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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

Ontario hospital patient fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

Ontario hospital patient fined $28,600 for refusing to go to long-term care home

Five patients fined for stays between 13 to 93 days, government says
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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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Mayors call on Ford government to appoint single ministry to fight homelessness, addictions

Mayors call on Ford government to appoint single ministry to fight homelessness, addictions

Stable, non-'piecemeal' funding also needed, mayors say
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Ford says Toronto cops in middle-finger video 'did nothing wrong'

Ford says Toronto cops in middle-finger video 'did nothing wrong'

Ford chides 'creepy' man for 'harassing' the officers
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'No proof' of beach pooping, Ford says, rebuffing calls to ban tents in provincial parks

'No proof' of beach pooping, Ford says, rebuffing calls to ban tents in provincial parks

'Folks, don't be pooping on the beach,' said Ford
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Local leaders want regional governance reform, but differ on how much

Local leaders want regional governance reform, but differ on how much

Mayors said they're big fans of use-it-or-lose-it policies for developers
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CRA rent ruling sows tenant confusion in Ontario

CRA rent ruling sows tenant confusion in Ontario

Ottawa shouldn't let Canada Revenue Agency go after tenants for their landlord's unpaid taxes, the opposition housing critic said
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As private-pay crackdown looms, 'executive health' clinics charge freely

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
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