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Trillium Today: 'burns me up'
Trillium Today: 'burns me up'
Your Ontario politics agenda for Thursday, May 9
Trillium Today Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Lobbying firm bails on town after council touted its 'backroom' ties to the Ford government
Lobbying firm bails on town after council touted its 'backroom' ties to the Ford government
Councillors' comments about hiring a well-connected lobbying firm sparked a three-day drama that ultimately left Brighton high and dry
Politics
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Health minister affirms continued coverage of private well water testing costs
Health minister affirms continued coverage of private well water testing costs
Health Minister Sylvia Jones gave a simple triple-yes when asked on Wednesday if well water testing will remain free
Indigenous, Rural and Northern Affairs Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
NDP MPP named and ordered to leave chamber for wearing keffiyeh
NDP MPP named and ordered to leave chamber for wearing keffiyeh
NDP MPP Jill Andrew refused to remove a keffiyeh in the chamber on Wednesday, prompting Speaker Ted Arnott to name her and ask her to leave the house
Politics Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal and Jessica Smith Cross
 Trillium Today: call me, maybe?
Trillium Today: call me, maybe?
Your Ontario politics agenda for Wednesday, May 8
Trillium Today Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Ontario's position in physician compensation arbitration 'insulting' and 'inflammatory': doctors
Ontario's position in physician compensation arbitration 'insulting' and 'inflammatory': doctors
The province and the Ontario Medical Association are in arbitration this week — and their positions are more than $2 billion apart
Health Trillium Insiders
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
'We can no longer tolerate this discrimination': First Nations chiefs take province, feds to court over policing law concerns
'We can no longer tolerate this discrimination': First Nations chiefs take province, feds to court over policing law concerns
The Chiefs of Ontario said the two governments have failed to ensure that First Nations bylaws are enforced and prosecuted
Justice Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
NDP, Greens ask auditor general to probe OEB decision on new natural gas connections
NDP, Greens ask auditor general to probe OEB decision on new natural gas connections
Energy minister says 'I don't think the auditor general is going to find anything here'
Energy and the Environment Trillium Insiders
Aidan Chamandy Aidan Chamandy
Ford government’s ‘portal’ to track lobbying loops in public servants: cabinet secretary
Ford government’s ‘portal’ to track lobbying loops in public servants: cabinet secretary
The system was created in response to the Greenbelt scandal that also prompted the PCs to promise to look to make lobbying laws tougher — which they've delayed doing
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Trillium Today: tied in knots
Trillium Today: tied in knots
Your Ontario politics agenda for Tuesday, May 7
Trillium Today Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
Better licensing enforcement for trades is required for a safer Ontario
Better licensing enforcement for trades is required for a safer Ontario
The lack of licensing enforcement not only undercuts and undervalues hardworking Ontarians, but it puts Ontarians at risk
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‘Co-operate 1,000%’: Ford advises ex-staffer to turn over personal emails about the Greenbelt
‘Co-operate 1,000%’: Ford advises ex-staffer to turn over personal emails about the Greenbelt
The privacy commissioner has said emails about government business in a former staffer’s personal email account may be ‘irretrievably lost’
Politics Trillium Insiders
Charlie Pinkerton Charlie Pinkerton
Government claims developer challenging its Greenbelt reversal has 'no constitutional right' to have property excluded
Government claims developer challenging its Greenbelt reversal has 'no constitutional right' to have property excluded
The government filed its legal arguments Friday in response to a challenge from Minotar Holdings Inc., whose land was removed from the Greenbelt and then restored to it despite a legal settlement with the province
Politics Trillium Insiders
Sneh Duggal Sneh Duggal
Ontario loses out on $350 million for affordable housing construction following months-long fight with Ottawa
Ontario loses out on $350 million for affordable housing construction following months-long fight with Ottawa
Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser will send the money to Ontario's 47 service managers, which are directly responsible for building affordable housing
Housing Trillium Insiders
Aidan Chamandy Aidan Chamandy
Doug Ford urges universities to remove pro-Palestinian protest encampments
Doug Ford urges universities to remove pro-Palestinian protest encampments
The premier’s comments came after two NDP MPPs wore keffiyehs in the house in defiance of the Speaker's ban
Politics Trillium Insiders
Jessica Smith Cross Jessica Smith Cross
New OMA president wants more support for Northern doctors
New OMA president wants more support for Northern doctors
Dominik Nowak was named new president of the Ontario Medical Association at the annual general meeting held in Sudbury on May 2
Health
Len Gillis Len Gillis
Trillium Today: gimme shelter
Trillium Today: gimme shelter
Your Ontario politics agenda for Monday, May 6
Trillium Today Trillium Insiders
Jack Hauen Jack Hauen
TRILLIUM TALK: Search is on for deleted Greenbelt records
TRILLIUM TALK: Search is on for deleted Greenbelt records
Every Sunday morning, one of our legislative reporters from The Trillium provides an inside look at the week that was in Ontario politics — and the week ahead
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