Tense labour negotiations between the minority Liberals and Ontario’s physicians appear to have reached an impasse. Health Minister Deb Matthews is expected to provide an update Monday about the talks, which stalled late last week. Health Minister Deb Matthews is taking a hard line on negotiations with Ontario’s doctors.
Occupy Wall Street protesters are reminiscent of writer R.Emmett Tyrrell’s criticism of radical feminists: They do not knowwhat they want, but they want it very badly. On May Day, theprotesters tied up the streets of Oakland, San Francisco, andelsewhere. They are mad as hell and they are not going to take itany more, even though it remains unclear what, specifically, they areangry about. I am not particularly annoyed by the overallprotests. It’s an American tradition to take to the streets.
Dr Peter Carter, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, Professor David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, and Steve Iredale, president of the National Association of Head Teachers, also signed the letter, as well as academics and charity leaders. Besides the call for compulsory cookery lessons, they note the need for more sporting role models to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to children. They write: “We the undersigned appreciate your concern about ...
The B.C. government will spend an estimated $600 million to build two new hospitals on Vancouver Island in the Comox Valley and Campbell River, Premier Christy Clark has confirmed. The new 153-bed Comox Valley hospital will replace the existing St. Joseph’s General Hospital, which was built in 1937, on a new site adjacent to the North Island College. The new 95-bed Campbell River Hospital will replace the existing acute care facility, which was built in 1956, at the existing site. ...
The federal government wants to discourage people taking out high-cost, small-amount “payday loans”. In a discussion paper released today, it outlined a set of programs to reduce the need for such loans by improving access to low-cost and “fairer” government assistance. In 2011, the government provided $6 million to five community finance organisations offering products to people who would otherwise not be able to access finances from mainstream sources. On Tuesday, the government stated it may think about extending the ...
Two lobby groups are at odds over legal advice suggesting the Gillard government’s carbon tax could be unconstitutional. The conservative Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) think tank has released a summary of advice from administrative law expert Bryan Pape that suggests the tax is unconstitutional because carbon dioxide emissions are say property which cannot be taxed by the commonwealth. But left-wing activist group GetUp says Mr Pape’s advice is part of a “meaningless stunt” by the institute.
Legislation to help startup companies raise capital by reducing some federal regulations has easily passed the Senate despite warnings from some Democrats that less government oversight would mean more abuse and scams. Democrats pushed through an amendment designed to increase investor protections, so the legislation will still require either another House vote or House-Senate negotiations. The House passed the measure two weeks ago on a 390-23 vote. All 26 negative votes in the Senate came from Democrats.
Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews announced Monday that most Ontario hospitals will see changes in how the government funds them, starting next month. (Pawel Dwulit/Canadian Press) Ontario’s Liberals are moving ahead with changes that will affect the way most Ontario hospitals are funded.
George Tupou V, the king of Tonga, has died, aged 63. He died at a hospital in Hong Kong on Sunday, according to Tongan government officials. A cause of death has not been released. Crown Prince Tupouto’a Lavaka, who was with his dad when he passed away, is to become the South Pacific nation’s monarch. George V ascended to the throne in 2006 following the death of his father, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV.
To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. 5:15pm UK, Tuesday March 13, 2012 Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman of Virgin Group, and Sir Terry Leahy, former chief executive of Tesco, both called on the Government to ditch the top rate of income tax in next week’s Budget. They are the latest entrepreneurs to raise concern that the tax on high earners is damaging the economy ...