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

Clinics operate by paywalling primary care physicians behind 'block fees' for non-OHIP-covered services

Apr 15, 2024 5:30 PM Read more >

Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit, real-dollar social services cuts

'This is a do-nothing budget. It’s not even worth the paper it’s written on,' said Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie

Mar 26, 2024 4:21 PM Read more >

Ontario ambulance offload delays worse than before pandemic

Ambulance offload delays — how much time patients spend waiting to be transferred from paramedics’ care to ERs — have increased since 2020

Dec 9, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Ford government rezoned developer-owned golf club in the Greenbelt after request from PC appointee

Now-reversed changes were made at the behest of Quinto Annibale, on behalf of a golf course owned by several prominent developers

Nov 2, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

'They never want us to speak': NDP volunteers, execs, former MPPs oppose tossing Jama

At least two former NDP MPPs have spoken out against Jama's removal from caucus

Oct 25, 2023 1:15 PM Read more >

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

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

Oct 5, 2023 9:00 AM 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 >

Ford expands strong mayor powers, pledges cash for cities that meet housing targets

Twenty-one municipalities will also get new strong mayor powers

Aug 21, 2023 5:02 PM Read more >

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

Aug 3, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

'A job from hell': Ontario is losing forest firefighters as blazes get worse

Low pay and danger are pushing away fire rangers from coast to coast

Jul 25, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

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