August 19, 2020, Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Transportation, Caroline Mulroney, announced the government’s intent to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to advance tunnelling work on the Eglinton Crosstown West Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension. The RFP is expected to be issued tomorrow, August 20th, and the tunnelling contract is expected to be … Read more
August 20, 2020, Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones announced the hiring of an additional 200 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers. This recruitment initiative responds to recommendations made by the OPP Independent Review Panel in its final report released in March. Following this afternoon’s announcement, Premier Ford responded to questions from media regarding … Read more
August 18, 2020, Premier Doug Ford and Associate Minister of Transportation (GTA), Kinga Surma, announced the government’s intent to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to advance tunneling work on the Scarborough Subway Extension. The RFP is expected to be issued in the coming days and the tunneling contract is expected to be awarded in … Read more
August 14, 2020, Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, Lisa MacLeod, announced that capacity restrictions on sport, fitness and recreation facilities will be further relaxed, effective tomorrow, August 15 at 12:01 a.m. They also announced an investment of $8 million to ensure the safe return of amateur sports. Premier … Read more
August 13, 2020, Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, and Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams, provided an update on Ontario’s back-to-school plan. The update included “unlocking” $500 million in reserve funds for school boards, new investments to improve airflow, and mandating minimum expectations for those teaching remotely. Earlier this afternoon, Premier Doug Ford … Read more
August 17, 2020, Premier Doug Ford provided and update and responded to questions from media regarding Ontario’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Ford was joined by Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, who responded to questions on the province’s return-to-school plan. Earlier today, Premier Ford addressed delegates of the 2020 Annual Conference of the … Read more
A Cabinet Shuffle, A Prorogation and Speech from the Throne to Redefine the Mandate of this Minority Government At a time when many Canadians have seen their lives change dramatically – with priorities, concerns, budgets and timelines for projects shifting in a major way – it could be argued that the last 24 hours in Ottawa is merely a reflection of these larger trends. Yet the contention that there is a strong, stable government … Read more
Bill Morneau made it official tonight: during a time when the Canadian economy faces the most challenging months of arguably any government in history, he will not be continuing as Finance Minister. Morneau will not run again as Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, resigning his seat immediately and leaving it vacant for a yet-to-be-announced … Read more
August 10, 2020, Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones announced an investment of $6 million over the next three years to expand the coverage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems. The investment, which is the latest part of Ontario’s Guns, Gangs and Violence Reduction Strategy, will be made available through the Ontario CCTV Grant, … Read more
August 11, 2020, Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Long-term Care, Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, announced plans for a fourth accelerated build long-term care home. This home will be located at Humber River Hospital’s Finch site in Toronto. Premier Ford and Dr. Fullerton were joined by Mayor of Toronto, John Tory, President and CEO of Humber … Read more
