Shawn Jeffords

Minister breaks silence on mandatory Greenbelt review — but there's no word on who will conduct it or when | CBC News Ontario’s municipal affairs minister says the province will move forward with a much-delayed mandatory review of the Greenbelt, but opposition critics say there's still no word on when the study of th...

Minister breaks silence on mandatory Greenbelt review — but there's no word on who will conduct it or when. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Less than half of 'strong mayors' were using powers before Ontario expanded system: reports | CBC News Less than half of the province’s “strong mayors” were using their controversial powers in the months ahead of a sweeping expansion of the system to 170 additional communities, according to estimates b...

Less than half of 'strong mayors' were using powers before Ontario expanded system: reports. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ontario could avoid recession this year, even as tariffs take hold, fiscal watchdog says | CBC News Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the province could avoid a recession this year, but the findings of his latest report show the trade war with the U.S. is taking a bite out of Ontario’s economy. The dat...

Ontario could avoid recession this year, even as Trump's tariffs take hold: fiscal watchdog. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Critics call on Ford government to begin mandatory Greenbelt review | CBC News A mandatory review of the Greenbelt that was to have started earlier this year has yet to begin, and critics are demanding “substantive guardrails” around the Ford government’s assessment of the prote...

Critics call on Ford government to begin mandatory Greenbelt review. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | A minister under fire, alleged lobbyist connections: What to know about the latest Queen's Park controversy | CBC News The latest scandal at Queen’s Park revolves around the Skills Development Fund – a little known pocket of government funding for organizations to address challenges in hiring, training or retraining w...

A minister under fire, alleged lobbyist connections: Ontario's Skills Development Fund controversy explained. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Return to office for Ontario civil servants 'unnecessarily confusing,' unions say | CBC News The return to office last week by thousands of Ontario public servants has been "disrespectful,”  “piecemeal” and filled with “unnecessary confusion,” say the workers' unions, who point out some minis...

Return to office for Ontario civil servants 'unnecessarily confusing,' unions say. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tariffs, unemployment and a funding controversy: Ontario's legislature is back as economic storm clouds loom | CBC News Ontario’s legislature returns today for what some experts say will be a short, but packed session, as economic storm clouds swirl over the province and questions linger about a multi-billion dollar sk...

Ontario's legislature back for a short session as economic storm clouds loom. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ford's PCs outspent rival parties by millions during snap Ontario election | CBC News Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives outspent their opponents during last winter’s provincial election by more than $6 million, but one of their nearest rivals says the governing party had a “massive h...

Ford's PCs outspent rival parties by millions during snap Ontario election. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | Ontario NDP, Liberal parties face difficult rebuilds ahead, experts say | CBC News Ontario’s two largest opposition parties are grappling with dissension within their ranks, and experts say the work to unify their members and rebuild their parties will be difficult and could complic...

Ontario NDP, Liberals parties face difficult rebuilds ahead, experts say. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Stiles faces leadership review at Ontario NDP convention this weekend | CBC News Ontario NDP members will pass judgment on Marit Stiles's leadership this weekend, a mandatory review that comes just one week after a similar vote by provincial Liberals forced the resignation of thei...

Marit Stiles faces a leadership review at an Ontario NDP convention this weekend. I spoke with her ahead of the vote. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | Ontario Liberals face an uncertain future as new leadership race looms, experts say | CBC News Bonnie Crombie is out as Ontario Liberal Leader after scoring a weak mandate in a leadership review Sunday, as insiders and experts say the party will now continue a difficult rebuild while once again...

Ontario Liberals face an uncertain future as new leadership race looms, experts say. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Crombie 'confident' ahead of leadership review at Ontario Liberal gathering | CBC News Bonnie Crombie’s political future will be in the hands of Ontario Liberals this weekend, as she faces a mandatory leadership review to determine if she’ll stay on as head of the provincial party.

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says she's 'confident' ahead of leadership review at party gathering this weekend. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Doug Ford said Ontario could buy back the 407. The company that owns it says there's been no such talks | CBC News Ontario has had no talks to buy back Highway 407, despite repeated musings from the Doug Ford government over the past year about potentially re-acquiring the toll expressway to reduce gridlock in the...

No Highway 407 buyback talks have taken place with Ontario, company says. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Slowing housing market will trigger construction job losses, Ontario builders group says | CBC News Ontario’s sluggish home construction market is beginning to trigger job losses in the trades and hurt the province’s economy, experts say, even as the province moves to refine its housing policy and b...

Slowing housing market will trigger construction job losses, Ontario builders group says. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ontario could change how municipalities qualify for housing fund amid market 'standstill' | CBC News Ontario’s housing minister says he is open to changing a billion-dollar fund designed to reward municipalities building new homes, but critics say even the tweaks he’s contemplating won’t get shovels ...

