SCOOP: Lorenda Reddekopp reveals how much taxpayer money Premier Doug Ford's government spent on ads promoting Ontario to Ontarians. The "It's Happening Here" ad campaign cost $40 million, much of it spent in the run up to the early provincial election. #onpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

This story happened as a result of an FOI request It found the ads cost $32M over most of 2024, as early election talk heated up. It was 4 times the amount the first part of the campaign cost That initial number came from an earlier FOI by Mike Crawley #onpoli

Political staff in Doug Ford's government used code words to thwart requests for Greenbelt documents and left a surprisingly small paper trail for such a consequential policy, says Ontario's access to info watchdog. ⬇️Story by Allison Jones⬇️ #onpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

These comments by Premier Doug Ford about First Nations come as he’s set to meet with 40 Indigenous Chiefs this afternoon #onpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Hoping for a smooth recovery for Buck Martinez 💙 #BlueJays

Internal documents suggest Ontario is not on track to meet its climate change targets. The Premier says they'll do their "very best" Read to the end for the unexpected beer, fries and diet comparison. Story by Shawn Jeffords #onpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes #onpoli #topoli cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

UPDATE: the province plans to appeal the court decision on bike lanes The transportation minister's spokesperson says the government was elected "with a clear mandate to restore lanes of traffic and get drivers moving by moving bike lanes off of major roads to secondary roads"

The Ford government already looked at the possibility of a tunnel under highway 401 several years ago, documents show. In 2021, it studied the idea, then shelved the research #onpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

So did he get a ticket or did he get towed? 🤔

Ontario man charged after confronting an intruder inside his home allegedly used a knife cbc.ca/news/canada/li…

Big congrats to Mike Crawley, who’s no longer CBCQueensPark on this site. He’s moving on from reporting on politics at the Pink Palace to covering the goings-on at the White House 👏

ICYMI: Premier Doug Ford pours out a bottle of Crown Royal to protest parent company Diageo closing a plant in Ontario #onpoli He also learned how long it takes to drain an entire bottle of booze cbc.ca/news/canada/wi…