Ontario PC Government

• Ontario high-risk health-care workers eligible for 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose at shortened interval

  Those included in the eligibility group includes high-risk health-care workers, dialysis patients and all First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals.

  Health

  May 10
• Ontario government asks other provinces, territories to send nurses as COVID-19 cases surge

  In a letter to all provinces and territories, the Ontario government notes it is short thousands of nurses.

  Health

  Apr 16
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• Animal activists launch constitutional challenge against Ontario government over farming law

  The Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act came into force on June 18, 2020.

  Canada

  Mar 9
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• Proposed Ontario election law changes by PCs an attempt to silence critics: Opposition

  The government said the election law reforms were aimed at limiting third-party advertising and boosting voter participation.

  Politics

  Feb 25
• Ontario bill would give police more power in human trafficking investigations

  The bill, if passed, would also require companies that sell sexual services to publish their contact information and respond to law enforcement within a set time frame.

  Canada

  Feb 22
• Coronavirus: Ontario says it plans to extend Dr. William’s term as chief medical officer of health

  Health Minister Christine Elliott says today that the government has asked Dr. David Williams to stay on as chief medical officer of health until September.

  Nov 23, 2020
• Ontario will abide by judge’s ruling against carbon tax stickers, energy minister says

  Justice Edward Morgan said Sept. 4 that Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government overstepped in mandating the stickers, saying the Federal Carbon Tax Transparency Act could not be justified under the charter.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2020
• Ontario government not moving ahead with plan to cut workers statutory holidays

  Jerry Dias says Premier Doug Ford told him today a plan to change the Retail Business Holidays Act and reduce the number of mandatory statutory holidays for from nine to three is off.

  Politics

  Jun 19, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Ontario appoints former federal health minister Jane Philpott as adviser

  The government says the platform will assist researchers and health-system workers as they access anonymized data.

  Health

  Jun 4, 2020
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• Ontario government cancels plan for new courthouse in Halton Region

  The contract to build the courthouse was to have been awarded this spring, with construction to start later this year.

  Politics

  May 21, 2020