The premier’s office is engaging in diplomatic brinksmanship in order to try and add agenda items. ...
Category: Government
Procedural brinksmanship leads to midnight sitting to debate notwithstanding clause
The government claimed the opposition is responsible for the unusual legislative calendar. ...
AMO 2018: Ford promises Bill 5 won’t be duplicated elsewhere
The NDP plans to introduce legislation mandating consultation on future bills like the one that slashed Toronto city council in half. ...
Horwath rallies her troops to protest city hall shrink-down
The leader of the opposition has dubbed the premier "King of Ontario". ...
Toronto City Hall tries to push back against ward reductions
Doug Ford is trying to fight Toronto city hall, and on Monday, council tried to figure out a way to strike back. ...
Competitive job market ups pressure to spend more on public sector employees: Fiscal watchdog
A raft of collective bargaining agreements signed under the previous Liberal government will also make it tougher for Ford to cut costs at Queen's Park. ...
A newly sworn-in Mike Schreiner calls Ford “reckless” on climate change
Ontario's first-ever Green MPP called for a more "responsible" wind-down to cap and trade and a viable carbon-pricing replacement strategy. ...
Searching for Premier Ford
So far, Doug Ford's office has avoided releasing a daily schedule advising Ontarians as to the public appearances of the man elected to lead them. ...
Premier Doug Ford pledges government for the people on the steps of the legislature
Swearing-in on Friday caps 15 years in the wilderness for Ontario's Progressive Conservatives and marks a key turning point in the Toronto politician's populist resurgence. ...
Ombudsman makes pitch for strong funding 48 hours before Ford’s swearing-in
Paul Dubé pointed to the prison system in particular as an ongoing trouble spot. ...