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Sneh Duggal

Sneh Duggal

Sneh Duggal has been providing in-depth coverage of Ontario politics since 2018. Prior to helping launch The Trillium, her reporting included the impact of the pandemic on schools, health care and vulnerable populations while at Queen’s Park Briefing. She previously covered Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy for Embassy News in Ottawa and has reported for The Hill Times, Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal and The Molokai Times in Hawaii. Sneh has also done radio reporting in Rwanda and enjoys podcasting at Queen's Park.

Recent Work by Sneh

Province to audit 'discretionary funding' at school boards: Dunlop

Province to audit 'discretionary funding' at school boards: Dunlop

'We're pouring money into school boards and they're out partying and acting like a bunch of yahoos, unacceptable,' said Premier Doug Ford
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Child welfare groups tell province to fix 'splintered' supports for kids

Child welfare groups tell province to fix 'splintered' supports for kids

Meanwhile, Premier Doug Ford targeted child welfare agencies, saying he's heard 'nightmare stories about the abuse of taxpayers' money'
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Moratorium on school closures eating into 'limited school renewal funding': ministry docs

Moratorium on school closures eating into 'limited school renewal funding': ministry docs

Briefings prepared for the education minister also said school boards don't get dedicated funding to modernize schools — something they believe would be helpful
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Lecce was lobbied for new Wasaga school at $1,000-a-plate fundraiser: Report

Lecce was lobbied for new Wasaga school at $1,000-a-plate fundraiser: Report

Developer involved in the project hosted a fundraiser for former education minister and arranged for Wasaga Beach politicians and staff to go and make their case, according to an integrity commissioner's report
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Province to start charging child-care centres in government buildings 'full market-rate rents'

Province to start charging child-care centres in government buildings 'full market-rate rents'

While the government said funding through the $10-a-day program should help offset the costs, some operators still worry about their rent increasing from $1 or $10 per year to hundreds of thousands of dollars
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Planned child-care projects being 'cancelled' at 4 local schools

Planned child-care projects being 'cancelled' at 4 local schools

Shelved projects include St. Antoine Daniel in Victoria Harbour and Our Lady of Lourdes in Elmvale
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Housing crisis behind 'deeply concerning' shortage of foster families

Housing crisis behind 'deeply concerning' shortage of foster families

'Quite simply, there are less and less families with the financial capacity and physical space to support a child or youth in need,' says the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies.
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Less than half of autism program spending goes to core services: docs

Less than half of autism program spending goes to core services: docs

Advocates are calling for change after documents obtained through FOI request show how the government spent nearly $700 million through the Ontario Autism Program
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Ontarians with complex needs have 'threadbare' supports: ombudsman

Ontarians with complex needs have 'threadbare' supports: ombudsman

'Specifically, we are seeing adults with developmental disabilities not getting the supports and services that they need,' says ombudsman
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'Total inclusion isn't necessarily best for everybody': families worry about spec ed classroom closures

'Total inclusion isn't necessarily best for everybody': families worry about spec ed classroom closures

One board cutting communication classes that offer specialized literacy supports for students
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