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Council still aims to host public forum on controversial strong mayor powers

Council still aims to host public forum on controversial strong mayor powers

'We don't want to waste people's time and we want to make sure if they are coming here that there is information for them,' said Coun. Durnford
Councillors raise concerns about province's self-driving vehicle pilot

Councillors raise concerns about province's self-driving vehicle pilot

Toronto councillors debated a plan to allow self-driving vehicles in much of the west end Wednesday, while acknowledging they had no power over it
PCs tabling bill ‘pulling out all the stops’ to expedite home, road and transit construction

PCs tabling bill ‘pulling out all the stops’ to expedite home, road and transit construction

New Housing Minister Rob Flack’s first bill drops as Ontario housing starts plummet
Province moves to exempt Ontario Place from environmental notifications

Province moves to exempt Ontario Place from environmental notifications

Plans for a sewage pipe into Ontario Place’s West Channel caused controversy earlier this year. The Ford government’s new bill would limit the public’s ability to know about future projects of this kind
Challenges against Bill 5 piling up

Challenges against Bill 5 piling up

Legislation the PCs are working on passing is at the root of an opposition ethics complaint and may be destined for legal challenges
Doug Ford says he ‘doesn’t even know’ who the Dresden dump owners are

Doug Ford says he ‘doesn’t even know’ who the Dresden dump owners are

Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday denied having any knowledge about the owners of a dump in Dresden that his government is offering a lifeline to, and that now could become the subject of an ethics investigation.
Special economic zones will cause next Greenbelt-like scandal, Ford's opponents claim

Special economic zones will cause next Greenbelt-like scandal, Ford's opponents claim

SEZs will be the new MZOs, opposition MPPs claim
U.S. homelessness advocates call on Ford to bail on encampment crackdown bill

U.S. homelessness advocates call on Ford to bail on encampment crackdown bill

Bill 6 would import ‘worst, least effective, most expensive policies’ from U.S., says letter
Facing U.S. tariffs, Ontario budget spends big to prop up businesses

Facing U.S. tariffs, Ontario budget spends big to prop up businesses

Ford government projects $14.6B deficit, adds billions in tax credits and business supports
Budget 2025 forecasts trouble for housing starts in Ontario

Budget 2025 forecasts trouble for housing starts in Ontario

Ford government isn’t giving up on 1.5 million homes target.
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