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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

How a handful of Toronto businessmen got their way on bike lanes provincewide

How a handful of Toronto businessmen got their way on bike lanes provincewide

'Non-partisan group' Balance on Bloor includes a former PC candidate, donors, and real estate industry players
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Patients taking up hospital beds a serious problem, government argues in defence of Bill 7

Patients taking up hospital beds a serious problem, government argues in defence of Bill 7

In the second day of hearings, the province's lawyers received an easier ride than those challenging $400/day hospital bed fines
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UPDATED: Judge grills lawyer challenging $400-a-day long-term care law

UPDATED: Judge grills lawyer challenging $400-a-day long-term care law

Advocacy groups challenging Bill 7 had to tackle tough questions from Justice Robert Centa on Monday morning
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Ford government to close 10 supervised consumption sites, ban new ones in favour of 'hub' model

Ford government to close 10 supervised consumption sites, ban new ones in favour of 'hub' model

Experts say the move will lead to more deaths, more public drug use
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Crombie to join Stiles, Schreiner in calling for municipal new deal

Crombie to join Stiles, Schreiner in calling for municipal new deal

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie's AMO speech to congratulate local leaders on getting Ford to reverse Greenbelt decision
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Mayors call on Ford government to appoint single ministry to fight homelessness, addictions

Mayors call on Ford government to appoint single ministry to fight homelessness, addictions

Stable, non-'piecemeal' funding also needed, mayors say
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Ford says Toronto cops in middle-finger video 'did nothing wrong'

Ford says Toronto cops in middle-finger video 'did nothing wrong'

Ford chides 'creepy' man for 'harassing' the officers
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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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Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit, real-dollar social services cuts

Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit, real-dollar social services cuts

'This is a do-nothing budget. It’s not even worth the paper it’s written on,' said Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie
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Ontario ambulance offload delays worse than before pandemic

Ontario ambulance offload delays worse than before pandemic

Ambulance offload delays — how much time patients spend waiting to be transferred from paramedics’ care to ERs — have increased since 2020
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