Tag: Doug Ford
Doug Ford talks housing, avoids Greenbelt controversy at civic conference in London
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, under fire for his handling of the Greenbelt, struck an upbeat tone at his address to a municipal conference in London Monday, avoiding any mention of the environmentally protected area in the Greater Toronto Area.
London stop cancelled for Premier Doug Ford’s travelling Ford Fest
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is bringing his annual Ford Fest barbecue on the road this summer, but the stop in London has been cancelled. “Ford Fest is a big get-together,” Essex MPP Anthony Leardi said as the travelling event was set for Windsor on Friday. “People can expect there’s going to be a lot of […]
Letters to the Editor: June 17, 2023
Ford wrong again
Local voters reject paying private clinics to reduce surgical backlogs
Grey-Bruce voted almost unanimously against the Ontario government’s decision to expand publicly funded medical procedures, diagnostic imaging and surgeries done in private clinics. The Ontario Health Coalition vote, held May 26 and 27, had 9,889 votes against and 132 in favour of changes the government enacted May 18 in Bill 60, the Your Health Act, […]
Local voters reject paying private clinics to reduce surgical backlogs
Grey-Bruce voted almost unanimously against the Ontario government’s decision to expand publicly funded medical procedures, diagnostic imaging and surgeries done in private clinics. The Ontario Health Coalition vote, held May 26 and 27, had 9,889 votes against and 132 in favour of changes the government enacted May 18 in Bill 60, the Your Health Act, […]
Local voters reject paying private clinics to reduce surgical backlogs
Grey-Bruce voted almost unanimously against the Ontario government’s decision to expand publicly funded medical procedures, diagnostic imaging and surgeries done in private clinics. The Ontario Health Coalition vote Friday and Saturday had 9,889 votes against and 132 in favour of changes the government enacted May 18 in Bill 60, the Your Health Act, which it […]
Local voters reject paying private clinics to reduce surgical backlogs
Grey-Bruce voted almost unanimously against the Ontario government’s decision to expand publicly funded medical procedures, diagnostic imaging and surgeries done in private clinics. The Ontario Health Coalition vote Friday and Saturday had 9,889 votes against and 132 in favour of changes the government enacted May 18 in Bill 60, the Your Health Act, which it […]
‘Our fair share’: Doug Ford defends new cash for electric-vehicle battery plant
The province will spend millions of dollars to train hundreds of auto workers, Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday as he defended his move to bend to the funding demands of the corporation building a Windsor electric-vehicle battery plant.
Most Ontario elementary teachers experienced or witnessed violence: Survey
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says three-quarters of its members report having experienced or witnessed violence against staff members.
Baranyai: Mental health curriculum refreshing, if inadequate
It’s refreshing to hear Premier Doug Ford’s government announcing mandatory new mental health resources to shore up the Ontario health and physical education curriculum.