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It wasn’t unprecedented — but it was a rare move — when councillors from Brampton and Caledon walked out of a regional council meeting at the start of June, forcing proceedings to halt. The decision to abandon the meeting was made by the two municipalities over a motion Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish brought to slash…
Government and privacy officials are investigating a potential data breach involving the health data of hundreds of thousands of patients who have not yet been notified about an incident in the spring. On Friday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Health Minister Sylvia Jones and the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) all appeared to confirm that the…
The Ford government will sideline trustees at four school boards, including both Toronto administrations, as the education minister continues a hands-on approach to governance reform. On Friday, Minister Paul Calandra announced he would send supervisors into Toronto, Toronto Catholic, Ottawa-Carleton and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The Thames Valley District School Board in western Ontario…
Members of one of Ontario’s largest municipalities appear to be on a collision course over development charges. Councillors from Brampton and Caledon could walk out of a Region of Peel meeting on Thursday, forcing their Mississauga colleagues to abandon it, as they fight over cutting fees charged to homebuilders. Two weeks ago, Brampton and Caledon’s…
It was a charm offensive aimed at American politicians and decision-makers for months. Lawmakers landing at Washington Dulles International Airport were met with signs reminding them that Ontario is “an economic partner that helps employ millions of American workers.” Politicians who thumbed through the pages of The Washington Post were told that Ontario is a…
A developer lobby group is renewing calls to introduce tax cuts for new projects as housing starts continue to slow, warning that if something doesn’t change, tens of thousands of jobs could be at risk. On Monday, the Building Industry and Land Development Association released a brief calculation considering how far new home construction could…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 19, 2025 4:58 pm Updated June 19, 2025 5:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario government says it’s introducing two financial assistance programs to help municipalities and businesses recover from a severe March ice storm. The storm in late March…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford apologized on Thursday afternoon for comments he made suggesting First Nations leaders “can’t just keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government.” At Queen’s Park, Ford emerged from his meeting with Anishinabek Nation leaders and said he was sorry for what he said on Wednesday. “I want to…
Bob Pulham recalls the optimism in the air when General Motors began producing electric vans in Ingersoll, Ont., in late 2022. As the first BrightDrop commercial van rolled off the line at the CAMI Assembly plant, GM executives, union leaders and former prime minister Justin Trudeau touted it as a major milestone for electric vehicle…
A major Ontario municipality was forced to stop borrowing money to invest in various projects for two years because of “perceived uncertainty” caused by policies and reversals put forward by the Ford government. The Region of Peel, one of the province’s largest local governments, didn’t borrow any money in either 2023 or 2024 because of…
