Dodges questions on funding cut for natural gas project in North Bay QUEEN’S PARK, ON – During question period Monday, Vic Fedeli, Doug Ford’s finance minister, confirmed that Ford will cut $100 million – the entire fund for natural gas expansion in northern and rural Ontario – [Read more]
(Version française ci-dessous) Last month an advisory from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) placed onerous conditions on credit unions and seemed to be doing favours for Canada’s big banks in the process. The edict, which was slipped through on June 30th when [Read more]
This week the province was shocked to learn of the tragic deaths of 8 Ontario nursing home residents at the hands of another. To make matters worse, the suspect is a caregiver in the employ of the long-term care facilities where the residents lived. Without doubt the sympathies of us all go out to [Read more]
Nearly $2.4 Billion in Orders for the $500 Million Offering Ontario has successfully launched a green bond program with a bond issue of $500 million, making it the first government in Canada to issue green bonds. There was strong demand for Ontario’s first green bond, with orders [Read more]
Friday (July 25, 2014) the Liberal budget passed and the legislature has risen until the fall. New Democrats are calling for the Auditor General to do an independent report on the fiscal plan and set the record straight. The Auditor needs to do the same report that was done in 2007 and 2011. The [Read more]
It was a noteworthy week in Canadian politics despite the fact that it was a constituency week for MPs. What made it interesting were announcements that Olivia Chow and Jim Flaherty are stepping down to pursue other options. We know that Olivia is leaving to run for Mayor of Toronto, while Mr. [Read more]
It’s been quite a week on Parliament Hill with most of the attention being paid to the Senate while the House of Commons largely evaded the headlines. That might change with another omnibus budget implementation bill. With time allocation immediately put in place, there is no chance this [Read more]
From: Thunder Bay-Superior North Provincial Liberal Riding Association Premier Kathleen Wynne in Thunder Bay to show her strong support THUNDER BAY, ON – Local MPP and Provincial Cabinet Minister Michael Gravelle was nominated for the sixth consecutive time by the Thunder Bay–Superior North [Read more]
March 21st, Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, released the following statement on the 2013 Federal Budget: “We were looking for action on four key areas of importance to the people of Ontario – the closing of corporate tax loopholes, combating the underground economy, skills and [Read more]
As people are now filing their 2011 income tax returns, we hear there are some misconceptions about how some of the Ontario tax credits will be disbursed this year, and in years to come. We’d like to clear up the confusion. In the past, some of Ontario’s refundable tax credits were paid to [Read more]
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty today introduced a strong, experienced cabinet that will guide Ontario through an uncertain global economy by focusing on job creation and economic growth. Dwight Duncan remains Minister of Finance and adds Deputy Premier to his responsibilities. Deb Matthews also [Read more]
