May 15 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — When Ontario Premier Doug Ford travelled to New York late last month to meet with U.S. business leaders, Canadian media were given less than a day’s notice about the trip. Mr. Ford brought his own TV crew: Ontario News Now. The communications service, run by Progressive Conservative staffers, is fronted by Lyndsey Vanstone, a former […]
Apr 6 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing the Ford government of putting people’s lives at risk for “ideological reasons” by pulling funding for several supervised drug-use sites in Ontario, suggesting Ottawa is prepared to step in and help. At a press conference on Friday to announce $1.3-billion over ten years for affordable housing in Toronto, which […]
Mar 8 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes says she was met with hostility and anger from Justin Trudeau when she told him she was leaving politics, prompting her to speak out about the Prime Minister’s behaviour. Ms. Caesar-Chavannes sent out a tweet earlier this week after Mr. Trudeau spoke about his leadership style during a news conference to […]
Jan 29 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is accusing Premier Doug Ford’s government of undermining an independent inquiry into the hiring of the province’s next police commissioner, and says the appointment cannot go ahead. Ms. Horwath said comments made by Community Safety Minister Sylvia Jones to The Globe and Mail on Monday mean that Toronto Police Superintendent […]
Dec 15 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — The Ontario government says it is postponing the appointment of Premier Doug Ford’s family friend, Ron Taverner, as OPP commissioner until a review of the hiring process is complete. Community Safety Minister Sylvia Jones said in a statement the government decided to delay the appointment at the request of Toronto Police superintendent Taverner, who was […]
Dec 13 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Former RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson says there are “reasonable concerns” about the appointment of Premier Doug Ford’s family friend, Ron Taverner, as the next commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police and there should be an independent inquiry into the matter to preserve the integrity of the force. Mr. Paulson, a 32-year veteran of the RCMP […]
Nov 23 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Doug Ford’s office says the Ontario PC Party is footing the bill for a $25,000 trip on private jet used to transport the Premier and his team during a three-day northern tour. The Globe and Mail obtained documents that show top staffers in Mr. Ford’s office arranged a charter aircraft, using private e-mails, for the […]
Nov 17 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer called commuters, seniors and hockey moms the “enemy” of Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax, as he also took aim at the prime minister’s top staffers in a speech to provincial party members. Speaking at the Ontario Progressive Conservative convention on Saturday, Mr. Scheer said the federal carbon tax will affect the […]
Nov 17 2018 — Laura Stone — Premier Doug Ford promised to balance Ontario’s budget, without providing specifics, while broadening his attack on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax at a gathering of Progressive Conservative party faithful on Friday. Mr. Ford used his opening night speech at the Ontario PC party convention to tout his party’s economic plan after his government introduced […]
Nov 13 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — The Ontario government is exploring a suite of measures aimed at revealing the cost of the federal carbon tax on the province’s gas prices and home heating bills, as part of Premier Doug Ford’s continued pushback against Ottawa’s plan. Mr. Ford’s government is also set to issue a public declaration of support for pipeline projects, […]
Oct 24 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Ontario Labour Minister Laurie Scott’s constituency office was broken into and vandalized overnight after the Progressive Conservative government introduced workplace reforms, the Premier’s Office says. Ms. Scott’s office in Lindsay, Ont., was broken into, the windows were smashed and a fire extinguisher was set off, a spokesman from Premier Doug Ford’s office told The Globe. […]
Oct 23 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is cancelling funding for three university campuses in the Toronto area, blaming the province’s poor finances. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, said the government is no longer in a position to fund the three satellite campuses in Markham, Milton and Brampton owing to the province’s “new fiscal restraints.” […]
Oct 16 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — As tensions increase between the federal and Ontario governments, Premier Doug Ford’s office says he won’t be meeting this week with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s point man on federal-provincial relations due to “scheduling constraints.” Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is making his first trip to Queen’s Park since being named to his new role this […]
Oct 10 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Ontario Premier Doug Ford took repeated aim at Justin Trudeau on Tuesday during a rally to mark the Progressive Conservative government’s first 100 days in office, accusing the Prime Minister of using jobs in the province as “bargaining chips” in recent trade talks while touting a growing alliance to fight the federal carbon tax. Speaking […]
Sep 10 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — When Liberal MP Mark Holland lost his Toronto-area seat in the 2011 federal election, he also gave up something else: his identity. The long-time politician – first elected to the eastern suburb of Ajax, Ont., in 2004 at the age of 29, after years as a municipal councillor – realized he didn’t have any real […]