Provincial Politics – Page 7

Schreiner Has Three Goals for Last Legislative Session Before the Election

Published on Feb 17, 2022Feb 18, 2022 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The Ontario Legislature returns to work after the Family Day weekend, and it returns for the final time before the spring election. Premier Doug Ford and his ministers will likely have some ideas about what they want to do during last few months of the session, but Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner has some ideas of his own. If you’ve been carefully following provincial politics, the three goals should not be terribly surprising. Continue reading “Schreiner Has Three Goals for Last Legislative Session Before the Election” →

Ford Declares State of Emergency to Deal with Convoy Protests

Published on Feb 11, 2022Feb 11, 2022 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Nearly two weeks after the so-called “Freedom Convoy” set up residency in Ottawa, and almost a week after a solidarity blockade began at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Premier Doug Ford announced action against the protest in the form of the third state of emergency he’s declared during his premiership. Protest is fine, Ford said, but the events in Ottawa and Windsor no longer fit that definition. Continue reading “Ford Declares State of Emergency to Deal with Convoy Protests” →

Opposition Leaders Push Ontario Government to Act on Convoy Distruptions

Published on Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Nearly two weeks after the original Freedom Convoy pulled into downtown Ottawa, all levels of government are still trying to cope with the disruption, and now there’s a growing blockade on the Ambassador Bridge to worry about. Ontario’s opposition parties are now united in one point of view on these protests: the Ontario government is missing in action, and they’re each making some demands of the Premier and his ministers. Continue reading “Opposition Leaders Push Ontario Government to Act on Convoy Distruptions” →

Schreiner Joins Halton Councillors to Call for an End to Sprawl

Published on Jan 26, 2022Jan 26, 2022 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

There’s been a lot of discussion in the last few weeks about getting more housing developed across Ontario to deal with the rapid increase of housing prices. The fight to get more housing has also created a reciprocal concern about creating more sprawl, which is something that the environmentally-minded population doesn’t want to see. Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner doesn’t want to see it either, and he’s recruiting help from Halton Region. Continue reading “Schreiner Joins Halton Councillors to Call for an End to Sprawl” →

Housing Summit Heralded for Progress, Schreiner Still Skeptical

Published on Jan 19, 2022Jan 20, 2022 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark held a virtual housing summit on Wednesday with municipal leaders from across Ontario. The goal was to find ways to solve the province’s housing crisis, the twin furies of limited supply and sky-high prices, and all parties say some good progress was made. Guelph’s MPP though has his doubts. Continue reading “Housing Summit Heralded for Progress, Schreiner Still Skeptical” →

Long-Term Care Minister Phillips Resigns, Won’t Seek Re-Election

Published on Jan 14, 2022Jan 14, 2022 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It’s a cold late Friday afternoon in January, so naturally it’s the perfect time to resign from a high-level provincial cabinet position with a minimum of attention from the media. This must have been the thinking for Rod Phillips, Ontario’s Long Term Care Minister, who posted to social media on Friday that he’s resigning from the Ontario Legislature, and is not running for re-eletion this June. Continue reading “Long-Term Care Minister Phillips Resigns, Won’t Seek Re-Election” →

Near Unanimous Derision for Latest COVID Response From ON Gov

Published on Jan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Yesterday’s announcement from the Government of Ontario about the latest COVID-19 prevention measures was not the news that anyone wanted to hear. The reaction from Ontario’s opposition parties and various advocacy groups were as unimpressed with the news about a new (semi)lockdown as almost everyone was given the near universally agreement that Premier Doug Ford made a bad call, or at least a late one, on Monday. Continue reading “Near Unanimous Derision for Latest COVID Response From ON Gov” →

Lots of Criticism for Ontario’s New Year Pandemic Planning

Published on Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Yesterday’s announcement from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore outlined the next phase of the pandemic fight: Kids are going back to in-person school next Wednesday, not everyone will be able to be tested now, capacity limits at large indoor settings will be reduced further, and fourth doses are coming to long-term care residents. Not everyone was pleased with the new directions though, or thinks they go far enough. Continue reading “Lots of Criticism for Ontario’s New Year Pandemic Planning” →

Moore Offers “Precautionary Measures”, No Change in Direction (For Now)

Published on Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

In the wake of growing concerns over the Omicron variant, and the increased number of COVID-19 cases, many people thought that Tuesday’s update from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore was going to make more news than it did. Instead, Moore offered some concern about the stats, but he didn’t really change the game plan for fighting COVID, at least in the short-term. Continue reading “Moore Offers “Precautionary Measures”, No Change in Direction (For Now)” →