By Amina Dibe/RESCON
 
On Sept. 20, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals secured a third term as prime minister and governing party, respectively. The election period was the shortest permissible at 36 days. Trudeau requested the dissolution ...  Read more...

By Paul De Berardis/RESCON
 
RESCON is pleased to be engaged as a foundational partner in the Workforce 2030 initiative, which is a coalition effort to fast-track the workforce needed to build a low-carbon future Ontario....  Read more...

By Grant Cameron/RESCON
 
RESCON tackled some critical issues in September, namely the housing crisis, our disappointment with a court ruling against the province on MZOs, and why we support the rollout of vaccine passports....  Read more...

By Richard Lyall/RESCON
 
Home and condo building has persevered during COVID-19. Yet, there remain obstacles that hamper ongoing supply.

For example, the end of extended construction hours, ...  Read more...

By Andrew Pariser & Ahd AlAshry/RESCON

If your company is still trying to decide between strong promotion; be vaccinated or be tested; or mandatory mandatory vaccination, you are not alone. When it comes to employer COVID policies, workplaces and employers are still living with uncertainty ...  Read more...

Sept. 8, 2021
By Amina Dibe/RESCON
 
We are just over two weeks away from the federal election. RESCON has been following the campaign and keeping track of issues that affect our industry. Following is a rundown of the issues, pledges and platforms and our take on them....  Read more...

Sept. 2, 2021
By Paul De Berardis/RESCON
 
The great debate on hurricane straps soldiers on. The tornado that hit Barrie on July 15 left approximately 60 homes either irreparably damaged or rendered uninhabitable. With wind speeds reaching up to 210 kilometres an hour, the tornado was categorized as an EF-2 by Environment and Climate Change Canada....  Read more...

Sept. 2, 2021
By Grant Cameron/RESCON
 
As a public relations professional, it’s my job to ensure that RESCON’s issues and points of view on matters are kept on the front burner and articulated clearly to relevant audiences....  Read more...

Sept. 2, 2021
By Andrew Pariser/RESCON
 
As spring turned to summer and headlines provided positive updates on vaccine availability and record inoculation rates, there was optimism in the air that this pandemic may be coming to an end. Some jurisdictions like Israel, England and New York State relaxed their mask mandates and the parts of the world where vaccine rates soared dreamed of a return to normal....  Read more...

   By Amina Dibe
   Sept. 2, 2021
 
Last month, I represented RESCON at a roundtable for Ontario’s Task Force on Women and the Economy  to discuss how industry and government can work together to remove barriers for women to enter the skilled trades....  Read more...