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A sunshine list is a listing of salary, benefit and severance information. [1] Its colloquial name refers to the goal of illuminating government expenditures. [2] In Canada, the list is commonly used for example by provincial or municipal governments to identify any publicly employed person making CA$100,000 salary or higher. [3]
The Government of Ontario (French: Gouvernement de l'Ontario) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Ontario.The term Government of Ontario refers specifically to the executive—political ministers of the Crown (the Cabinet/Executive Council), appointed on the advice of the premier, and the non-partisan Ontario Public Service (whom the Executive Council ...
Below is a list of the premiers of the province of Ontario, Canada, since Confederation in 1867. Ontario uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly. The premier is Ontario's head of government.
The Toronto Star uncovered that Mazza was receiving $1.4 million a year while remaining off the sunshine list of public employees earning over $100,000. That salary made him the highest publicly paid official in the province. Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews stated that Mazza's salary was "outrageous, shocking and unacceptable". Ornge ...
The activities of the Government of Ontario are directed by the Executive Council. The Executive Council is almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario . Though the lieutenant governor does not generally attend Cabinet meetings, directives issued by the Crown on the advice of the ministers are said to be ordered by ...
The term Government of Ontario, or more formally, His Majesty's Government refers to the activities of the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council. The day-to-day operation and activities of the Government of Ontario are performed by the provincial departments and agencies, staffed by the non-partisan Ontario Public Service and directed by the elected ...
"The Loyalist Province" – referring to Upper Canada (what is now Ontario) being one of the main destinations for Loyalists fleeing the United States during the American Revolution. "Yours to Discover" (French: Á vous de Découvrir) – used on license plates issued since 1982. "Open for Business" – as written on the "Welcome to Ontario" sign.
2011 – The Ontario Liberals lose their majority, yet remain in power with a minority government in the Ontario general election. 2012 – Premier Dalton McGuinty resigns amidst numerous scandals. 2020 – Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency in the province, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario .