Kevin Thomason

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

While the world invests in better transit, under Ford's watch, Metrolinx is making GO trains slower. How did we find out? Through our FOI work. Maybe this is what the government doesn't want you to know. thestar.com/news/gta/metro…

Highway 413 will pave over thousands of acres of prime Ontario farmland—all to save drivers 30 seconds. I spoke with Dean Orr, a young farmer and planning student whose farm is at risk, about what this highway means for his family's business.

Buried in Doug Ford's fall budget are changes that will remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach-o… #onpoli

When Ford took away the region’s authority for urban planning & opened up ~2,300 hectares for new suburbs, including SW Kitchener, he undid Kevin Eby's work to ease urban sprawl, protect farmland & safeguard the region’s drinking water. therecord.com/news/waterloo-… #FightForFarmland

With everyone hiding behind an NDA re the #WilmotLandGrab, is it any wonder people don't trust what @RegionWaterloo and @WREDC_Tony have to say? @mbAIDC stated on X that QScale will not use agricultural land. But what if the Region makes it shovel-ready? #FightForFarmland

Premier Doug Ford : ❌Open For Business ❌Getting It Done ❌For the People ❌Protect Ontario ⬇️

Wasaga Beach "is Ontario’s second-most visited provincial park and home to critical habitats...These lands belong to the people of Ontario, not to developers or insiders with political connections to Premier Doug Ford. @BarrieToday tinyurl.com/m5y88feu #wasagabeach

If we switched to #renewableenergy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall by 40% because they're just carrying coal & oil & gas!! buff.ly/dpTrSpO We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal

This needs to be stopped in its tracks when it comes to the Legislature in October. cbc.ca/news/canada/to… #onpoli #OntarioParks

“This has never been about who is going to take credit for a piece of legislation, this is about righting and correcting an injustice in our long term care system. My bill is up for grabs for any government member who would like to bring it forward.” #onpoli #TillDeathDoUsPart

Remember when Ford said we'd pay for healthcare with our OHIP card, not our credit card? He lied. Extra billing for "uninsured services" is now policy. #ONpoli #OntHealth

As goes Norway, so goes the rest of the world. Combustion engine cars will be like the steam engine – quaint, but primitive.

In typical Doug Ford gov't fashion, there's big changes being proposed on the Friday before a long weekend. Once again, these changes implicate conservation authorities. And once again, there are few details in the release about what these changes are. news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

Join your community tonight at 6 p.m. Bill 5: 📌 bypasses First Nations’ Rights 📌 Weakens heritage & archaeology requirements 📌 Repeals Endangered Species Act & Species Conservation Act 📌 Fast tracks permits 📌 Eliminates public participation in the oversight #bill5

Good. Now repeal Bill 5.

Metrolinx can’t even decide on a “vision”for expanded commuter services. This doesn’t inspire “confidence” Minister. #onpoli

".. instead of “Greenbelt” was “G*,” which the IPC report says made it “virtually impossible to find relevant records,” Ford government condemned for deleted Greenbelt emails, use of codewords /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… #Onpoli #HandsOffTheGreenbelt

On a day that we can't even see the sun for all the smoke as our country burns, here's an excellent article on how Doug Ford's new Bill 17 will prevent the essential Green Building Standards we need: therecord.com/news/canada/fo… Speak up against Bill 17 and for the better buildings!

🚨 Doug Ford’s Bill 5 is an assault on democracy, Treaty rights and the environment in Ontario. Environmental defenders, civil liberties advocates, & Indigenous leaders are linking arms to stop Bill 5 before it wipes out the Endangered Species Act and take away our rights.