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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

Niagara Escarpment developments threaten vast swath of Greenbelt: advocates

Niagara Escarpment developments threaten vast swath of Greenbelt: advocates

Planned spa and hotel will ‘enhance the area,’ developer says
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Here's where the primary care crisis is hitting Ontario hardest

Here's where the primary care crisis is hitting Ontario hardest

Data show millions of Ontarians without family doctors — and many more potentially on the way
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Province not 'fair, transparent' while choosing future Ontario Place tenant: Report

Province not 'fair, transparent' while choosing future Ontario Place tenant: Report

Auditor general finds assessment process was 'irregular, subjective'; some applicants had 'direct access' to a vice-president of Infrastructure Ontario
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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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