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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

Employment programs for disabled job-seekers shuttered after Ford government changes

Employment programs for disabled job-seekers shuttered after Ford government changes

Internal documents admit to budget cuts, propose employees skip lunch breaks
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Housing orgs rank PCs' homebuilding plan as worst

Housing orgs rank PCs' homebuilding plan as worst

OREA and More Neighbours Toronto both give Doug Ford's PCs lower marks than Liberals, NDP, Greens
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Liberal candidate Sam Nestico promises to 'jail corrupt politicians' in now-deleted video

Liberal candidate Sam Nestico promises to 'jail corrupt politicians' in now-deleted video

'Crombie and myself will restore the Greenbelt and jail corrupt politicians,' Nestico said
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Ontario hires PI firm to survey supervised consumption site neighbours

Ontario hires PI firm to survey supervised consumption site neighbours

Facing a lawsuit over its planned closure of the sites, the government has hired investigators 'to gather additional evidence': health minister's office
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Government’s selection of the future Ontario Place tenants was 'not fair, transparent or accountable'

Government’s selection of the future Ontario Place tenants was 'not fair, transparent or accountable'

Auditor general finds assessment process was 'irregular, subjective' and 'not fair'
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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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Non-acute patients blocking 'scarce and precious' hospital beds, Ontario argues in Bill 7 defence

Non-acute patients blocking 'scarce and precious' hospital beds, Ontario argues in Bill 7 defence

'It's a brutal system,' said the wife of a man transferred to a long-term care home
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Judge grills lawyer challenging $400-a-day long-term care law

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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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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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

There will be none in northern Ontario
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