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Will private jet blunder, FOI changes haunt Doug Ford? -
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Focus Ontario: Trustee Turmoil -
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Ontario education minister lays out education reform and possible social media ban -
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Ontario’s evolving explanation for how it accidentally released 150 inmates -
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Dozens of inmates released from Ontario jails every year because of ‘errors or oversight’ -
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Liberal Hospitals Critic on system status -
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Housing minister on trying to end Ontario’s homebuilding slump -
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Focus Ontario: Development Charge Drama -
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Ontario’s finance minister defends budget after lower-than-expected tariff impact -
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Focus Ontario: Billions from Balance -
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Environment minister explains conservation authorities amalgamation -
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Ford government moves to make all premier, minister records secret -
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Elementary school teachers in Ontario to receive $750 cards to buy class supplies -
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Metrolinx CEO on lessons learned and moving the region forward -
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Ford says he faced ‘massive pressure’ from colleges, universities to increase tuition -
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Ontario’s Ford government using Google Docs to host policy proposals -
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Ford faces cross-provincial push to back down from Crown Royal ban -
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Ontario Liberals announce Bonnie Crombie will step down immediately -
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Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approaches -
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Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records
Author Archives
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Ford government commits to passing code of conduct reform before municipal electionsMinister Rob Flack told Global News he still intends to pass new municipal rules, including the ability to remove sitting councillors from office in the most extreme cases.Canada11 hours
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Ford government moves to make freedom-of-information clampdown lawThe changes were tucked into Ontario's 2026 budget, which was tabled at the end of March, passed two rounds of debate and then lay dormant for weeks.PoliticsApr 23
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Ontario solicitor general sought 3-row, 8-seat replacement after vehicle stolenCritics argue that the energy Kerzner and his staff spent trying to source him a three-row replacement vehicle was a sign of misplaced priorities.CanadaApr 23
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Ontario redacts almost every word top civil servant wrote about return-to-office mandateThe government is currently rushing its changes to freedom of information laws past public hearings, shielding who the premier speaks to from public view.CanadaApr 22
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Ford says Ontario has sold its private jet back to Bombardier for $28.9MSpeaking at an unrelated event on Wednesday morning, the premier said the second-hand Challenger 650 had been sold back to Bombardier for $28.9 million.PoliticsApr 22
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6 Ontario jail inmates currently on the run after accidental release, Ford revealsOn Tuesday, Doug Ford volunteered the fact there are currently six inmates at large in the province, promising to improve a wave of accidental releases in the province.PoliticsApr 21
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Ford says it wasn’t a mistake to buy jet, citing ‘terrifying’ flights up northThe premier insisted it wasn't a mistake to buy the plane but said he would stick to his plan to sell it, despite being 'inundated' with calls telling him to keep it.CanadaApr 21
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Progressive Conservatives worry Ford’s private jet blunder is ‘the start of his undoing’Doug Ford said the purchase of the $28.9 million Challenger 650 was a 'mistake,' one that he recognized came at the wrong time as the cost of living rises.CanadaApr 21
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Ontario solicitor general apologizes for ‘imprecise’ answers on inmate releasesSolicitor General Michael Kerzner told MPPs last week inmates are 'immediately' re-apprehended when they're released by mistake, something documents show isn't true.CanadaApr 21
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How Ford’s freedom of information changes could hide details of private jet purchaseThe province took possession of a second-hand plane last week but was forced into a reversal by Sunday morning due to sustained public backlash.CanadaApr 21
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‘Unacceptable’ when jail, court staff accidentally release inmates: Ont. solicitor generalMichael Kerzner now says it is the fault of staff at jails and courts when inmates are improperly released and sometimes lost for months at a time.CanadaApr 20
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Doug Ford says it is ‘not the time to purchase a plane,’ as government scrambles to sellThe premier's office originally said the government purchased the pre-owned Challenger 650 last week to transport Premier Doug Ford across the country and into the United States.PoliticsApr 20
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Solicitor general’s office notified when inmates are improperly released in OntarioJails run by the Ford government have released more than 150 inmates by mistake in the past five years, something the solicitor general vowed to 'get to the bottom' of.PoliticsApr 20
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Ontario education minister considering social media ban for under 16sIn an interview with Focus Ontario to discuss his overhaul of school board governance, Minister Paul Calandra said the government is planning the next wave of reforms.PoliticsApr 17
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Ontario to bypass public hearings on FOI overhaul that will hide premier’s phone logsWeeks after tabling the budget, the government has decided to speed its central financial plan and two other pieces of legislation past the traditional process.CanadaApr 17
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Critics decry Ford government’s $28.9M jet purchase as ‘gravy plane’ for premierThe Premier's Office confirmed the government is buying a pre-owned Challenger 650 to enable 'certain, flexible, secure and confidential travel' to destinations across the country.PoliticsApr 17
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Some Ontario inmates missing for months, despite minister claiming immediate re-apprehensionAfter Global News revealed jails in Ontario had accidentally released more than 150 inmates over the past five years, the government vowed to 'get to the bottom' of the issue.CanadaApr 17
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Ford ‘furious’ jails run by his government are accidentally releasing inmatesDocuments obtained by Global News revealed provincially-run jails are routinely releasing inmates in error, something the solicitor general was briefed on.PoliticsApr 16
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Solicitor general will ‘get to bottom’ of inmate release errors he was briefed on in 2025A briefing note revealing the accidental release of inmates at Ontario jails was written for Solicitor General Michael Kerzner at the start of 2025.CanadaApr 16
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Critics ask how Ontario jails could have mistakenly released more than 150 inmatesInternal documents and data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws show inmates are routinely released 'improperly' from the province's correctional facilities.PoliticsApr 15
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Ontario high school attendance drops to 40% of target as government considers changesThe Ford government is currently considering giving students in grades 9 to 12 credit on their final marks if they attend class as part of new legislation.PoliticsApr 15
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Dozens of inmates released from Ontario jails every year because of ‘errors or oversight’The corrections system is regularly making "errors" in who it releases from overcrowded and understaffed jails. The government insists a capacity crisis is not the issue.CanadaApr 15
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Ontario will give marks for attending class in move minister says came from teachersAs part of new legislation, Education Minister Paul Calandra unveiled plans Monday to make attendance part of final marks for students in Grades 10, 11 and 12.EducationApr 14
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Ontario Liberals want newly elected MP Doly Begum to campaign in upcoming byelectionWhile Premier Doug Ford has yet to call the provincial byelection in Scarborough Southwest, Doly Begum, a former NDP MPP - is facing expectations to campaign for the Liberals.PoliticsApr 14
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What the Ford government’s education reform means for boards under supervisionThe Ford government's decision to keep trustees in place long-term will not mean the end of supervision at eight Ontario school boards, the education minister says.EducationApr 14
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