Over to you, Doug Ford: MP says childcare ball in premier’s court
As far as a childcare funding agreement between Ontario and Ottawa goes, the ball is in Premier Doug Ford’s court, a federal cabinet minister told The Free Press Wednesday. “We are still waiting for Ontario to submit their action plan,” said Karina Gould, the minister of families, children and social development. “We really can’t move […]
Revamped bylaws would limit flyer distribution, carry possible $5,000 fine
Ditched by council last year because they had no teeth, a tightened set of bylaws to control unwanted or graphic flyers is coming back to city politicians with proposed penalties of up to $5,000. Under new suggested rules, people who drop off pamphlets or other unwanted mail at homes with “no flyers” signs could be […]
Winter weather advisory issued
Parts of southwestern Ontario will see some more snow this week.
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 24
Blatant vote grab So Doug Ford is going to save me $120 a year by cancelling licence plate renewal fees. Whoopee. Whoa, wait a minute. That’s $1.1 billion less money going into government coffers. That money is needed to run the province. Does Ford have a fairy godmother that is going to provide that funding? […]
Will Ford back NDP’s anti-Islamophobia bill honouring Afzaal family?
Landmark legislation to help fight Islamophobia in Ontario, dedicated to four members of a London Muslim family killed in a collision police allege was deliberate, was introduced in the legislature Wednesday as the clock ticks down to a June provincial election. Bills that don’t get passed before the legislature are dissolved and an election is […]