Jon Woodward

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Ford government faces questions about jobs fund and ‘adult entertainment venue’

Ford government faces questions about jobs fund and ‘adult entertainment venue’

Ontario’s opposition parties are questioning the province’s labour minister about the possibility money from the $2.5 billion Skills Development Fund ended up at a company tied to an “adult entertainment venue.” Records viewed by CTV News show connections between an organization that received under $10 million in grants from the labour ministry and the operator of a new nightclub on...

Rinkside seats Piccini spotted in belonged to family of director of company that got millions from Skills Development Fund
Ontario labour minister attended Leafs game, wedding with those seeking millions from Skills Development Fund: reports

Ontario labour minister attended Leafs game, wedding with those seeking millions from Skills Development Fund: reports

The office of Ontario’s labour minister is downplaying reports he was at a wedding in Paris and photographed at a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game with those who stood to benefit from millions in government grants from his ministry. Minister David Piccini’s office said he paid for his own hockey tickets in the first instance and his own hotel stays...

Millions in Skills Development Fund grants went to Ontario PC donors, fueling claims it’s a ‘slush fund’

Millions in Skills Development Fund grants went to Ontario PC donors, fueling claims it’s a ‘slush fund’

Opposition parties are crying foul over a growing list of companies that have received grants from a multi-billion-dollar Ontario government fund, and whose directors or executives have also made sizable political donations to the governing Progressive Conservative party. The ire comes a day after a bombshell Auditor General report revealed that political staff sidestepped the opinion of non-partisan bureaucrats to...