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Lobbying Surge Among Ontario Training Fund Recipients Raises Questions

David Piccini, Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development speaks as Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens during a funding announcement earlier this year. The government’s Skills Development Fund was criticized by the auditor general in a report Wednesday.  Ontario’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) is under scrutiny as more grant recipients are turning to lobbyists to secure funding. Data shows that organizations receiving millions in taxpayer-funded grants have increasingly hired lobbying firms to advocate on their behalf. In the program’s most recent round, a significant portion of the funding went to groups with political connections, raising concerns about fairness and transparency. Some organizations received large sums despite lower application scores, while others with stronger proposals were overlooked. Critics argue that this trend suggests lobbying influence may be overshadowing merit-based decisions. Questions have also been raised about wheth...
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Cargo Ship Struck by Missile off Yemen’s Aden Coast

 

On Sunday, the British security firm Ambrey reported that an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged general cargo ship was hit by a missile 83 nautical miles southeast of Yemen’s Aden. The ship caught fire but was eventually contained. No injuries were reported.

The Houthi militia, aligned with Iran and controlling significant parts of Yemen, has been targeting ships off its coast in solidarity with Palestinians fighting Israel in Gaza. These attacks have disrupted maritime trade routes, forcing ships to take longer and costlier journeys around southern Africa.


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