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Alan S. Hale
Recent Work by Alan S.
‘Nobody cares' about kids with disabilities in the Ontario election: advocates
Advocates voice concern about lack of focus on special education during election campaign despite a student death last spring
Feb 24, 2025 11:00 AM
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Tax cuts and boondoggles: Ontario leaders debate public money
At Monday’s leaders’ debate, the NDP, Liberal and Green chiefs accused Doug Ford of wasting money on pet projects and gimmicks while he touted his economic record
Feb 17, 2025 10:00 PM
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Party leaders to debate northern issues in North Bay
Doug Ford, Marit Stiles, Bonnie Crombie and Mike Schreiner will meet onstage in North Bay for the first leaders' debate of the election
Feb 12, 2025 5:30 PM
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PCs unveil 'ambitious' new plan to remedy doctor shortage by 2029
Just before an election where Ontario's family doctor shortage is likely to be a major issue, PCs announced a plan they say would fix it
Jan 27, 2025 4:14 PM
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PCs announce plan to solve doctor shortage by 2029
Just before an election where Ontario's family doctor shortage is likely to be a major line of attack against the incumbent PCs, they've announced a plan they say would fix it
Jan 27, 2025 4:11 PM
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Ford says 'country comes first' as Alberta refuses retaliation plan
'I understand different jurisdictions around the country have their concerns, but nothing is more important than standing united,' says Ontario premier
Jan 15, 2025 9:48 PM
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Anti-encampment bill promises to give Ontarians back their parks
Province antes up $75.5 million in funding for cities to use to find 'reasonable alternative accommodation for the displaced encampment dwellers
Dec 12, 2024 5:00 PM
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Ontario shutting down supervised consumption sites without assessing harm to drug users: auditor
Health Minister Sylvia Jones once promised that ‘people are not going to die,’ but the province hasn’t tried to figure out if they will or not, the auditor general reports
Dec 3, 2024 4:30 PM
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Ford defends circumventing housing requirement for encampment evictions
The province 'won't be sending them to the mental hospitals against their will,' said Premier at Oro-Medonte press conference
Nov 13, 2024 5:30 PM
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Barrie mayor among those calling on Ford to use notwithstanding clause to deal with encampments
'As lower-tier municipalities, we do not provide housing. So we are being held ransom by the encampments without being able to provide housing,' says Cambridge mayor
Nov 1, 2024 9:15 AM
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