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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

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

Guelph gets money for supportive housing, mental health, expanded GO services, expansion of Magna facility
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Bruce Trail aiming to be thru-hikeable by 2030: CEO

Bruce Trail aiming to be thru-hikeable by 2030: CEO

'We're now coming to the point where we own enough land that we can pull this off,' Michael McDonald said.
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Ontario's rental enforcement unit investigates a fraction of calls received

Ontario's rental enforcement unit investigates a fraction of calls received

The Rental Housing and Enforcement Unit only investigated 219 out of the 16,394 calls it got in 2022–23
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EXCLUSIVE — Majority of Ontarians think Greenbelt swaps were 'corrupt': poll

EXCLUSIVE — Majority of Ontarians think Greenbelt swaps were 'corrupt': poll

Nearly three-quarters want the RCMP to investigate
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Facing 'unprecedented' hate, Pride groups call on Ford government for help

Facing 'unprecedented' hate, Pride groups call on Ford government for help

Pride organizations say they've had to focus more on crisis planning and security recently
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Olivia Chow wins Toronto mayoral byelection

Olivia Chow wins Toronto mayoral byelection

Torontonians didn't heed Doug Ford's warning that the NDP icon will be 'an unmitigated disaster'
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Landlord lobby group rallies for easier evictions at Queen's Park

Landlord lobby group rallies for easier evictions at Queen's Park

Small landlord org asks province to allow "straightforward" evictions without hearings
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Ontario to explore dissolving 6 more regions after Peel, including Waterloo

Ontario to explore dissolving 6 more regions after Peel, including Waterloo

Durham, Halton, Niagara, Simcoe, Waterloo and York have been put on notice
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