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Indigenous NDP MPPs boycott God Save the Queen
NDP Indigenous Relations critic Sol Mamakwa says the new tradition of singing God Save the Queen is a reminder of the country’s colonial past and a step backward for reconciliation.
Read MoreOntario names employment services managers in new pilot, including for-profit firm
The Ford government has picked the managers for employment and social assistance services in three regions as part of a new pilot program, which for the first time includes a for-profit firm — prompting concerns from experts and advocates.
Read MoreMen dominate Liberal delegate race to replace Ontario’s first woman premier
In one leg of the race to replace Ontario’s first female premier, men are dominating.
Read MorePremier Ford passed the buck on 85 per cent of question period queries from opposition members during fall session
Premier Doug Ford answered just 15 per cent of the questions posed to him by opposition members during the six-week fall session last year.
Read MorePCs cancel professional development fund for health-care professionals
The PC government is axing a popular fund that allowed health-care providers to upgrade their professional and clinical training, Queen’s Park Today has learned.
Read MoreMitzie Hunter using constituency office for leadership race activities, text messages show
Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter has used her constituency office for partisan activities related to her leadership campaign — something the province’s ethics watchdog has previously suggested breaches Ontario parliamentary convention.
Read MoreLiberal strategist Pat Sorbara advising Kate Graham’s leadership campaign
Pat Sorbara told Queen’s Park Today she’s ramped up her role as a senior adviser to Kate Graham’s Liberal leadership campaign.
Read MorePrice tag for PC’s mandatory anti-carbon-tax gas-pump stickers hits $30K, internal documents show
The cost of the Ford government’s mandatory gas-pump stickers attacking the federal carbon tax has hit $30,000.
Read MoreGovernment purchasing of Amazon services continues to trend upward
The province of Ontario spent at least $865,000 on products and services from Amazon last year, an increase of 17 per cent from 2017-18, according to the public accounts.
Read MorePCs to tweak standing orders for the second time since taking office
The NDP released the PC’s proposed fleet of changes to the standing-order playbook, which governs parliamentary procedure and decorum.
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