Barber has served on the Fair Practices Commission since 2017. The commission ensures the workplace injury and illness insurance system is accountable and transparent.

The latest economic analysis from financial services provider Central 1 suggests that Ontario’s economy won’t return to pre-pandemic levels before the middle of 2022, as the initial surge in summer restart activity stalls through the end of 2020.

The nearly $26 million worth of permits issued by the City of Windsor in October were down from the sky-high total issued a month pervious, and put construction activity for the year to date back ahead of the pace set last year.

The investment includes $36 million to build a replacement facility for Bishop Allen Academy, and $26.4 million for the construction of an additional Catholic secondary school in central Etobicoke.

The first-ever awards celebrate those contractors, owners and unions that are taking extraordinary steps increase the participation of Black, Indigenous and racialized workers, including youth, women and newcomers within their organizations.