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EXCLUSIVE: The Ford government has spent five years, and an untold amount in taxpayers dollars, fighting to keep their 2018 mandate letters a secret. Here - in full - are all 24 sets of directives, leaked to and verified by Global News. globalnews.ca/news/9942332/o… #onpoli

Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says it's "not the government's intention" to extend the new home HST rebate by another year or two -- pushing back against the development industry's expectation. #onpoli

NEW: Ontario’s finance minister is shutting down any talk of extending the province’s $1.4 billion home buyers tax credit, dashing the hopes of the housing development industry, which wants the discount offered “in perpetuity.” globalnews.ca/news/11749308/… #onpoli

Friday news dump: The Ford government released the Sunshine List today revealing that more than 400,000 publicly paid employees in the province earned over $100,000 last year. globalnews.ca/news/11748960/… #onpoli

Questions about what will happen to a downtown Toronto bus parking lot near the Rogers Centre are swirling after the Ford government used its 2026 budget to update the rules around the land. globalnews.ca/news/11747697/… #onpoli

As the Ford government continues its modernization of the LCBO — including tax breaks and reductions in markups — the amount of money flowing into public coffers from alcohol sales is dropping significantly. globalnews.ca/news/11747396/… #onpoli

NEW: Trump's tariffs didn't cause as much damage to Ontario's economy as the Ford government claimed it would. We asked the Finance Minister if the Progressive Conservative party overplayed the threat. #onpoli

BREAKING: the Ford government’s controversial changes to freedom of information laws to exempt the premier and cabinet ministers from disclosure, is included in today’s budget legislation. #onpoli

Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said, despite all the red ink, he would have preferred to run a smaller deficit and balance the budget sooner. Raising the question, who's driving the bus? #onpoli

Small businesses in Ontario are getting a $5,000 tax break. But the government also indicates the $9 billion in temporary tax deferral relief last year had low uptake. globalnews.ca/news/11746458/… #onpoli

NEW: The Ford government has been promising a balanced budget since 2019 - and has never delivered. Today, the Finance Minister revealed they're pushing their plans for a balanced budget by another year. globalnews.ca/news/11746458/… #onpoli

BREAKING: The Ford government is increasing Ontario's deficit to $13.8 billion -- 77% higher than the last projections. It's an amount even the Finance Minister suggested he was uncomfortable with, and largely due to tax breaks. globalnews.ca/news/11746458/… #onpoli

The Ford government will table its budget on Thursday afternoon, a financial blueprint expected to be printed with its fair share of red ink as the finance minister tells Ontarians to prepare for “tougher times” ahead. globalnews.ca/news/11746458/… #onpoli

A majority of Ontarians oppose the Ford government’s freedom of information crackdown, according to a new poll, as the province prepares to shield political leaders and their staff from scrutiny. #onpoli

Limited-time offer: $130,000 off a new home in Ontario upto 1.5 million. While the plan is taxpayer funded -- upto 8,000 home buyers would benefit. #onpoli

“This is going to make a massive massive difference,” Ford says. Ford calls on municipalities to reduce development charges to spur even more development. #onpoli

NEW: Premier Doug Ford confirms what we reported this morning. All home buyers will get a hefty tax break on new build housing, for a one-year term. The federal government is mirroring the policy meaning the full 13% HST will be waived. This is a $1.4B provincial spend. #onpoli

Peter Bethlenfalvy jokes that Doug Ford is the “300 pound gorilla” before quickly correcting and calling him the “800 pound gorilla.” “That’s going to cost me,” the finance minister says. #onpoli

Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is promising no new tax increases in tomorrow’s provincial budget. But, he warns, the province has to prepare for tough economic times ahead. Bethlenfalvy has indicated deficit spending will continue. #onpoli

A new poll by Abacus Data found 63% want Progressive Conservative MPPs to vote against their own government and defeat the province's planned changes to the FOI laws. Why? Because the poll found a majority believe the changes are "primarily intended to reduce government accountability." #onpoli

A new poll by Abacus Data shows a majority of respondents (60%) oppose the Ford government's planned changes to the FOI laws. 75% are against the government making the changes retroactive. #onpoli