Premier Kathleen Wynne has proposed a ban on corporate and union donations effective Jan. 1, 2017 following a discussion with Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath about political fundraising Monday afternoon.
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Wynne calling shots on how elections are run
Premier Kathleen Wynne made a stunning revelation after her meeting with the two opposition leaders about fundraising Monday.
She said she wrote the proposal for fundamental changes to the bedrock of this province’s democratic system at her kitchen table over the weekend.
http://www.torontosun.com/
Let’s Fix Social Assistance
Everybody deserves dignity, opportunity and a future. Unfortunately, for more than 900,000 people in Ontario – and 48,000 people in Hamilton – who rely on Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program benefits, that future is growing darker.
http://www.raisethehammer.org/
The Top Hospitals That Treat Brain Injuries in Toronto and Ontario
Acquired Brain Injuries (or ABIs) can be a difficult personal injury to treat, in large part because of the need for long-term clinical care, both as an in- and out-patient. However, in both the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario as a whole, there are a number of treatment centres that specialize in treating brain injuries. The following list does not include all ABI clinics and treatment centres across Toronto and Ontario, but it does highlight some of the better known.
http://lernerspersonalinjury.
Canada Social Report Social Assistance Summaries, Ontario, 2015 Published March 2016
In 2014-15
894,954 individuals were dependent on Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program
http://www.canadasocialreport.ca/SocialAssistanceSummaries/ON.pdf
FSCO’s Draft 2016 Statement of Priorities
Section 11 of the FSCO Act requires that FSCO publish in The Ontario Gazette and deliver to the Minister of Finance, by June 30 of each year, a statement setting out FSCO’s proposed priorities and the reasons for adopting these priorities. FSCO’s draft 2016 Statement of Priorities is now posted on FSCO’s website.
FSCO invites interested parties to make written submissions regarding FSCO’s draft 2016 Statement of Priorities. Interested parties may send submissions by May 31, 2016. FSCO’s 2016 Statement of Priorities will be submitted to the Minister of Finance in June 2016 and will be published in The Ontario Gazette shortly thereafter.
To comment, please email priorities@fsco.gov.on.ca. You may also send comments by mail or fax to:
Chief Executive Officer and
Superintendent of Financial Services
Financial Services Commission of Ontario
5160 Yonge Street, Box 85
Toronto, Ontario M2N 6L9
Fax: (416) 590-7070
No justice, no peace
If you were disillusioned about the criminal justice system after reading about the Jian Ghomeshi acquittal and the Marco Muzzo sentencing, you’ll be utterly depressed by the recently released book, January, by retired Ontario Superior Court justice Marie Corbett.
Challenges to high legal bills delayed by short-staffed office
There was a time, not that long ago, when George Argyropoulos was happy in his work. He’d turn up at the office before sunrise with a steaming cup of coffee to plug away in his obscure corner of the legal system.
Focus: Time to re-evaluate the Mandatory Mediation Program
It’s been a long time since there was an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program.
Even though new areas of law fall under the program and the volume of court claims has increased, the number of mediations and mediators in the program has declined.
Shop Insurance Canada Ready to Help Customers Understand Ontario Auto Insurance Reforms
(PRLeap.com) April 9, 2016 – Insurance industry expert Shop Insurance Canada (ShopInsuranceCanada.ca) says the amount of changes being made to the auto insurance industry in Ontario is daunting. The company is working with customers to make understanding the reforms easier, detailing each aspect of the changes announced by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO).