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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

NDP remains official Opposition

NDP remains official Opposition

Party loses seats but fends off Liberals for second place
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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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Employment programs for disabled job-seekers shutter after Ford government changes

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

Internal documents admit to budget cuts, propose employees skip lunch breaks
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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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Therme met with Ford’s staff, had ‘direct access’ to assessor of Ontario Place submissions

Therme met with Ford’s staff, had ‘direct access’ to assessor of Ontario Place submissions

Auditor general finds assessment process was 'irregular, subjective' and 'not fair'
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Who’s behind these anti-bike lane ads in Toronto?

Who’s behind these anti-bike lane ads in Toronto?

Well-connected advocacy group founded this summer believes ‘Toronto is broken’ and intends to push city hall on a laundry list of issues
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'We’re not a freeway': removing bike lanes would hurt business, Toronto BIA says

'We’re not a freeway': removing bike lanes would hurt business, Toronto BIA says

The City of Toronto said tearing out the Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes would snarl traffic for 'multiple years'
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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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Doug Ford says only 1.2% of Torontonians commute by bike. That's not true.

Doug Ford says only 1.2% of Torontonians commute by bike. That's not true.

A City of Toronto survey showed 44 per cent bike to work, shop or visit friends
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