Mandated: The 2018 Mandate Letters

• Supreme Court rules in favour of Ford government in mandate letters battle

  The Supreme Court of Canada is set to release its ruling today on a bid by Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government to keep his marching orders to cabinet ministers confidential.

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  Feb 2
  
• Supreme Court to release Ford government mandate letters decision on Friday

  The Ontario government has been fighting the release of its 2018 mandate letters for years, losing appeals with the Information and Privacy Commissioner and an Ontario court.

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  Jan 30
  
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• Ontario’s 2018 infrastructure minister told to sell or donate ‘inefficiently used properties’

  Ford's 2018 mandate letter directed the Minister of Infrastructure to scrutinize Ontario’s real estate portfolio and consider which properties could be put on the market for sale.

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  Sep 16, 2023
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• Ontario 2018 mandate letters told ministers to limit climate law impact on businesses

  The mandate letter written for the province’s environment minister suggests his task was to remove environmental and climate legislation, not to create more of it.

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  Sep 15, 2023
• Doug Ford ordered 2018 transport minister to ‘fundamentally’ review Metrolinx

  The 2018 mandate letter for Ontario's Minister of Transportation laid out significant and potentially controversial changes, including a complete re-evaluation of Metrolinx.

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  Sep 14, 2023
• Doug Ford told ministers to significantly reform health and education in 2018 mandate letters

  The ministers of the province's largest ministries were both given sweeping mandates to roll out significant -- and potentially controversial -- changes.

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  Sep 13, 2023
• EXCLUSIVE: Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate letters demanded savings by ‘year two’

  Global News can reveal the 2018 mandates given to the Minister of Finance, Treasury Board and all cabinet ministers instructing them to “identify efficiencies and savings.”

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  Sep 13, 2023
• In full: Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate letters

  While the Ford government has been fighting in court to keep these letters a secret, Global News obtained and independently verified the letters as part of the 'Mandated' series.

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  Sep 12, 2023
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• EXCLUSIVE: 2018 Ontario housing minister mandate letter promised to ‘protect the Greenbelt’

  In his 2018 mandate letter to Steve Clark, exclusively obtained by Global News, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the Greenbelt must be protected.

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  Sep 12, 2023