Ontario's legislature passed 19 bills during its fall sitting, on issues ranging from energy to housing. Newly passed legislation includes: Bill 2, Election Finances Statute Law Amendment Act (Government Bill) Bans corporations, unions and many other groups from making ...
As Bill 68, the Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act , moves through the legislative process we're happy to share annotated versions of the Municipal Act and Municipal Conflict of Interest Act with the proposed amendments in track changes: Municipal Act, as a...
The government of Ontario has approved Canada's first pilot program for automated vehicles (driverless cars). The pilot, which will be led by the University of Waterloo, BlackBerry QNX and the Erwin Hymer Group, was made possible by a new regulatory framework which came into e...
A new paper, authored by Harry Kitchen and Enid Slack, argues that large Canadian cities should have access to new revenue tools. According to the paper, cities face tough decisions about how to fund the complex and growing demands facing them, and need new sources of revenue ...
Yesterday the government tabled Bill 68, Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act , which will introduce a series of reforms to the Municipal Act , and Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. While it’s too early to assess the overall impact of these changes, we were pl...
Voters in California, Massachusetts, and Nevada all voted to fully legalize marijuana for recreation purposes in Tuesday's US general election. They join Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington State, and the District of Columbia, where recreational marijuana use is already permi...
The government has announced its plans to introduce legislation that would allow municipalities to use photo radar to detect speeding, amongst other measures designed to fight speeding. Specifically, the government's proposal would allow municipalities to: Use automated ...
The government announced yesterday that it is increasing its investments to help municipalities work with individuals and families to find safe and affordable housing. The government is investing an additional $15 million in the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CH...
Two MPPs are calling on the government to give municipal elected officials the right to parental leave. Last week Liberal MPP Daiene Vernile introduced a private members bill that would give municipal politicians parental leave, shortly before NDP MPP Catherine Fife wrote an o...
The government is now at the mid-point of its mandate and has released an update on its Minister’s Mandate Letters. While the 34 letters provide a range of updates, it was notable that there was removal of the reference to efforts to improve the Voter’s List contained ...