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Queen's Park resumes sitting after 14-week break, straight into budget season
The Ontario government proposes a bill to exempt cabinet and premier's records from freedom-of-information laws amid pre-budget plans and protests on post-secondary funding.
- On March 23, Members of Provincial Parliament return to Queen's Park after a 14-week break as the government plans a spring bill exempting cabinet records from freedom-of-information laws.
- Stephen Crawford argued the plan aims to align Ontario with other jurisdictions, while opposition parties say it is a flood-the-zone strategy to drown out criticism.
- The IPC and courts have weighed in on access to Ford's call records, with a court earlier this year throwing out the government's attempt to overrule the IPC ruling.
- Planned protests by students and the Ontario Autism Coalition coincide with the legislature's eight-week session starting March 23, as the government prepares to table the budget on March 26.
- Multimillion-Dollar legal battles could carry fiscal and political consequences as the government seeks $25.9 million from Get A-Head amid counterclaims and an integrity probe into Labour Minister David Piccini.
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A look at the wave of recent proposals by the Ford government ahead of Ontario's legislative return
Ontario's legislature is set to resume sitting Monday after a 14-week break that ended in a veritable deluge of news, partial proposals and headline-grabbing musings from Premier Doug Ford and his government.
·Canada
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The Toronto Star+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Queen’s Park resumes sitting after 14-week break, straight into budget season
The extended winter break ended in a deluge of news, partial proposals and headline-grabbing musings from Premier Doug Ford that opposition politicians called a flood-the-zone strategy.
·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Queen's Park resumes sitting after 14-week break, straight into budget season
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources11
Leaning Left7Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Left
Bias Distribution
- 70% of the sources lean Left
70% Left
L 70%
C 30%
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