Ontario is proposing to remove land from the protected Greenbelt in order to build at least 50,000 new homes, while adding new land to it elsewhere–contradicting a pledge made last year. Housing Minister Steve Clark announced Friday that the government is launching a 30-day consultation on removing about 7,400 acres in 15 different areas from…
Ontario Education Workers Go on Strike Despite Province Declaring It Illegal
Hundreds of education workers have taken to the streets in Ontario in the morning of Nov. 4, despite a bill passed by the provincial legislature a day earlier making it an illegal strike. Education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are gathered at politicians’ offices, including at the Ontario Education Minister Stephen…
Feds Weighing Possible Options Against Ontario Government’s Use of Notwithstanding Clause: Trudeau
The federal government is weighing possible courses of action it can take against the Ontario government’s use of the notwithstanding clause to prevent 55,000 provincial education workers from striking, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He briefly made the comment in French to reporters on Parliament Hill on Nov. 2, one day after he said that…
Half of Ontario NDP Kicked Out of Legislature After Ruckus Over Anti-Strike Law
A heated outburst Wednesday over proposed back-to-work legislation to prevent school closures ended in half of New Democratic Party MPPs being escorted out of the Ontario Legislature. A total of 16 NDP members were removed for the day. The Legislature was discussing the province’s plan to use the notwithstanding clause to block a Nov. 4 planned…
Half of NDP Kicked Out of Legislature After Ruckus Over Anti-Strike Law
A heated outburst Wednesday over proposed back-to-work legislation to prevent school closures ended in half of New Democratic Party MPPs being escorted out of the Ontario Legislature. A total of 16 NDP members were removed for the day. The Legislature was discussing the province’s plan to use the notwithstanding clause to block a Nov. 4 planned…
Ontario to Pre-Emptively Legislate Education Workers Staff Back to Work
Ontario’s education minister intends to introduce legislation Monday that will avert a looming support staff strike and impose a contract on them, a proposition the union said it is prepared to fight. Stephen Lecce’s announcement came hours after the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents about 55,000 education workers, announced that it was giving…
Crown Adjusts Hoggard Charge in Northeastern Ontario Sex Assault Case
The Ontario Crown in northeastern Ontario is proceeding with a sexual assault charge against Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard. The Canadian musician was charged in March with sexual assault causing bodily harm in an incident alleged to have taken place on June 25, 2016, in Kirkland Lake, Ont. A Crown lawyer told a Haileybury, Ont., court…
Political Profile Paves Path to Victory for Some in Ontario Municipal Elections
The Ontario municipal elections on Oct. 24 were dominated by incumbent candidates and those who formerly held leadership positions at the provincial or federal level. Among them were former Ontario NDP leader Andrew Horwath who became mayor of Hamilton, former Ontario Liberal cabinet minister and party leader Steven Del Duca who won as mayor of…
Ontarians Vote in Municipal Elections Today
It’s municipal election day in Ontario, with voters set to cast their ballots in communities across the province. Polls in Toronto and other major cities will open at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m., with some variation across municipalities. Residents in many jurisdictions also had the option to vote online or in advance polls….
Federal Freeze on Importing Firearms ‘Does Nothing’ to Slow Gun Crime: Toronto Police Association President
On the heels of the fatal shooting of two police officers in Innisfil, Ont., the president of the Toronto Police Association (TPA) says firearms trafficking and violence are increasing and Ottawa’s efforts to curb gun violence are missing the mark. “The proliferation of firearms up here in Canada from the U.S.—it is out of control…
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