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Doug Ford’s government has refused to answer our questions about how much taxpayer money Metrolinx paid a development group tied to a close friend of the premier. The company had asked for $500M. The transportation minister said it's a private settlement thetrillium.ca/news/governmen…

@siomoCTV Not a MOH but plays one on TV

NEW info about Hantavirus for Ontario. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore tells me the two people in isolation are in the same household, being monitored by the Grey-Bruce Public Health Unit and will be for a total of 45 days. No symptoms. ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl…

@siomoCTV The minimizer is back …

#FordFailure @fordnation Out!

@SylviaJonesMPP @KevinSmithUHN Despicable that you support a ‘leader’ that changes the law to defy a court ruling in order to hide his dealings. You are a failure. Healthcare is privatized and hallway beds are designated as ‘rooms’ in hospitals. Quit if you won’t serve constituents

I'm in Toronto this morning to share how our government is connecting more Ontarians to life-saving cancer screening. Tune in at 11:00. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=qXGV_F…

#FordFailure @FordNation out

@TinaYazdani Thank you @TinaYazdani Ford’s focus is grift. Ontarians have had enough. @FordNation needs to have his dealings made public. His underhanded ducking of the judicial ruling should’ve been a line his MPPs wouldn’t cross. What are they hiding? @Effie_ONB

We pressed Premier Ford on why he hasn't released the receipts regarding the purchase & sale of his government's private jet. He argues Ontarians are more concerned about other issues. Watch the exchange here:

@jkenney Alarming And UCP caucus staff attended the event where this information was being shared... A bit leopard-y 😬

I understand that my personal information, including my home address, was shared publicly on a screen at a recent Alberta separatist event. It was also recorded on video, and is now circulating. This was apparently part of the outrageous data leak of Albertans’ private information, wherein Elections Alberta shared its entire detailed provincial voter database with the “Republican Party of Alberta,” which in turn shared it with some separatist group called the “Centurion Project,” whose leadership then shared my personal information publicly. Over the past few years I have received no shortage of threats from people broadly associated with the separatist / antivax / far right movement in Alberta. So it is disturbing that my personal information is now broadly available, particularly in those circles. While I have been targeted specifically, the broader data breach may also effect vulnerable Albertans, including victims of domestic violence, journalists, activists, judges, and other public servants for years to come. I will retain legal counsel to seek advice on recourse regarding this outrageous and potentially dangerous violation of my personal privacy.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's @TorontoStar

@TinaYazdani Congratulations!

Life update. Thank you all so much for the kind messages and support. It’s meant the world to know my journalism has resonated with so many of you.

@Thetrilliumca If you can’t gift ‘em the greenbelt…

TorontoToday has mapped out the Ford government's expropriation plan using the property identification numbers listed in the newly introduced legislation. thetrillium.ca/news/municipal…

Doug Fords texts and emails can still be obtained through criminal warrant … … if only we had a law enforcement agency competent and capable enough to conduct an investigation.

Sound familiar, Ontario?

The PCs haven't raised welfare rates in eight years. Taking into account inflation, that's a 20% hit to purchasing power. Protect Ontario? More like, Hurt Ontario. thestar.com/politics/polit… via @torontostar

@ESL_fairy @PaulCalandra That textbook was very old and was not aligned with how the material was taught.

@ESL_fairy @PaulCalandra In grade eight they wouldn’t have seen a physical resource unless they were fortunate enough to be awarded one (if available) after submitting a written request. If tests were scheduled you chances were not even 1 in 3 of getting a book for an evening.

Dear Minister @PaulCalandra: At our meeting today, educators were discussing the learning resources that you will provide. We are eagerly awaiting actual textbooks and workbooks to put in the hands of our students. That IS what you meant… right? Not just websites… RIGHT?

I am furious over Fords' anti-democratic move to completely block all FOIs going forward and going back forty years for himself, all his MPPs & office staff. A government that insists it must operate in complete secrecy and darkness IS NOT a government to be trusted!!!

@AshDom12 @picardonhealth @CarrieTait @globeandmail @NNA_CCJ Maybe the federal government should demand an accounting of disbursement of transfer funds.

@RandomSusla @picardonhealth @CarrieTait @globeandmail @NNA_CCJ They know the public can't do anything about it. So they'll continue.

Globe and Mail reporter @CarrieTait named journalist of the year at the National Newspaper Awards for her dogged pursuit of a spending scandal in Alberta. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via @globeandmail @NNA_CCJ #journalism

This could be the biggest cover up in Canadian political history. @fordnation needs to release his cell phone records. What is he hiding?