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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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Ontario hospital patient fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

Ontario hospital patient fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

Five patients fined for stays between 13 to 93 days, government says
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Province closing 10 supervised consumption sites, bans new ones in favour of 'hub' model

Province closing 10 supervised consumption sites, bans new ones in favour of 'hub' model

Experts say the move will lead to more deaths, more public drug use
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AMO 2024: Stiles and Crombie offer their takes on a municipal 'new deal' as Ford steers clear

AMO 2024: Stiles and Crombie offer their takes on a municipal 'new deal' as Ford steers clear

Opposition leaders reaffirm support for bill to boot harassers from council as Tory government punts it until fall
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Mayors urge Ford to appoint single ministry to fight homelessness, addictions

Mayors urge Ford to appoint single ministry to fight homelessness, addictions

Stable funding that's not 'piecemeal' is needed, say big-city mayors; poverty expected to be hot topic at upcoming AMO conference
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Ford poo-poos Wasaga Beach rumour, rebuffs call to ban beach tents at provincial parks

Ford poo-poos Wasaga Beach rumour, rebuffs call to ban beach tents at provincial parks

'Folks, don't be pooping on the beach,' said Ford
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Simcoe County officials want governance reform, but differ on extent

Simcoe County officials want governance reform, but differ on extent

Mayors said they're big fans of use-it-or-lose-it policies for developers; heads of Bradford, Innisfil councils speak at provincial hearing in Orillia
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Should tenants cover a landlord's unpaid taxes? CRA ruling sows confusion

Should tenants cover a landlord's unpaid taxes? CRA ruling sows confusion

'Imagine having to risk eviction because your landlord's not paying their fair share of taxes,' NDP MPP says
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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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