Skip to content
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

Ford government to audit 'discretionary funding' at school boards: minister

Ford government to audit 'discretionary funding' at school boards: minister

The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association said boards have not yet received details about the potential audit and 'look forward to understanding how this process will unfold'
Read more >
Ontario doctors call on province to address health system 'catastrophe'

Ontario doctors call on province to address health system 'catastrophe'

The Ontario Medical Association said it wants the provincial government to do more in six areas including the family doctor shortage and long waits for diagnostic tests and surgeries
Read more >
Doctor shortage, low worker wages could undermine success of dementia care bill, opposition MPPs say

Doctor shortage, low worker wages could undermine success of dementia care bill, opposition MPPs say

'I know that we're being critical here, but we want your bill to be successful,' Aislinn Clancy, the Greens' deputy leader, told two Progressive Conservative MPPs
Read more >
10% of Ontario kids who need surgery wait more than 230 days: docs

10% of Ontario kids who need surgery wait more than 230 days: docs

Waits have been this long for the past four years, provincial data obtained by The Trillium shows
Read more >
Developer got town officials to lobby minister for new school at $1,000-a-plate fundraiser: confidential report

Developer got town officials to lobby minister for new school at $1,000-a-plate fundraiser: confidential report

A developer involved in the project hosted a fundraiser for Stephen Lecce and arranged for Wasaga Beach politicians and staff to go and make their case, according to an integrity commissioner report obtained by The Trillium
Read more >
Province to charge child-care centres in government buildings 'full market-rate rents' in 2025

Province to charge child-care centres in government buildings 'full market-rate rents' in 2025

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
Read more >
Child welfare agencies say shortage of foster families in Ontario 'deeply concerning'

Child welfare agencies say shortage of foster families in Ontario 'deeply concerning'

'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.
Read more >
Investments needed to address 'threadbare' supports for Ontarians with complex needs: ombudsman

Investments needed to address 'threadbare' supports for Ontarians with complex needs: ombudsman

Paul Dubé's 2023-24 annual report highlighted concerns in a number of other areas including correctional facilities, which saw the highest number of complaints
Read more >
Special ed classroom closures leave Ontario parents 'devastated'

Special ed classroom closures leave Ontario parents 'devastated'

The Peel District School Board is cutting communication classes that offer specialized literacy supports for students. This comes as other boards review or prepare to review special education programming
Read more >
School trustee crunches the numbers, accuses province of favouring Catholic boards with capital funding

School trustee crunches the numbers, accuses province of favouring Catholic boards with capital funding

The Ontario Public School Boards' Association also called on the government to be more transparent about how capital funding decisions are made
Read more >
More work by Sneh >