Government Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:10:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Government Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Cyclists file Charter challenge against Ontario over bike lane removals /dcn/news/government/2024/12/cyclists-file-charter-challenge-against-ontario-over-bike-lane-removals /dcn/news/government/2024/12/cyclists-file-charter-challenge-against-ontario-over-bike-lane-removals#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:05:30 +0000 /?p=416471 TORONTO — Cyclists have launched a Charter challenge against the Ontario government over its decision to remove bike lanes on three Toronto roads. Cycle Toronto and two cyclists allege the province’s upcoming removal of bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue puts lives at risk. They say the bike lane removals, which […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/cyclists-file-charter-challenge-against-ontario-over-bike-lane-removals/feed 0 Canada preparing retaliatory tariffs, as Ford threatens to cut off energy to U.S. /dcn/news/government/2024/12/canada-preparing-retaliatory-tariffs-as-ford-threatens-to-cut-off-energy-to-u-s /dcn/news/government/2024/12/canada-preparing-retaliatory-tariffs-as-ford-threatens-to-cut-off-energy-to-u-s#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:10:43 +0000 /?p=416453 OTTAWA — Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to levy a 25 per cent import tax on all Canadian goods, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to withhold the province’s energy, which it exports to five states. “We’ll use every tool in our toolbox, including cutting them off,” […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/canada-preparing-retaliatory-tariffs-as-ford-threatens-to-cut-off-energy-to-u-s/feed 0 Trudeau says dealing with Trump will be ‘a little more challenging’ than last time /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-says-dealing-with-trump-will-be-a-little-more-challenging-than-last-time /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-says-dealing-with-trump-will-be-a-little-more-challenging-than-last-time#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:05:25 +0000 /?p=416382 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said dealing with incoming president Donald Trump and his thundering on trade will be “a little more challenging” than the last time he was in the White House. Speaking at an event put on by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Trudeau said that’s because Trump’s team is coming in […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-says-dealing-with-trump-will-be-a-little-more-challenging-than-last-time/feed 0 Two contracts, one improvement, two acts, one single lien stream /dcn/news/government/2024/12/two-contracts-one-improvement-two-acts-one-single-lien-stream /dcn/news/government/2024/12/two-contracts-one-improvement-two-acts-one-single-lien-stream#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:10:19 +0000 /?p=416412 Five-and-a-half years after the Construction Act (OCA) passed into law and replaced the Ontario Construction Lien Act (CLA) there are still instances where contracts can overlap the two. A case in point is the dispute between Prasher Steel Ltd. and Pre-Eng Contracting Ltd. Back in 2011, Pre-Eng signed a contract with the York Region District […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/two-contracts-one-improvement-two-acts-one-single-lien-stream/feed 0 Will he or won’t he? Signs that Ford may call an early Ontario election stack up /dcn/news/government/2024/12/will-he-or-wont-he-signs-that-ford-may-call-an-early-ontario-election-stack-up /dcn/news/government/2024/12/will-he-or-wont-he-signs-that-ford-may-call-an-early-ontario-election-stack-up#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:10:17 +0000 /?p=416299 TORONTO — Inside Ontario’s legislature, the halls are decked, the sounds of children’s choirs singing Christmas carols waft down the corridors, and in the air there’s a feeling of an election. Staff and politicians alike are abuzz with early election speculation, seeing signs big and small stacking up as the legislature prepares for its winter […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/will-he-or-wont-he-signs-that-ford-may-call-an-early-ontario-election-stack-up/feed 0 Procurement managers can help with cash flow problems /dcn/news/government/2024/12/procurement-managers-can-help-with-cash-flow-problems /dcn/news/government/2024/12/procurement-managers-can-help-with-cash-flow-problems#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:05:29 +0000 /?p=416171 Being able to predict when cash flow problems will arise is one thing. Correcting them is an entirely different matter. The leadership of any organization needs to know where it stands. It needs to be sure of what it is aiming to achieve and it needs to be able to monitor its progress towards that […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/procurement-managers-can-help-with-cash-flow-problems/feed 0 AEG, ICBA file constitutional