Ontario Politics

• Decanters and deepfakes: How AI is changing political warfare in Ontario

  The Gravy Plane parody video, with its catchy country-music soundtrack and a depiction of Doug Ford in LEGO form, has racked up hundreds of thousands of views.

  Politics

  Jun 6
  
• Most OSAP growth came from career college students, documents show

  Data shows that between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years, the province spent $465 million more on OSAP grants, and 95 per cent of that went to private college students.

  Canada

  Jun 5
  
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• War in Iran will add $650 in extra fuel costs for average Ontario household: report

  A new report from the FAO modelled the extra cost of oil after United States President Donald Trump began a military campaign in the Middle East.

  Economy

  Jun 4
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• Ford government will officially take control of DVP, Gardiner in 2027

  In 2023, the provincial and municipal governments signed a landmark deal to upload the costs of the two highways, as well as funding for homelessness, subways and light rail. 

  Canada

  Jun 4
• 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
• Ontario records steepest drop in labour force since 1976, excluding pandemic

  A new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario said the number of people in work dropped by 71,300 between January and March, a decline of 0.8 per cent. 

  Canada

  Jun 3
• Ontario’s teaching unions serve bargaining notice to kick off contract talks

  The notices mean the province will now need to prepare to enter potentially bruising talks with the unions within the next 15 days.

  Canada

  Jun 3
• 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
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• Doug Ford denies dissension in PC party after firing of caucus chair over pensions, jet fiasco

  After firing the PC caucus chair, Ford stressed he has a "tight team" and suggested he isn't worried about internal support from the party.

  Politics

  Jun 3
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• Doug Ford receives gag gift from Ontario Liberals after private jet fiasco

  The gag gift was intended to poke fun at Premier Doug Ford's purchase of a $28.9 million Challenger 650 private airplane for travel across North America.

  Politics

  Jun 2