Premier Doug Ford today announced the Parliamentary Assistants that will hold special responsibilities as part of the Ontario Government. Parliamentary Assistants will each hold key accountabilities to support the renewed Cabinet announced last week. Working hand-in-hand with Ministers, the Parliamentary Assistants will support the government on delivering results to the people of Ontario. The Parliamentary Assistant accountabilities are as follows: ...
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Phillips gifts patronage appointment to business partner, donor on Day 1
In one of his first acts as Finance Minister, Rod Phillips appointed one of his major donors and long-time business partner Neil Selfe to the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO). Another long-time Phillips business associate, Brian Gibson, was also quietly appointed to the IMCO board on June 20. Official Opposition NDP MPP Taras Natyshak said Doug Ford and the ...
Read More »Gravy train doesn’t stop: Doug Ford appointed Dean French’s niece to Ontario’s Public Accountants Council
Yet another sneaky appointment for friends and family, Doug Ford quietly appointed Dean French’s niece, Katherine Pal, to the Public Accountants Council. The government did not announce French’s family member’s appointment with a news release when it was confirmed on Dec. 31, 2018. Pal is the niece of Dean French’s wife, Jane Pal French. The position comes with a ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 25
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fires in the region. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. The fire is now being held. Crews continue to identify hot spots along the fire’s perimeter. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry staff continue to work with the ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 24
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fires in the region. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. The fire is now being held. Crews continue to identify hot spots along the fire’s perimeter. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry staff continue to work with the ...
Read More »NDP fights fine for student chalk-drawings
NDP House Leader Gilles Bisson released the following statement in response to reports that high-school students were billed about $1,500 for the clean-up of sidewalk chalk after a peaceful protest at Queen’s Park: “It’s wrong to punish students who are speaking up for themselves and their future by speaking out against Doug Ford’s education cuts. The NDP is calling ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 21
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there are two wildland fires in the region. Cochrane 8 is being held at 3.5 hectares. It is located northwest of Fort Severn in the Far North. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. It is “not under control”. The fire remains approximately ...
Read More »Ford busted giving away plum appointments to friends while cutting services for Northern Ontarians
After cutting funding for education, health care and autism services in Northern Ontario, and across the province, Doug Ford was busted giving away six figure salaries in plum government appointments to his friends, said NDP Deputy Leader John Vanthof. Two of the four appointments made yesterday have already been cancelled because Ford was caught giving them to close friends ...
Read More »Célébration de la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones en Ontario
Aujourd’hui, Greg Rickford, ministre des Affaires autochtones, a fait la déclaration suivante pour souligner la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones: «Nous reconnaissons aujourd’hui qu’il s’agit d’une journée de célébration et de reconnaissance des peuples autochtones. Les peuples autochtones sont les premiers habitants de notre grande province, et j’encourage tous les Ontariens et Ontariennes à profiter de cette occasion pour en ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 20
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there are two wildland fires in the region. Cochrane 8 is a 3.5-hectare fire located northwest of Fort Severn in the Far North. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. It is “not under control”. The fire remains approximately 4 kilometres west of ...
Read More »Precedent-setting Child Pornography Charges Laid Following Lengthy Probe of Toronto-based Firm
Five people have been charged after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) concluded an investigation involving Ontario-based supplier of millions of child pornography images and videos. At a news conference, Commissioner Thomas CARRIQUE and Detective Inspector David MacDONALD were joined by representatives from the Toronto Police Service and the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations to conclude two investigative projects ...
Read More »Premier Doug Ford throws his cabinet under the bus for his cuts
Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said with Thursday’s cabinet shuffle, Doug Ford is attempting to throw his own cabinet under the bus for executing cuts that he ordered. “The problem over the last year wasn’t who was executing Doug Ford’s cuts — it was Doug Ford’s cuts. Today, he had a chance to change direction. Instead, he’s throwing ...
Read More »Cabinet Changes for Ontario Provincial Government
After nearly one full year in office, Premier Doug Ford today announced changes to his cabinet to build on the priorities for the people of Ontario for the year ahead. A renewed Executive Council also includes the addition of one new ministry as well as five new associate ministers. These changes will ensure that the Government of Ontario will effectively ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 18
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fire in the region. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. It is “not under control”. The fire remains approximately 4 kilometres west of the community of Gogama. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is low ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 17
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fire in the region. Timmins 2 was remapped and is now listed at 4,645 hectares, its status is “not under control”. The fire remains approximately 4 kilometres west of the community of Gogama. At the time of ...
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