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Some Conservative MPs are fuming over Doug Ford’s comments supporting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, suggesting ongoing tensions between the federal party and the Ontario premier. “It’s unfortunate,” Conservative MP Karen Vecchio said when asked about Ford’s vocal support of Trudeau’s decision to deploy the act …
Read More »Who was policing Ford’s Hamilton campaign stop in May? New questions arise on airport, OPP role
Questions continue to swirl about who was making decisions and on what grounds when it came to removing protesters outside a Doug Ford campaign stop at Hamilton’s airport in May, amid new details from the airport and provincial police. Despite saying she was not protesting, Toronto lawyer Caryma Sa’d was arrested at the May 26 event, in …
Read More »After grim housing affordability report, critics look to Doug Ford’s government for a plan
Critics say a recent report from the federal government’s housing agency is another grim sign that Ontario politicians are not only dropping the ball on affordability, but at a level that they didn’t anticipate. Last Thursday, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) released forecasts that suggest the province’s goal …
Read More »What Doug Ford’s new cabinet faces: inflation, housing crisis, union talks
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will unveil his new cabinet on Friday morning in what is forecast to be glorious sunshine outside of Queen’s Park. But after that, stormy economic and political weather looms for Ford’s second-term government. Ontario confronts the highest rate of inflation in nearly 40 years, an economic …
Read More »Doug Ford’s new cabinet expected to be bigger, more diverse
Premier Doug Ford will create a larger cabinet that better reflects Ontario’s diversity and puts his own stamp on government more firmly than he did four years ago, according to Progressive Conservative insiders. Forming a cabinet will be job No. 1 for Ford in the wake of his re-election to …
Read More »Canada’s top court to hear appeal on whether or not to keep Doug Ford’s mandate letters secret
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear the Ontario government’s appeal on whether or not it will be able to keep PC Leader Doug Ford’s mandate letters secret. Had Canada’s top court refused to hear the case, the provincial government would have had to release Ford’s 23 mandate letters — which, combined, run about 150 pages …
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