Ford Government

• Ford government pushed looser rules for MPP hotel benefit it now plans to reverse

  As PC MPPs began charging taxpayers to stay in hotel rooms in downtown Toronto, members of the Ford government began quietly updating the expense rules for elected officials.

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• Ford government taps Canadian military for help with massive Ontario wildfires

  Critics say the government has entered the wildfire season unprepared and without setting aside enough money up front to plan for the summer.

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  Jul 16
  
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• Ontario looks to axe rules Progressive Conservative MPPs used to claim hotel stays

  Global News was first to report on the hotel room expenses incurred by members of the Progressive Conservative government who live within driving distance of Queen's Park.

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  Jul 15
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• Transparency law changes block release of Ford government speed cameras studies

  As Premier Doug Ford railed against automated speed cameras and called them a 'cash grab,' Global News sought to understand what information the government had considered.

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  Jul 15
• Progressive Conservative MPPs living in Peel Region bill thousands for hotels in Toronto

  The trio represent ridings in Brampton and Mississauga, but filed 30 expense claims asking the legislature to refund the costs of special accommodations in Toronto.

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  Jul 15
• Ford cabinet minister agrees to repay cost of all hotel stays in Toronto, where he lives

  The pledge to repay the full amount comes only hours after Stan Cho’s office indicated he would only repay some of the costs, as the minister faces internal and external pressure.

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  Jul 14
• Ford government minister bills taxpayers $16K for Toronto hotels despite living in city

  Between 2023 and 2026, Tourism, Culture and Gaming Minister Stan Cho charged the Ontario Legislative Assembly $16,203 for 'Toronto accommodation.'

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  Jul 14
• Ford government preparing to update ticket resale law months after passing it

  Multiple industry sources told Global News that the premier's office instructed the minister prepare regulations to fix the new law, with options still to be determined. 

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  Jul 14
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• Toronto’s top doctor to study impacts of expanding Billy Bishop airport

  At the board meeting, experts, residents and others weighed in on the potentially major change, insisting the health effects of an expanded airport need to be studied in depth.

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  Jul 13
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• Ontario says naming ministers whose vehicles sped would reveal ‘travel habits’

  Documents obtained by Global News revealed vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet were clocked speeding 23 times over three years, racking up more than $3,300 in fines.

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  Jul 13