Changes to governance structures are supposed to be done after extensive public consultation and evaluation of alternatives. Continue reading →

An LGBTQ couple from the Bahamas is among thousands of refugees bouncing around temporary housing which has become a hallmark of Canada’s response to the influx of refugees. Continue reading →

Ottawa city councillor and deputy mayor Mark Taylor said he is “encouraged” by how many provincial cabinet ministers are attending a major conference for municipalities. Continue reading →

Ontario Premier Doug Ford told the province’s municipal leaders on Monday in Ottawa that the PC government does not plan to table similar legislation changing the make up of their councils in the “near future.” Continue reading →

The legislation reduces the size of council from 47 to 25 seats and adheres to federal riding boundaries. Continue reading →

“Every act of violence, whatever the end result, is tragic in the city,” he told Global News Sunday. Continue reading →

In his second letter to Mayor John Tory, sent Saturday afternoon, Ford said he stands with Toronto’s police officers but there is “much more to be done.” Continue reading →

John Tory said Friday that Premier Doug Ford’s abrupt decision to cut the number of Toronto city councillors from 47 to 25 ahead of a fall municipal election must be opposed in some way. Continue reading →

A spokeswoman for the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association said Thursday that other boards across the problem have yet to receive material from the provincial government. Continue reading →

‘The people of Toronto, and by extension Ontario, need and deserve to feel safe in the city and our great province,’ Doug Ford wrote. Continue reading →