TORONTO The chief of staff and deputy chief of staff to Premier Doug Ford were notified that former Finance Minister Rod Phillips would not be in Toronto days before his trip to St. Barts. Emails obtained by the Ontario Liberal Party show that on Dec. 4, Andrew Sidnell, then Phillips chief of staff, wrote to James Wallace, Ford s chief of staff, that the minister will not be in Toronto and not available in person between Dec. 12 and Jan. 19. The email was also sent to Simone Daniels, the Premier s deputy chief of staff. He will be completely available via teleconference, teams, zoom, etc. and will still be attending cabinet meetings virtually. I think he will let the Premier know directly as well, Sidnell wrote in the email.
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With more than 30 years dedicated to educating and furthering the lives, dreams, and future careers of local students, it is difficult for me to witness the crisis happening in our city and community surrounding Laurentian University.
The problems that our city’s major educational institution is facing will no doubt have a severe, long-term emotional and financial impact, not only on Sudbury, but on Northern Ontario, as well.
The truth is we should no longer be looking to the current provincial government for assistance. Instead of demonstrating true leadership, Colleges and Universities Minister Ross Romano and the Ford government have stood idly by while Laurentian University filed for Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) protection from its creditors. This process led to the closure of dozens of valued academic programs and the dismissal of more than 100 f
Ontario s Minister of Long-Term Care Merrilee Fullerton.
Ontario s Minister of Long-Term Care has deflected some of the criticism that came earlier today from the Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk by saying the problems that occurred in long-term care homes during the pandemic were decades in the making and a tragic result of years of neglect and underfunding in that sector.
Minister Merrilee Fullerton was referring to the fact that Ontario s Liberal Party was in power from 2003 through to 2018, a time when many of the faults identified in the auditor s report took place.
Earlier today, Lysyk released details of an intense study into the government s response to the many problems in long-term care homes that arose during the pandemic that began 14 months ago.
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