Tag: Premier Doug Ford
over 1 year ago
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They benefited from Doug Ford’s Greenbelt land swap. Now, these developers are going to court to ...

Prominent developers say the auditor general’s demand for records and interviews are vague and overreach her authority.

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over 1 year ago
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‘We had no choice’: The inside story of how Doug Ford finally blinked and spent billions of dolla...

The Stellantis deal is part good news story — the Windsor EV battery plant and its 2,500 future jobs will not move to...

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over 1 year ago
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Doug Ford shoots down mayor’s idea of amalgamating municipalities in York Region

Just as quickly as the idea was proposed, it was quashed by the premier on Thursday.

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almost 2 years ago
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They recently bought Greenbelt land that was undevelopable. Now the Ford government is poised to ...

An association representing developers said the GTA is in “the midst of a housing crisis” and more homes are needed t...

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about 2 years ago
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Ontario backtracks on Greenbelt pledge with plan to allow housing on 7,400 acres

The government wants to open up 15 areas of protected land for housing development in exchange for adding 2,000 acres...

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about 2 years ago
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Ontario weakened its $10-a-day child care funding rules. Now the federal government is demanding ...

Provincial education minister’s office says cost controls remain in place and will ensure child care fees are lowered.

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over 2 years ago
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Doug Ford accused of election ploy with proposal to move Ontario’s budget

The Ontario government is proposing the budget be delivered at the end of April — a move opposition critics are calli...

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almost 3 years ago
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Pandemic protesters target houses of Doug Ford and his ministers, raising police interest and nei...

Pandemic protesters are targeting the homes of Premier Doug Ford and those of two key cabinet ministers.

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about 3 years ago
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Premier Doug Ford touts Tory record of fighting COVID-19 in throne speech

Ford is signalling the unofficial start of the June 2 provincial election campaign with a throne speech touting the P...

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about 3 years ago
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Independent MPP Roman Baber calls on Premier Doug Ford to protect workers’ jobs and privacy on CO...

A maverick Toronto MPP is urging Ford to protect the jobs of Ontarians who refuse to get vaccinated or who decline to...

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about 3 years ago
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Two Tory MPPs facing expulsion from caucus for refusing to get vaccinated

Premier Doug Ford has warned MPPs there will be “consequences” for refusing to get their shots.

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over 3 years ago
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Feeling heat on MZOs, Ford government says it will add 6,000 acres to Ontario’s Greenbelt

Over the past year, the Star has written extensively about the Ford government’s rampant use of MZOs, a tool which ta...

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over 3 years ago
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How the Ford government’s love of MZOs is increasingly benefiting private developers with ties to...

The province says MZOs are a vital tool to help build projects communities want and people rely on. Premier’s office ...

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over 3 years ago
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Unions warn they ‘will not be muted’ as Premier Doug Ford invokes notwithstanding clause to limit...

As Ford weaponizes the Constitution’s “notwithstanding” clause for the first time in Ontario history, unions warn the...

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over 3 years ago
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Stephen Lecce said COVID-19 wasn’t spreading in schools. Internal documents show Ontario’s educat...

New Ontario research now indicates school outbreaks, when they occur, are relatively well contained. There is also ev...

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over 3 years ago
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The proposed 413 highway would come with a steep environmental price, new report forecasts

Government officials have said the 413 would serve a growing population and relieve pressure on existing highways. Th...

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almost 4 years ago
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‘I should have said get your backside back into Ontario.’ Premier Doug Ford regrets not saying th...

Calls from opposition parties for firing in wake of ‘unacceptable’ pandemic vacation

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almost 4 years ago
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Key Premier Doug Ford allies battle for federal Tory nomination in Thornhill

Progressive Conservative MPP Gila Martow and PC strategist Melissa Lantsman are both vying for the seat.

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almost 4 years ago
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Premier Doug Ford enlists former head of the Canadian Armed Forces to oversee COVID-19 vaccine di...

Retired Gen. Rick Hillier to lead Ontario’s new vaccine task force, the Star has learned

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over 4 years ago
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They said there was no playbook for dealing with COVID-19 outbreak at nursing homes. There were s...

Unions for front-line staff, seniors’ advocates and long-term care experts say they sounded the alarm about COVID-19....

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over 4 years ago
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Ontario’s medical equipment supply chain caught off guard by COVID-19

While doctors and nurses have been soliciting donations of masks and gloves on social media for some time, a provinci...

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