challenge against federal government’s Bill C-59 /joc/news/government/2024/12/aeg-icba-file-constitutional-challenge-against-federal-governments-bill-c-59 /joc/news/government/2024/12/aeg-icba-file-constitutional-challenge-against-federal-governments-bill-c-59#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:13:58 +0000 /?p=416058 CALGARY, ALTA. – The Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG) and the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) have jointly filed a constitutional challenge against the federal government, over a new “greenwashing” law that “restricts free speech.” The challenge, filed in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, targets sections 236 and 239 of Bill C-59, the […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/12/aeg-icba-file-constitutional-challenge-against-federal-governments-bill-c-59/feed 0 Clayton named new interim president and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario /dcn/news/government/2024/12/clayton-named-new-interim-president-and-ceo-of-infrastructure-ontario /dcn/news/government/2024/12/clayton-named-new-interim-president-and-ceo-of-infrastructure-ontario#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:45:35 +0000 /?p=416034 TORONTO — The Ontario government has appointed Angela Clayton as the new interim president and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario after news Michael Lindsay is moving to Metrolinx. According to a release, Clayton’s appointment comes with unanimous support of Infrastructure Ontario’s Board of Directors and she will assume the role later this month. “I want to […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/clayton-named-new-interim-president-and-ceo-of-infrastructure-ontario/feed 0 Alberta minister wants to see $100B in data centre infrastructure in next five years /joc/news/government/2024/12/alberta-minister-wants-to-see-100b-in-data-centre-infrastructure-in-next-five-years /joc/news/government/2024/12/alberta-minister-wants-to-see-100b-in-data-centre-infrastructure-in-next-five-years#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:26:49 +0000 /?p=415942 EDMONTON — Alberta’s Technology Minister Nate Glubish says he’s hoping to see $100 billion worth of artificial intelligence data centres under construction within the next five years. Such centres are filled with computer servers used by companies like Meta to develop and train large-scale artificial intelligence models. Glubish says Meta, as well as other major […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/12/alberta-minister-wants-to-see-100b-in-data-centre-infrastructure-in-next-five-years/feed 0 Untangling contracts caught between OCA transition periods /dcn/news/government/2024/12/untangling-contracts-caught-between-oca-transition-periods /dcn/news/government/2024/12/untangling-contracts-caught-between-oca-transition-periods#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:05:42 +0000 /?p=415757 A recent adjudication review by Ontario’s Divisional Court suggests avoiding putting multiple improvements under one single contract and instead executing separate contracts for work on separate improvements. The Town of Caledon had two wastewater ponds it wanted cleaned up. These were named Pond #7 and Pond #14. Administration and site inspection services for both ponds […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/untangling-contracts-caught-between-oca-transition-periods/feed 0 Auditor general slams Ontario Place redevelopment process as unfair, subjective /dcn/news/government/2024/12/auditor-general-slams-ontario-place-redevelopment-process-as-unfair-subjective /dcn/news/government/2024/12/auditor-general-slams-ontario-place-redevelopment-process-as-unfair-subjective#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:02:02 +0000 /?p=415614 TORONTO — A European company developing a spa and waterpark at Ontario Place got special access to provincial executives during a submission process that was not fair or transparent, Ontario’s auditor general said Tuesday in her annual report. Auditor general Shelley Spence also found that it will now cost more for the government to build […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/12/auditor-general-slams-ontario-place-redevelopment-process-as-unfair-subjective/feed 0 RESCON files legal action against City of Toronto over TGS performance measures /dcn/news/government/2024/12/rescon-files-legal-action-against-city-of-toronto-over-tgs-performance-measures /dcn/news/government/2024/12/rescon-files-legal-action-against-city-of-toronto-over-tgs-performance-measures#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:47:39 +0000 /?p=415552 VAUGHAN, ONT. — The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has announced it is launching legal action against the City of Toronto over the escalation of Toronto Green Standard (TGS) performance measures. In a media release issued Dec. 2, RESCON stated it had filed a legal application in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice where […]

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