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

Ring of Fire road talks still in 'early stages' despite premier's hints: Aroland chief

Chief Sonny Gagnon said he hopes to get a deal done in his two-year term, which began in November

May 5, 2024 4:23 PM Read more >

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

Apr 15, 2024 5:58 PM Read more >

'We're not freezing anything': Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit

Opposition leaders said their budgets would’ve spent more on health care, education, social services and 'truly affordable housing'

Mar 26, 2024 4:16 PM Read more >

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.

Mar 8, 2024 7:11 PM Read more >

Ontario ambulance offload delays worse than before pandemic

'Tying up ambulances poses a significant risk for communities, and it is an ongoing challenge,' says official

Dec 8, 2023 1:44 PM Read more >

Hwy. 413 across GTA could expand to 10 lanes by 2041: documents

The Ford government has said the highway will have four to six lanes

Nov 23, 2023 5:58 PM Read more >

NDP volunteers, execs, two former MPPs oppose tossing Jama

'They never want us to speak': At least two former NDP MPPs have spoken out against Jama's removal from caucus

Oct 25, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

'Are we developing an Urban Flooding Policy?' Emails reveal confusion in minister's office

After a years-long back-and-forth, the government has now convened an urban flooding working group

Oct 13, 2023 5:15 PM Read more >

$Ontario's rental enforcement unit probes a fraction of calls received$

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

Rental Housing and Enforcement Unit only investigated 219 out of the 16,394 calls it got in 2022–23 and is known as 'effectively useless' among advocates

Oct 4, 2023 5:30 PM Read more >

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

Nearly three-quarters want the RCMP to investigate

Aug 31, 2023 5:15 PM Read more >

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