The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government to remove the requirement of a university degree to become a police officer is being met with skepticism by those who say a degree makes for better officers. The stated reason for the change was to get more officers on the streets to address an increase in…

Nearly all doctors in Canada say they are supportive of changes to medical licensing that would enable them to provide care to patients anywhere in the country, a new survey by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) indicates. The poll, completed with over 5,000 practicing and retired doctors and medical learners, found that 95 percent of…

Employees in the Ontario government are enjoying a wage premium and receiving more generous benefits over their private sector counterparts, a new study by think tank the Fraser Institute says. Published on Jan. 24, the study finds that the wages of government workers in Ontario are 34.4 percent higher, on average, than wages in the…

The Ontario government began notifying about 360,000 people on Friday that their personal information had been part of a COVID-19 vaccine database breach that took place more than a year ago. The breach happened on Nov. 16, 2021 and the Ontario Provincial Police charged two people, including an employee of the province’s vaccine contact centre….

A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians are worried about how the federal Liberal government’s plan to dramatically increase immigration levels over the next few years will affect housing and government services. The poll, conducted by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies, also found many respondents hesitant about the use of the notwithstanding…

Ontario government lawyers argued Tuesday there would be “irreparable harm” to the rule of law if Premier Doug Ford and a top minister were compelled to testify at a federal inquiry after citing parliamentary privilege in trying to avoid doing so. But lawyers for the Public Order Emergency Commissioner, which is overseeing the inquiry, argued…

The Ontario government has introduced legislation to keep kids in class, impose a contract on education workers, and avert any possible strike action this Friday. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said in a press conference on Oct. 31 that the move is in response to the refusal by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to…

Long-term care and seniors’ advocates say they are disappointed Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is planning to bypass public hearings for long-term care legislation that allows hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be transferred to a home without their consent. The seniors’ advocacy group CARP, a lawyer for the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and a…

Ontario faced a shortage of personal protective equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in part because it did not replenish its stockpiles over the previous years, an independent commission examining the impact of the health crisis on long-term care has heard. Ontario’s former deputy minister of health and long-term care, Bob Bell, told…