The province did not oppose certification of the $600-million action whose representative plaintiff maintains his already fragile mental health was exacerbated by stints in segregation. Continue reading →

By granting a stay, there will be 25 wards instead of 47 in the upcoming municipal election as originally set out in Bill 5, the Better Local Government Act. Continue reading →

The Court of Appeal for Ontario justices are set to release their decision electronically at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Continue reading →

People who had lined up to observe the overnight debate expressed their outrage at being shut out of the process, chanting “Let us in!” as police officers stood in front of the doors. Continue reading →

Todd Smith says the Progressive Conservatives will ask the lieutenant-governor to reconvene the house at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Continue reading →

The three men urged Ontario’s Progressive Conservative legislators to break ranks with Premier Doug Ford, who announced Monday he would invoke the notwithstanding clause to override a judge’s ruling on legislation concerning the size of Toronto’s city council. Continue reading →

Environment Minister Rod Phillips says the government has filed a statement in court outlining its arguments that Ottawa’s carbon pricing plan is unconstitutional. Continue reading →

In a statement made public on Thursday, the group of Toronto MPs, which includes several cabinet ministers, described Premier Ford’s decision to use the notwithstanding clause as “heavy-handed and disrespectful.” Continue reading →

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson is expressing his support for the city of Toronto as the Ontario government invokes the notwithstanding clause to reduce the size of Toronto’s city council. Continue reading →

During an emergency meeting at city hall on Thursday, the mayor and a majority of councillors voted to continue fighting Bill 5 in court and to mount a new challenge against Bill 31, which was tabled at Queen’s Park on Wednesday. Continue reading →