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Jack Hauen

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

NDP remains official Opposition

NDP remains official Opposition

Party loses seats but fends off Liberals for second place
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Housing orgs rank PCs' homebuilding plan as worst

Housing orgs rank PCs' homebuilding plan as worst

OREA and More Neighbours Toronto both give Doug Ford's PCs lower marks than Liberals, NDP, Greens
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Employment programs for disabled job-seekers shutter after Ford government changes

Employment programs for disabled job-seekers shutter after Ford government changes

Internal documents admit to budget cuts, propose employees skip lunch breaks
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Liberal candidate Sam Nestico promises to 'jail corrupt politicians' in now-deleted video

Liberal candidate Sam Nestico promises to 'jail corrupt politicians' in now-deleted video

'Crombie and myself will restore the Greenbelt and jail corrupt politicians,' Nestico said
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Here's where the primary care crisis is hitting Ontario hardest

Here's where the primary care crisis is hitting Ontario hardest

Data show millions of Ontarians without family doctors — and many more potentially on the way
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Patients taking up hospital beds while waiting for long-term care a serious problem, says government

Patients taking up hospital beds while waiting for long-term care a serious problem, says government

In the second day of hearings, the province's lawyers received an easier ride than those challenging $400/day hospital bed fines
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Judge grills lawyer challenging $400-a-day long-term care law

Judge grills lawyer challenging $400-a-day long-term care law

Advocacy groups challenging Bill 7 had to tackle tough questions from Justice Robert Centa on Monday morning
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Woman fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

Woman fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

Five patients fined for stays between 13 to 93 days, Ontario government says
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Ford government to close 10 supervised consumption sites, ban new ones

Ford government to close 10 supervised consumption sites, ban new ones

Experts say the move will lead to more deaths, more public drug use
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Towns and cities are broke - here's how provincial opposition parties want to fix it

Towns and cities are broke - here's how provincial opposition parties want to fix it

Premier steers clear of the topic at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference
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