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It’s budget day in Ontario: Tonight we’ll hear from Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy, get reaction from the opposition critics Chandra Pasma, Stephanie Bowman, and Mike Schreiner, followed by a special edition of #onpoli with Steve Paikin, John Michael McGrath and Jessica Smith Cross

NEW: Ford’s longtime right-hand man broke lobbying law, commissioner finds thetrillium.ca/news/politics/… via TheTrillium.ca

The Toronto Sun closed its Sunshine Girl photo studio 5 years ago and has been rerunning old photos ever since — in some cases, 10 times per model. Women who posed for the newspaper in their 20s and now have professional jobs are angry the Sun keeps republishing their pictures.

Live Now: Ontario Budget 2025 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

I was live on the Agenda talking about the Ontario budget. Catch the replay here.

Ontario has delivered its budget for 2025 during an uncertain time for the Canadian economy. On the #onpoli podcast Steve Paikin, John Michael McGrath, and Jessica Smith Cross discuss the ins and outs of the budget. youtube.com/watch?v=k4qZ9D…

The first public committee hearing on the Special Economic Zones bill is tomorrow. First Nations, advocacy groups and citizens have written more than 100 submissions in opposition to Bill 5. (No paywall)

NEW: A total of 134 children died under the umbrella of Ontario’s care network in 2023, according to new data, the highest number since the provincial government began consolidating and tracking the figures. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11190625/…

Toronto Zoo proposes biobank 'backup' for species at risk if Bill 5 passes But technology that can bring back woolly mammoths and dire wolves won't save species — safe habitats will: Zoo thetrillium.ca/news/energy-an… via TheTrillium.ca

NEW: A lawyer recently dinged for not complying with Ontario’s lobbying law was found to have broken the rules while working in parallel with the firm run by a former top aide to Premier Doug Ford, TheTrillium.ca can reveal. thetrillium.ca/news/politics/…

NEW on Bill 5: The Ford government intends to work with Indigenous partners “to develop regulations to create new Indigenous led economic zones.” It will also propose language in that bill to recognize Aboriginal and treaty rights. Here is what the PO says, and that language.

We’ve got a short article up on today’s Bill 5 developments. There will be more to come. (No paywall) thetrillium.ca/news/indigenou…

Canadian doctors who served in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions against Israel cp24.com/news/canada/20…

I didn’t watch this to the bitter end, Charlie Pinkerton did, but I was oddly fascinated by the MPPs’ musings on the nature of time, sleep and democracy. It’s rare to see the opposition parties win anything in majority government, so it was procedurally interesting, too. 🔐