Mandate Letters
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Will Supreme Court mandate letters ruling worsen transparency in Ontario?A precedent-setting ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada sided with the Ford government. Some worry it spells bad news for future transparency requests.PoliticsFeb 2
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Supreme Court rules in favour of Ford government in mandate letters battleThe Supreme Court of Canada is set to release its ruling today on a bid by Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government to keep his marching orders to cabinet ministers confidential.PoliticsFeb 2
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No new mandates for all but 2 ministers in Trudeau’s shuffled cabinet: PMOThe letters for the ministers in charge of the newly minted citizens' services and sport and physical activity portfolios were posted online earlier this week.CanadaNov 15, 2023
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2 months after cabinet shuffle, where are new ministers’ mandate letters?Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to issue mandate letters for his cabinet ministers, leaving those in new roles without clear marching orders.PoliticsOct 2, 2023
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Ontario 2018 mandate letters told ministers to limit climate law impact on businessesThe mandate letter written for the province’s environment minister suggests his task was to remove environmental and climate legislation, not to create more of it.PoliticsSep 15, 2023
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Doug Ford ordered 2018 transport minister to ‘fundamentally’ review MetrolinxThe 2018 mandate letter for Ontario's Minister of Transportation laid out significant and potentially controversial changes, including a complete re-evaluation of Metrolinx.PoliticsSep 14, 2023
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In full: Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate lettersWhile the Ford government has been fighting in court to keep these letters a secret, Global News obtained and independently verified the letters as part of the 'Mandated' series.PoliticsSep 12, 2023
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Manitoba premier touts private-sector involvement, changes to social assistance in mandate lettersThe Manitoba legislature resumes today and Premier Brian Pallister is telling some of his ministers to look to the private sector to help improve services.PoliticsMar 4, 2020
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5 takeaways from Trudeau’s ‘mandate letters’ to his cabinetWhile many of the instructions to cabinet come straight from the Liberal campaign platform, there are a few things that are new, or more detailed than what's been public before.CanadaDec 13, 2019
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Justice minister asked to move quickly on assisted death rulingFriday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave the justice minister his new mandate letterCanadaDec 13, 2019
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