Ontario defends freedom of expression, passes anti-SLAPP legislation
Ontario has passed a law to counter Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), lawsuits often used by deep-pocketed businesses to silence debate on public issues.
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Energy East pipeline carries more risks than rewards for Ontario, says report
TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline carries more risks, such as oil spills, than rewards, for Ontario and First Nations, says the Ontario Energy Board in a new report.
International Women’s Day 2015: Ontario’s bold anti-sexual violence plan
This powerful anti-sexual violence ad, released just in time for the 2015 International Woman’s Day, is part of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s ambitious $41-million plan to combat sexual violence.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne Blasts Harper’s New Anti-prostitution Law
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says Harper’s new anti-prostitution law, Bill C-36, will protect neither exploited sex workers nor communities.
Ontario promises to cut child poverty by 25 per cent
The Ontario government’s new five year poverty reduction strategy promises to cut child poverty by 25 per cent, end homelessness.
Dam Line 9: Protest Occupation of Line 9 Construction Site Begins
In Ontario, peaceful activists have stopped construction work on an Enbridge Line 9 pipeline site, arguing that Line 9 posed “a danger to people, animals, land, and water.”
Supreme Court’s Grassy Narrows Verdict Dismays First Nations
In a 7-0 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Ontario had the right to issue industrial loggers permits to operate on the Grassy Narrows First Nation’s traditional lands.
Ontario Court Rules Harper’s Mandatory Minimum Sentences Unconstitutional
Harper Conservatives’ draconian law-and-order agenda is challenged as Ontario court declares mandatory minimum sentences “cruel and unusual punishment”.
