Ontario premier says management-level jobs will be axed amid health-care system overhaul

Ontario premier says management-level jobs will be axed amid health-care system overhaul

in Mar 13, 2019

[ad_1] CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Premier Doug Ford says there will be management-level job losses as a result of the planned merger of 20 provincial health agencies into one. Ford says people in the local health integration networks, such as CEOs, presidents and vice-presidents will be axed, but front-line jobs will be protected. READ MORE: Ontario[…]

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Fired OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair vindicated by Ron Taverner withdrawing for top job: lawyer

Fired OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair vindicated by Ron Taverner withdrawing for top job: lawyer

in Mar 07, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO – The lawyer for a former high-ranking provincial police official who was fired this week says his client is vindicated by a long-time friend of the premier’s withdrawing as the next commissioner. Toronto police Supt. Ron Taverner announced Wednesday evening that he will not take on the role given the controversy surrounding his[…]

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Doug Ford government takes credit for Ontario adding 41,400 jobs in January

Doug Ford government takes credit for Ontario adding 41,400 jobs in January

in Feb 08, 2019

[ad_1] Statistic’s Canada Labour Force Survey for January shows Ontario led overall employment increases across the country. According to the survey, the province added 41,400 jobs last month as a result of an increase in full-time work. The survey added, however, more people looked for work in the province, pushing the unemployment rate up to[…]

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Court denies bid to speed up hearing into Ron Taverner OPP commissioner appointment

Court denies bid to speed up hearing into Ron Taverner OPP commissioner appointment

in Jan 14, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO – An Ontario court has rejected a request to speed up a hearing into whether it should order the province’s ombudsman to investigate the appointment of a friend of a premier’s to the job of top cop. OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair is asking Ontario’s Divisional Court to force an investigation into the[…]

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Doug Ford to meet with automobile executives at Detroit auto show

Doug Ford to meet with automobile executives at Detroit auto show

in Jan 14, 2019

[ad_1] DETROIT – A spokeswoman for Ontario’s premier says Doug Ford will use a trip to a Detroit auto show to meet with executives from General Motors and several other automakers today. Ivana Yelich says Ford will not try to push GM to reconsider shuttering its plant in Oshawa at year’s end when he meets[…]

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Bill Kelly: Could Bill 66 create another Walkerton ? – Hamilton

Bill Kelly: Could Bill 66 create another Walkerton ? – Hamilton

in Jan 11, 2019

[ad_1] Among many pieces of controversial legislation being proposed by the Ford government, Bill 66 is justifiably raising some serious red flags. Bill 66, called the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, essentially gives the province and municipalities and developers the ability to bypass existing regulations, provided the proposed development would create jobs and an economic benefit.[…]

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Walkerton residents worry about Ford government’s Bill 66

Walkerton residents worry about Ford government’s Bill 66

in Jan 10, 2019

[ad_1] It’s been nearly 18 years since the tragedy in Walkerton, Ont., and time has ticked on slowly in the small community. On May 17, 2000, the first symptoms of E. coli contamination were reported in the town, however it took days before citizens were told not to drink the local tap water. Resident Audrey[…]

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Scott Moe uses fight against carbon tax to define 1st year as Sask. premier

Scott Moe uses fight against carbon tax to define 1st year as Sask. premier

in Dec 26, 2018

[ad_1] Scott Moe is almost one year into his tenure as Saskatchewan premier and he has used his opposition against a federal carbon tax as a major front in the early battle to define his leadership. Moe points to the pending tax as one of the biggest economic headwinds facing his province. Since replacing Brad[…]

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Toronto Catholic school board says 95 part-time jobs cut after Ontario government funding slash – Toronto

Toronto Catholic school board says 95 part-time jobs cut after Ontario government funding slash – Toronto

in Dec 18, 2018

[ad_1] TORONTO – The Toronto Catholic District School Board says the province’s decision to cut programs aimed at providing students with extra skills and support will result in the immediate loss of 95 part-time jobs. In a briefing note sent this week to trustees, the school board says the jobs losses will affected about 35[…]

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