New numbers reveal 10,000-plus Ontario college layoffs, 600 programs cancelled or suspended over past year
Post-secondary layoffs and program cuts — spread across 24 public colleges — have hit both urban and rural communities and nearly every discipline.

#Ontario #OntarioPolitics #onpoli #austerity #DougFord #OPSEU

https://archive.is/oS7rR

Ontario’s Controversial Bill 5 and Labour Rights:

A Very Dangerous Precedent

The Law of Work (David Doorey)
Jun 06, 2025

#Canada #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #Ontario #OntarioPolitics #onpoli #labour #labor #workersrights #unions

https://thelawofwork.substack.com/p/ontarios-controversial-bill-5-and

One million workers stand with MPP Sol Mamakwa, we won’t let this government silence Indigenous voices

#Ontario #OntarioPolitics #onpoli #Canada #workersrights #unions #labour #labor #solidarity #IndigenousRights

https://ofl.ca/one-million-workers-stand-with-mpp-sol-mamakwa-we-wont-let-this-government-silence-indigenous-voices/

Journalist Shree Paradkar on the need for intersectional solidarity among workers at the #CUPE Ontario convention on Friday. She also touches on the need for #Palestine solidarity and the future role of AI in workplaces by the bosses.

#workersrights #unions #labour #labor #Canada #Ontario #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #OntarioPolitics #onpoli

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfOyo9ms9co

Ontario health minister defends province’s approach amid worsening measles outbreak
Health Minister Sylvia Jones is defending the province's record against measles as new infections rise sharply.
#health #politics #disease #Ontario #measles #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11168307/ontario-mealses-outbreak-health-minister-defends-approach/

Ford government ordered to dig deeper on ‘private’ meetings during Greenbelt decision
The Greenbelt decision was eventually reversed after a scandal that saw two ministers resign and is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the RCMP.
#politics #government #investigation #scandal #Greenbelt #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11167103/ontario-greenbelt-ipc-decision-private-meetings/

Given the exodus of talent from the US, #Ontario should also allow for recognition of equivalent training, perhaps reducing the education requirement to 0 semesters and only 1 or 2 semesters of practicum.

I'd love to hear perspectives from #Teachers on this.

https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/ontario-considering-change-to-length-of-teachers-college-documents-suggest/article_3b92ddb8-83bc-5bae-b348-e106a117aea1.html

Toronto urged to hand contract for subway cars to Ontario company
Toronto is currently in the midst of an urgent procurement process to buy 55 desperately needed new cars to run on its Bloor-Danforth subway line.
#transportation #politics #business #Toronto #Ontario #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11147958/tariff-threat-toronto-subway-car-urged/

Ontario’s bill to remove certain bike lanes to be tested with Charter challenge
An Ontario law empowering the province to remove three major Toronto bike lanes is being tested in court by a group of cyclists who argue it's unconstitutional.
#politics #law #cycling #Ontario #Toronto #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11135215/ontario-bike-lane-charter-challenge/

Remember, this is the guy who pledged, even budgeted, even got money from the Federal government, to spend more on Healthcare during #COVID19 and then simply didn't spend it, rolled it up into next years budget.

#Ontario workers are going to have it tough and it'll only be the efforts of the Federal (hopefully not conservative) that soften the blow

Dog Ford only acts when it affect him.

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-pledges-11b-in-relief-for-workers-and-businesses-hit-by-trump-tariffs/article_4278ed58-1f6f-4cf0-9afd-de43079751f6.html

Not too excited that the 10-year Greenbelt Plan Review is coming up, esp since the current provincial government has tried very hard to dismantle it.

https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/04/03/upcoming-greenbelt-review-needs-clear-guardrails/

Opening mines faster in Ontario will add ‘soft power leverage’ over Trump: minister
During a recent cabinet reshuffle, Ontario Premier Doug Ford added responsibility for mines to the portfolio of his existing energy minister.
#politics #mining #energy #Ontario #Fordgovernment #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11116699/ontario-mining-approvals/

Metrolinx added 36 VPs to the sunshine list last year. Critics want it to ‘read the room’
The average salary for a vice president at Metrolinx last year was roughly $243,000. In 2023, it was a little lower at $237,000.
#money #politics #salary #Metrolinx #Ontariopolitics #sunshinelist
https://globalnews.ca/news/11106458/metrolinx-sunshine-list-increase/

Ring of Fire road will be ‘real opportunity’ for northern Ontario, minister says
Creating a way to mine the mineral-rich area in northern Ontario has been on Premier Doug Ford's to-do list since he was elected for the first time in 2018.
#mining #politics #infrastructure #Ontario #Fordgovernment #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11103986/ontario-ring-of-fire-pitch/

Ontario judge grants injunction to keep consumption sites open for now
Superior Court Justice John Callaghan says all sites slated to close under the new law by April 1 can remain open until 30 days after he decides the case.
#law #court #politics #Health #Ontariopolitics #SupervisedConsumptionSite
https://globalnews.ca/news/11103592/ontario-supervised-consumption-sites-granted-injunction/

Metrolinx renaming Eglinton Crosstown LRT’s Ontario Science Centre station
Last year, the province abruptly announced it would close the Ontario Science Centre citing structural issues, ending its operations the same day and starting to empty the hub.
#transit #politics #accident #EglintonCrosstownLRT #Metrolinx #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11101377/metrolinx-to-rename-eglinton-crosstown-lrts-ontario-science-centre-station/

Ford government to make gas tax cut permanent despite carbon tax change
During the election campaign, the Progressive Conservatives promised to make the gas tax discount permanent — a policy the party says it will follow through on.
#politics #tax #gas #election #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11085650/ford-government-to-make-gas-tax-cut-permanent-despite-carbon-tax-change/

Ontario system ‘not ready’ to introduce involuntary addictions treatment
Ontario's mental health and addictions minister says the government isn't in a place to consider involuntary treatment because the current system is already under too much stress.
#health #politics #treatment #Ontario #Fordgovernment #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11082721/ontario-involuntary-treatment-michael-tibollo/

Ford wants to sell more electricity to the U.S. — Trump says it ‘doesn’t make sense’
A tense Tuesday of escalating tension between Ford and Trump saw tariff threats increased and traded before an "olive branch" from the White House in the form of a meeting.
#politics #trade #energy #donaldtrumptariffs #OntarioEnergy #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11078653/doug-ford-fortress-amcan-electricity/