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Most of the day's question period was focused on amendments in the budget bill that will shield records of the premier, cabinet and staff from freedom-of-information laws.

The province took possession of a second-hand plane last week but was forced into a reversal by Sunday morning due to sustained public backlash.

After the Ontario premier's office announced Friday the Ford government spent nearly $30 million on a second-hand private jet, they said Sunday they'd not be keeping it.

The 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.

Internal documents and data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws show inmates are routinely released 'improperly' from the province's correctional facilities. 

Since 2019, the province has charged owners money to care for animals seized by Animal Welfare Services to the tune of $10,633,241, documents show.

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.

As Ontario MPPs return from the winter break, opposition leaders are attacking Premier Doug Ford's efforts to shield himself, his cabinet and staff from transparency rules.

Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim said nobody in Premier Doug Ford's government consulted with her office before unveiling changes to privacy laws.

Ontario's premier intends to use sweeping powers to designate Toronto's Billy Bishop airport a special economic zone, where provincial and municipal laws can be bypassed.

Polling conducted exclusively for Global News reveals Ford and his party remain the most popular choice for voters, even as the underlying numbers begin to soften.

Ontario's payout to Elon Musk's SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract will remain secret after the two sides agreed to a confidential settlement..

The province urgently shuttered the Ontario Science Centre at Don Mills and Eglinton to move it south to the waterfront, claiming the move was necessary because of its roof.

That brief sitting came after a 19-week summer break, which the government extended by cancelling all sitting days in September and most in October.

Last week, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce signed the agreement with the leaders of the Shawanaga, Wahnapitae, Dokis, Magnetawan and Henvey Inlet First Nations.

Ontario may let Skills Development Fund training centres bypass municipal planning rules, sparking concerns over safety, oversight, and transparency.

Attorney General Doug Downey says he believes that measure and others announced today would improve bail compliance.

Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines. 

At Question Period, the government faced continued questions over the timing of the audit and why the province didn't freeze provincial contracts immediately.

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner, a three-time MPP, has been relegated to one of the back rows in the legislative chamber – a decision that's left the party leader puzzled.