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Jack Hauen

Jack Hauen

Jack Hauen has been covering Queen’s Park since 2019. Beats near to his heart include housing, transportation, municipalities, health and the environment. He especially enjoys using freedom of information requests to cause problems. Before helping launch the Trillium he worked at Queen’s Park Briefing, the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, and the National Post.

Recent Work by Jack

NDP remains official Opposition

NDP remains official Opposition

Party loses seats but fends off Liberals for second place
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Housing orgs rank PCs' homebuilding plan as worst

Housing orgs rank PCs' homebuilding plan as worst

OREA and More Neighbours Toronto both give Doug Ford's PCs lower marks than Liberals, NDP, Greens
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Liberal candidate Sam Nestico promises to 'jail corrupt politicians' in now-deleted video

Liberal candidate Sam Nestico promises to 'jail corrupt politicians' in now-deleted video

'Crombie and myself will restore the Greenbelt and jail corrupt politicians,' Nestico said
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Here's where the primary care crisis is hitting Ontario hardest

Here's where the primary care crisis is hitting Ontario hardest

'Comprehensive family physicians, the numbers per capita have not kept up with population growth,' says official noting it will get worse as aging doctors retire
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A handful of Toronto businessmen steered provincewide bike lane change

A handful of Toronto businessmen steered provincewide bike lane change

'Non-partisan group' Balance on Bloor includes a former PC candidate, donors, and real estate industry players
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Woman fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

Woman fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

'They're never getting a dime. I will fight it to the end,' says one of five patients fined for stays between 13 to 93 days
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Ford government to close 10 supervised consumption sites, ban new ones

Ford government to close 10 supervised consumption sites, ban new ones

Experts say the move will lead to more deaths, more public drug use
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AMO 2024: Stiles, Crombie dish on municipal 'new deal;' Ford touts 'slick' real estate portal

AMO 2024: Stiles, Crombie dish on municipal 'new deal;' Ford touts 'slick' real estate portal

'I heard the premier come in here and boast about reducing taxes by $8 billion ... can we all just agree, that's being downloaded onto you!' said Marit Stiles
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Mayors urge Ford to appoint single ministry to fight homelessness, addictions

Mayors urge Ford to appoint single ministry to fight homelessness, addictions

Stable funding that's not 'piecemeal' is needed, say big-city mayors; poverty expected to be hot topic at upcoming AMO conference
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Cops in controversial middle-finger video 'did nothing wrong': Ford

Cops in controversial middle-finger video 'did nothing wrong': Ford

'Let's thank them rather than getting Google Glasses and trying to harass our police. That's what I call it is: harassment," Ford said after video surfaced
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