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Industry braces for looming clash over long-term care reform
The PCs and opposition parties agree reforms are needed for the business model of long-term care after the government’s independent commission found a lack of direct profit incentives led care to be neglected by private nursing homes, but the parties remain far apart when it comes to those details.
Read MoreFeds take over environmental assessment for Highway 413
Ottawa has decided to take over the environmental impact assessment of the controversial proposed Highway 413, which would run east from Highway 400 near Vaughan before joining Highway 401 near Halton Hills.
Read MoreSome PCs amplify Ford’s apology on Twitter — but more stay mum
Twice as many PC MPPs tweeted about the importance of Earth Day last Thursday than voiced support for Premier Doug Ford's leadership after he apologized for his government’s widely panned Covid restrictions that same day.
Read MorePCs back down in the face of a firestorm of criticism over new Covid restrictions
There are bad news days and there are Bad News Days.
Read MorePCs lead fundraising in Q1, raising at least $1.3M
The Progressive Conservative Party continues to blow the other parties at Queen's Park out of the water when it comes to fundraising.
Read MorePrivate app company staffing vaccine sites in Peel, Sudbury
BookJane, a software firm that describes itself as a “gig economy” platform for the health-care sector, has partnered with Sudbury and the Region of Peel to staff their mass immunization clinics with doctors.
Read More‘Chilling third-party speech’: stakeholders weigh in on Bill 254
The Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly heard from a fleet of stakeholders Monday on Bill 254, the legislation that doubles political donation limits and extends the per-vote subsidy.
Read MoreProgram spending down by $4.8B as Covid-fighting booster funds shrink
Ontario’s deficit isn’t going anywhere. The budgetary hole is now projected at $32.1 billion for the next fiscal year, down $5.4 billion from the year prior.
Read MoreNovelty betting, single-sport wagers and international liquidity pools: the possible futures of iGaming
As the province moves to allow private companies to enter the online gambling sphere, a new discussion paper offers insight on the direction Ontario’s so-called iGaming industry could go.
Read MorePCs move to double political donation cap, extend per-vote subsidy
Electoral reform is back on the agenda. Attorney General Doug Downey tabled a new bill Thursday that would increase the amount individuals can donate to candidates, constituency associations, leadership contestants and political parties to $3,300 per year, double the current amount.
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