public Order Emergency Commission collapsed while he was questioning Ontario’s deputy solicitor general, the second witness of the day. Emergency responders were called to the Library and Archives Canada building…
Ontario Kids Back in School, Education Workers Back at the Bargaining Table After Walkout
Ontario schools reopened for in-person learning today after Premier Doug Ford said he “extended an olive branch” to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 55,000 education support staff. Ford said Bill 28, the back-to-work legislation that used the notwithstanding clause to impose a four-year contract on education workers, would be repealed if…
CUPE to End Strike After Ontario Promises to Rescind Notwithstanding Clause
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says it will end its strike of over 55,000 education workers across Ontario following a promise by the provincial government to rescind its use of the notwithstanding clause if the workers return to schools. “We have received and can confirm that the premier will introduce and support legislation…
Education Workers’ Union to Call for Escalated Strikes Across Ontario, Says Union President
The union representing thousands of education workers striking across Ontario for higher compensation says it will be calling for general strike action from other unions, both public and private, across the province on Monday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents over 55,000 education workers, says it will be holding a press conference…
Labour Board Hearing Continues Today After 16 Hours of Heated Debate
After more than 16 hours of arguments before the labour board on Nov. 5, the hearing continued the following day with both sides making their case about the ongoing strike of 55,000 Ontario education workers who walked off the job Nov. 4, closing multiple schools across the province for in-person learning. Arguments before board chair…
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