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Jack Hauen

Jack Hauen

Jack Hauen has been covering Queen’s Park since 2019. Beats near to his heart include housing, transportation, municipalities, health and the environment. He especially enjoys using freedom of information requests to cause problems. Before helping launch the Trillium he worked at Queen’s Park Briefing, the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, and the National Post.

Recent Work by Jack

As private-pay crackdown looms, 'executive health' clinics charge freely

As private-pay crackdown looms, 'executive health' clinics charge freely

Clinics operate by paywalling primary care physicians behind 'block fees' for non-OHIP-covered services
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'We’re not freezing anything': Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit

'We’re not freezing anything': Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit

Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy blamed his worsening forecast on Bank of Canada interest rates and the federal government’s carbon tax tax.
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Bruce Trail aiming to be thru-hikeable by 2030: CEO

Bruce Trail aiming to be thru-hikeable by 2030: CEO

'We're now coming to the point where we own enough land that we can pull this off,' Michael McDonald said.
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Tories snub Green bill that would legalize fourplexes provincewide

Tories snub Green bill that would legalize fourplexes provincewide

Opposition parties, YIMBY advocates said government needs to move faster on density by supporting the ending of exclusionary zoning
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'It's not enough:' MPP proposes reform of disability benefits

'It's not enough:' MPP proposes reform of disability benefits

'ODSP has been legislating people into poverty,' says Independent Sarah Jama, who will make motions to improve the Ontario Disability Support Program and Ontario Works
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Arguments begin in proposed class action against 304 long-term care homes

Arguments begin in proposed class action against 304 long-term care homes

Lawyer Joel Rochon argued the homes took a 'wait-and-see' approach, resulting in thousands of unnecessary deaths during the pandemic
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Librarians propose provincewide digital library

Librarians propose provincewide digital library

It could offer things like job and language training, or tutoring help — something small libraries can't do today, librarians say
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Ontario ambulance offload delays worse than before pandemic

Ontario ambulance offload delays worse than before pandemic

At Southlake in Newmarket, offload times in minutes have steadily risen from lows of 12.8 in July 2021 and 13.5 in September 2022 to more than 22 in June, July 2023
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Highway 413 could expand to 10 lanes by 2041: documents

Highway 413 could expand to 10 lanes by 2041: documents

Proposed 59-km route would connect Highway 400, north of Vaughan, to Highway 401/407 interchange at Mississauga's edge
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Province rezoned land after developer donations, despite ministry pushback

Province rezoned land after developer donations, despite ministry pushback

Internal emails shed new light on the government's decision-making process when it opened up Greenbelt and other land for development
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