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Global biodiversity: Why the proposed changes to Ontario's Greenbelt matter

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government continues to be tied up in a massive scandal over its plans to remove lands from Ontario’s Greenbelt — including the integrity commissioner’s finding that the housing minister broke ethics rules.

The Conversation

Doug Ford's Greenbelt scandal: The beginning of the end of his years in power?

The findings of Ontario’s auditor general on the provincial government’s decision to remove 7,400 acres from the Greater Toronto Area Greenbelt came as no surprise to those who have been closely following Premier Doug Ford’s approach to planning and development.

The Conversation

Olivia Chow Won the Battle for Toronto. Can She Win the War?

The new mayor will have to convince Torontonians to invest in their city—yes, taxes—after years of austerity conditioning

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Olivia Chow wins election as Toronto's first Chinese-Canadian mayor

Progressive political leader vowed to raise low property taxes and support people facing unaffordable housing

The Guardian - UK

Politicians shouldn't determine where Paul Bernardo is imprisoned, regardless of his crimes

Paul Bernardo is one of Canada’s most notorious criminal offenders.

The Conversation

Doug Ford at 5 years: Selling out Ontario's future to please the well-connected

The initial political success of the Doug Ford government in Ontario has been attributed to its ability to connect with those who have seen themselves as the losers in the province’s economic transition from a manufacturing and resource extraction-based economy to one based on services.

The Conversation

Canada battles hundreds of wildfires as smoke still chokes major cities

Quebec minister described ‘unprecedented’ situation amid warnings that country must be prepared in future

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Jeep maker Stellantis demands billions to keep battery plant in Canada

World’s fourth biggest carmaker threatens to move production to US unless government matches incentives offered to Volkswagen

The Guardian - UK

Toronto mayor’s race draws more than 100 candidates – including one dog

Former police chief, comedian and rescue dog Molly among those vying to replace John Tory, who resigned in February over an affair

The Guardian - US

Canada’s population grows by more than 1 million for first time

Canada’s population grew 2.7% in 2022, the fastest expansion among advanced economies and on par with many African nations.

Tribune News Service

Best Amateur Performances At The Masters

A look at some of the greatest performances by amateurs at Augusta National through the years

Golf Monthly

Ontario Liberals are down but far from out when it comes to ruling the province

The last two elections have not been kind to the Ontario Liberals, constituting the party’s worst electoral performances since 1943.

The Conversation

Publicly owned land should be used for affordable housing, not sold to private developers

On Jan. 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to “ensure” affordable housing is built along Hamilton’s light rail transit (LRT) route. While this is welcome news, there are many uncertainties about how this will actually happen.

The Conversation

'Hurricane Hazel,' mayor of Mississauga into her 90's, dies

Hazel McCallion, who led one of Canada’s largest cities into her 90′s, has died, leaving behind a legacy of feisty advocacy and more than three decades of nearly unchallenged leadership

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Photos: Oldest living Masters champ Jack Burke, Jr. turns 100

His Masters win in 1956 remains the largest comeback in tournament history.

The Walrus

The Notwithstanding Clause: Is It Time for Canada to Repeal It?

Critics say the clause is a threat to Canadian rights and freedoms and should be stripped from our Constitution

The Guardian - US

An obscure clause in Canada’s charter sparks furious debates over rights

The notwithstanding clause can be invoked to pass controversial laws that override the rights of citizens

The Conversation

Preventing use of the notwithstanding clause is a bad idea — and unnecessary

During the Cold War era, American military strategists thought the Soviet Union would be deterred from dropping a nuclear bomb on North America only if the United States also built up sufficient nuclear weapons capable of annihilating the Soviets.

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Ontario to repeal new law threatening workers’ right to strike following pushback

Major reversal for the Canadian province’s conservative government follows days of immense political pressure

Al Jazeera

Education workers ending walkout as Ontario pledges to repeal law

Under pressure, Premier Ford says he will repeal law forcing 55,000 workers to accept contract in Canadian province.

Al Jazeera

Thousands of education workers in Canada’s Ontario launch strike

Union denounces legislation banning strikes, imposing contracts on 55,000 workers as ‘trampling’ on their rights.

The Guardian - US

Over 55,000 Ontario education workers strike in defiance of ‘draconian’ law

Move comes after Canada’s most populous province fast-tracked bill that fines striking workers C$4,000 a day

Reuters

Ontario schools shut as some 55,000 education workers strike in Canada

A union representing 55,000 education workers went on strike on Friday in Canada's most populous province of Ontario after failing to reach an agreement with the provincial government for better pay and more frontline staff in schools.

The Conversation

Ontario school strike: Government's use of the notwithstanding clause — again — is an assault on labour relations

The government of Ontario has passed Bill 28 imposing a four-year contract on 50,000 education support workers and making it illegal to strike.

The Guardian - US

Canadian bill would fine workers $4,000 for each day they strike

Justin Trudeau has sharply criticised Ontario legislation tabled by Doug Ford’s conservative provincial government

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