Ontario could change how municipalities qualify for housing fund amid market 'standstill'. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mississauga's LRT was supposed to open last fall. Ontario still won't say when it'll be ready | CBC News Ontario hasn't provided a public update on when a major Mississauga transit line will be completed in more than five years, according to internal documents, as work continues on the light-rail project...

Ontario hasn't given an opening date for Mississauga LRT since 2019, internal documents say. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ontario's NDP leader is 'taking nothing for granted' as leadership review looms | CBC News Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says finishing second in the last provincial election wasn't good enough, and that she isn’t taking anything for granted ahead of a mandatory leadership review at next ...

Ontario's NDP leader is 'taking nothing for granted' as leadership review looms. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Crombie vows to fight on in face of Liberal leadership challenge | CBC News Bonnie Crombie faces a mandatory leadership review at the party’s annual general meeting and, under the organization’s bylaws, needs over 50 per cent support to stay on. But a group of Liberals have e...

Crombie vows to fight on in face of Ontario Liberal leadership challenge. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New Metrolinx CEO eligible for potential 6-figure bonus | CBC News Metrolinx’s new CEO will make less than his controversial predecessor, but could be eligible for an annual performance bonus of more than six figures. That’s according to new, previously unreleased in...

New Metrolinx CEO eligible for potential 6-figure bonus. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ford says Ontario will do its 'very best' to hit key climate target after documents show it's off track | CBC News Premier Doug Ford says Ontario will try to hit its climate change targets by 2030, despite internal documents suggesting the province is not on track to meet the emissions reduction goals.

Ford says Ontario will do its 'very best' to hit key climate target after documents show it's off track.

Ontario environment minister said 'we are on track' to meet 2030 climate targets. Internal docs disagree | CBC News Ontario is not on track to hit a key climate change target with less than five years to go, civil servants have told the province's new environment minister — information that appears to contradict hi...

Ontario environment minister said 'we are on track' to meet 2030 climate targets. Internal docs disagree. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Does Ontario need to build more than 2 million homes over the next decade? | CBC News Ontario’s target of building 1.5 million homes by 2031 may not be enough to meet demand, civil servants have told the province’s new municipal affairs minister, saying that 2.1 million homes could ins...

Ontario needs to build more than 2 million homes in the next decade: internal docs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | Toronto mayoral hopefuls quietly test the waters ahead of 2026 campaign | CBC News The battle lines in Toronto’s next mayoral election are quietly being drawn as possible candidates - including Olivia Chow and John Tory - survey the field to determine who is in and who is out.

Toronto mayoral hopefuls quietly test the waters ahead of 2026 campaign. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Launch of mandatory Ontario Greenbelt review months overdue, internal docs show | CBC News Ontario appears to be months behind on a mandatory review of the Greenbelt, and opposition politicians and environmentalists are asking for a wide-ranging and transparent study of the protected lands ...

Launch of mandatory Ontario Greenbelt review months overdue: internal docs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Can bolstering provincial trade help thwart Trump's tariffs? Ontario looks at reducing barriers | CBC News Doug Ford says pulling down internal trade barriers will be among his first orders of business when Ontario's legislature resumes next month, and experts say the premier should start by addressing rul...

Can bolstering provincial trade help thwart Trump's tariffs? Ontario looks at reducing barriers. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | Will Doug Ford join the federal campaign? Trump's trade war may pull him into the fight | CBC News Fresh off his third straight election win last month, Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems content to watch the fight to form the next federal government from the sidelines, a battle experts say he may not...

Will Doug Ford join the federal campaign? Trump's trade war may pull him into the fight. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | Conservative strategists expect status quo cabinet from re-elected Ford government | CBC News Premier Doug Ford's new cabinet will be sworn in Wednesday, and some conservative strategists expect familiar ministers to be sitting around that table as the re-elected Progressive Conservatives try ...

Conservative strategists expect status quo cabinet from re-elected Ford government. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'The trust is gone': Ontario business and labour look for new partners as U.S. trade war continues | CBC News The damage done by Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff war has Ontario businesses looking for new trading partners and allies in the midst of deep uncertainty caused by the conflict.

'The trust is gone': Ontario business and labour look for new partners as U.S. trade war continues. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | Is Doug Ford's tough talk on Trump working? Experts say it might be gaining traction | CBC News Doug Ford struck his most aggressive tone to date this week as he blamed Donald Trump for “causing chaos” with his tariff threats, and experts say the attacks from Ontario’s Conservative premier and a...

Is Doug Ford's tough talk on Trump working? Experts say it might be gaining traction. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | Big games, bad weather and an ad blitz on the radar for the final week of Ontario election | CBC News A surge in campaign advertising, a push to get out the vote and concern over the ferocious winter weather all swirl as Ontario enters the final week of the provincial election.

Big games, bad weather and an ad blitz on the radar for the final week of Ontario election.
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