Ontario has set the annual average limit for benzene at 0.45 ug/m3. On April 16, the day many residents reportedly felt ill, the benzene levels hit 115 ug/m3.

'There’s no prosecution. The ministry lacks the capability of enforcement.'

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Toronto friends!

My latest short film I’M SORRY CODY will be playing on May 9 at Cinecycle before Joey Litvak’s GHOST CAMERA.

Get tickets and watch as a documentary about a busker quickly devolves when a new career opportunity presents itself.

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'We can't wear T-shirts that say 'Free the Hostages' or wrap ourselves in a flag or whatever,' PC MPP Robin Martin said.

Keffiyehs remain banned in the Ontario legislature, despite the premier's opposition.

#onpoli

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Keffiyehs remain banned at Ontario legislature dlvr.it/T5hbs5

Some staggering numbers in iGaming Ontario's new financial report for 2023-24:
•$63 billion wagered by Ontarians ($52B of that in online casinos, the rest in sports betting & P2P poker)
•$2.4 B revenue to the gaming operators
•1.3 million active players
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The Ford govt has repeatedly attacked the authors of a report that revealed extra-billing of patients as 'out-of-touch,' 'NDP-backed' & 'ideologically opposed to any innovation.'

PCs are 'taking bold action,' health PA Nolan Quinn said.

#onpoli

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STORY CALLOUT: I'm looking to speak to people who plan on participating in the May boycott of Loblaw-owned stores. Want to talk about why you're doing it, and what you hope it achieves? Email me: [email protected]
#grocery #loblaws

NDP Leader Marit Stiles references this piece on exec health clinics in question period.

'When will this government address for-profit clinics that are taking advantage of worried and anxious patients in this province?'

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Ontario's first pharmacist walk-in clinic, inside a Rexall, is set to open in Barrie.

“I think this model of pharmacy is the new future,' clinical pharmacist Rolan Vaisman said.

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NEW: A police watchdog has upheld the firing of a female Toronto cop terminated after launching an online campaign about workplace sexual harassment and racism in the service — a decision the ex-officer maintains she’ll fight.

“This isn’t over,” she said.
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While the intention was to provide a faster option for people travelling between Union and Pearson, I’ve heard riders’ concerns about servicing Weston and Bloor stations along the UP Express line.
 
I’ve directed Metrolinx to not proceed with these changes.

Premier Doug Ford said the forced expropriation of farmland outside Kitchener 'doesn’t sit well' with him,

However, it was the PC government that asked the Region of Waterloo to begin finding land to set aside for new industrial projects. #onpoli

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Canadian federal budget today. My analysis will follow. Two things I'll be looking for. One is goodies for myself. The other is pain for my enemies.

Federal government to take 'action' on private-pay nurse practioners dlvr.it/T5bKjm

Dozens of patients told the OntarioHealthCoal'n they were duped, bamboozled and smeckledorfed into paying thousands in fees at private clinics.

Sylvia Jones said the OHC is “ideologically opposed to any innovation in health care.”

#onpoli

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It's not easy work, but someone needs to ask this government the tough questions

BREAKING: Police, fire and EMS called to government offices across from Queen's Park. An officer with the explosives disposal unit says they found what was a joke: a packet of gravy #onpoli