Aug 28 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — The Ontario Liberal cabinet approved more than $450,000 in enhanced severance packages for two top staffers in the premier’s office days after the party lost the 2018 election. Details about the severance paid to former premier Kathleen Wynne’s top aides, Andrew Bevan and Mary Rowe, were released to The Globe and Mail under a Freedom […]
Aug 20 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Brampton’s newly appointed integrity commissioner has publicly expressed support for Mayor Patrick Brown in the past and her spouse’s company did paid work for the Ontario Progressive Conservative party under the former leader. Muneeza Sheikh, a Toronto labour lawyer and frequent media contributor, was appointed by Brampton city council to the dual post of integrity […]
Jul 30 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is starting to make changes to his inner circle, with a former aide to his late brother becoming principal secretary as more staff announce they are leaving for the private sector. The Globe and Mail has learned that Amin Massoudi, a former communications director to late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, has […]
Jul 10 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — The chair of a committee that helps choose justices of the peace has resigned from his paid post after The Globe and Mail revealed his ties to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s former chief of staff. Andrew Suboch resigned on Wednesday after a two-week review into his appointment, a Premier’s Office spokeswoman said.
Jun 6 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s office says it did not ask Premier Doug Ford to delay his government’s return to the Ontario Legislature until after the general election, although federal Tories acknowledge they are hearing about Mr. Ford in their ridings. The Progressive Conservative government faced backlash on Thursday over its decision to adjourn the legislature […]
May 26 2019 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Ontario is set to join British Columbia in a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and wholesalers, as part of a new mental health and addictions bill to be introduced on Monday by the Progressive Conservative government, The Globe and Mail has learned.
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 […]