Tag: Doug Ford
Doug Ford promises to get tougher on the homeless. Is it a good idea
Ontario’s premier is pledging new legislation which promises a crackdown on public drug use and encampments and get more people indoors and into treatment, whether it violates their rights or not.
Wellness and recovery centre in Owen Sound operating at capacity
Less than six months after it opened, the Brightshores Wellness and Recovery Centre has reached its capacity of 45 patients. Ann Ford, Chief Executive Officer of Brightshores Health System was at Owen Sound council on Monday for a presentation about advancing health and wellness in its communities, and provided an update on the wellness and […]
Rural politicians relieved over $77M funding to cover spiking police costs
Queen’s Park is doling out $77-million to help ease the sticker shock in municipalities provincewide that are facing big increases in the cost to have Ontario Provincial Police patrol their communities.
OFA sends government messages about threatened American tariffs
Doug Ford was a no show at the OFA AGM due to security issues
OFA sends government messages about threatened American tariffs
Doug Ford was a no show at the OFA AGM due to security issues
Letters to the Editor: November 27, 2024
Cars don’t get stuck in traffic. They are the traffic.
London jail deaths inquest delayed to point of no return: Lawyer
Urged by a coroner to figure quickly out its next steps at a delayed inquest, a provincial ministry is seeking even more time to provide answers. That has derailed the inquest indefinitely and put families who were on the brink of learning more about their loved ones’ deaths back into the shadows, says London lawyer […]
Premier wants audit of Ontario school boards amid slew of travel scandals: MPP
SARNIA â An audit of Ontario school boards has been ordered by Premier Doug Ford following a report the Lambton Kent District school board spent more than $32,000 to send three employees to a conference in Hawaii, the local MPP says. The trip â taken by staff from the Chatham-based board’s Indigenous liaison committee â is one […]