Doug Ford

• First Nations chiefs call for inquiry into Ontario wildfire response

  The chiefs say some residents were forced to organize their own evacuations and received little warning or assistance as wildfires approached their communities.

  Canada

  Jul 21
  
• Doug Ford visits Thunder Bay as northern Ontario fires force evacuations

  There are nearly 200 wildfires burning in the province, sending thick smoke across Ontario and into parts of the United States. 

  Canada

  Jul 18
  
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• Ford’s office reduces staff costs by $1M following spending criticism

  Ford has increasingly come under fire for the size of his office as its size and cost has grown at a rate his critics say does not fit with his mantra of finding efficiencies.

  Politics

  Jul 16
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• ‘They’re paying back the money’: Ford breaks silence on hotel expense scandal

  The premier also defended his government when asked whether the hotel expenses violated his 2018 election promise that the party with the taxpayer dollar is over. 

  Canada

  Jul 16
• Doug Ford responds to proposed U.S. alcohol law: ‘We won’t back down’

  In a post on X, Ford said that 'U.S. tariffs are threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Canadian workers, including here in Ontario.'

  Politics

  Jul 8
• Interim Science Centre opens at Toronto waterfront as Ontario Place location built

  The province abruptly closed the science centre in its east Toronto location two years ago with only a few hours' warning, saying the roof needed urgent repairs.

  Canada

  Jun 29
• Toronto airport expansion plan won’t be released during consultations: port authority

  Officials with Toronto Port Authority say no expansion plan for Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has been finalized or would be released before consultations end on July 24.

  Politics

  Jun 11
• Doug Ford approval falls to ‘worst’ level since taking office, poll finds

  The latest results show that between March and June, Ford experienced a 10-point drop, leaving him with just 21 per cent approval from voters in Ontario. 

  Politics

  Jun 11
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• Ford charged more than $140K in private plane charters last year, records show

  Records show Ford's penchant for private travel took off immediately after winning the 2025 provincial election campaign, during which his party chartered planes to Washington D.C.

  Canada

  Jun 4
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• Here’s how many days Doug Ford attended question period during a shortened spring sitting

  Data tracked by the NDP shows the premier skipped roughly one in three sessions of question period during the spring sitting, avoiding a key parliamentary accountability mechanism.

  Canada

  Jun 3