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Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of October 2

  • October 06, 2023

Call Me Maybe: Global News is reporting that Doug Ford has used his personal cell phone for government business but his office is refusing to divulge his phone logs claiming the need to maintain the privacy of callers. Fun Fact: the reason government officials are not permitted to use private communication devices is to ensure there is an official record of government business.

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Your OBA LegUp - Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 25

  • September 29, 2023

THIS WEEK AT QUEEN’S PARK (and elsewhere) Federal Minister Joins OBA for Media Launch of Peer Support Network for Lawyers Living with Disabilities: OBA President, Kelly McDermott and Canada’s Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, Carla Qualtrough spoke to the media and special guests about the first-of-its-kind support program which is central to Ms. McDermott’s mandate. The CBC and other media outlets carried the story which will raise awareness. Learn more about this support network here.

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Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 18

  • September 22, 2023

Peer Support Network Launch: The OBA is incredibly excited to be joined by The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, for the upcoming launch of the OBA Peer-to-Peer Support Network.

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Your OBA LegUp : Weekly Legislative Update September 11 – September 15

  • September 14, 2023

Tories Circle Wagons: Progressive Conservative MPPs have blocked a bid by Liberal MPP McMahon to have former cabinet minister Steve Clark and other senior officials appear before a legislative committee regarding the Greenbelt / developer scandal.

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Your OBA LegUp : Weekly Legislative Update September 4 – September 8

  • September 07, 2023

Cabinet Shuffle: Following Minister Steve Clark's resignation, Premier Ford shuffled his cabinet.  The Hon. Paul Calandra takes over as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Hon. Stan Cho becomes Minister of Long-Term Care, the Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria is the new Minister of Transportation and the Hon. Caroline Mulroney is President of Treasury Board.  Steve Clark continues to be an MPP and a member of the Conservative Caucus.

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Your OBA LegUp: Weekly Legislative Update August 28 - September 1

  • September 01, 2023

Greenbelt Gall: A developer who attempted to sell two Greenbelt parcels, instead of building housing, suffered the wrath of DoFo. In a scathing statement, the Premier put the owners “on notice” that the government will require real progress to be made by the end of the year, with a plan to get shovels in the ground by 2025, or else the land will be returned to Greenbelt.

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Law Society of Ontario

Supporting Continuation of the Certified Specialist Program and Ongoing LSO Oversight

  • August 30, 2023

The CSP is an important and reliable indication to members of the public that verifies a lawyer’s expertise. It promotes access to justice and is important in promoting EDI. The CSP should be expanded to other areas, and remain under the supervision of the LSO.

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Legislative and Policy Update - August 21- 25

  • August 25, 2023

Greenbelt Surrender: The Chief of Staff to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing at the center of the Greenbelt controversy has resigned in the wake of the scathing Auditor General’s report. This is unlikely to quell opposition calls for the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Premier to resign.

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Legislative and Policy Update – August 14 - 18

  • August 17, 2023

Reports have been swirling online that DoFo, who asserted in 2019 that he's "the only premier in history that refuses to use the premier's plane that costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars," hitched a ride with the Ontario Provincial Police to FordFest Windsor, a PC Party celebration that took place on Friday.

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Legislative and Policy Update - August 7 - 11

  • August 10, 2023

Auditor-General's Swan Song: In a highly anticipated report, Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk, whose 10-year term ends next month, did not hold back in finding that the government’s process for opening the Greenbelt for development was influenced by a group of well-connected developers, who are projected to make billions.

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