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We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford

Failure and corruption seem to follow Ontario’s premier at every turn. What would it take to get rid of him?

The Walrus

In Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada, mean-spiritedness can lose elections

A well-respected politician once told me that governments lose elections if voters consider them too mean-spirited. Those words have always resonated, particularly during the final weeks of the recent Manitoba election when the Conservatives engaged in a negative media campaign. Negative campaigns are often only tolerated if they don’t go…

The Conversation

Canada: police open criminal inquiry into billion-dollar green belt scandal

Ontario premier Doug Ford’s office to ‘fully cooperate’ with investigation into scandal that has forced number of resignations

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Ontario's Greenbelt is safe for now, but will the scandal alter Doug Ford's course?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s extraordinary reversal on his decision to open the Greater Toronto Area’s Greenbelt for housing development flows from two colossal political miscalculations.

The Conversation

Ontario's Greenbelt: A step in the right direction, but is it enough to protect biodiversity?

Doug Ford has announced that he’s reversing his controversial plan to remove lands from Ontario’s Greenbelt, following a massive public outcry and the resignation of two of his ministers.

The Conversation

Doug Ford reverses Greenbelt plans: Construction would never have provided affordable housing

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced a reversal of his government’s decision to allow developers to construct residential properties on parts of Ontario’s Greenbelt. While this is a positive outcome for an ongoing saga, let’s be clear: paving Ontario’s Greenbelt was never actually about providing affordable housing.

The Conversation

Ontario premier reverses plans to build on green belt after ministers quit

‘It was a mistake,’ says Doug Ford to allow development in protected areas of Greenbelt amid scandal that cost him ministers

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Why is Doug Ford doubling down amid Ontario's Greenbelt scandal?

The past few weeks have witnessed an extraordinary series of events in Ontario politics. Reports tabled by the province’s auditor general and its integrity commissioner on the government’s November 2022 decision to remove 7,400 acres of land from the Greater Toronto Area’s Greenbelt have set off a political firestorm.

The Conversation

Ontario government in turmoil after minister quits over land swap scandal

Premier says officials will review deals to sell protected lands after Steve Clark resigns amid Greenbelt land controversy

The Guardian - US

Global biodiversity: Why the proposed changes to Ontario's Greenbelt matter

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government continues to be tied up in a massive scandal over its plans to remove lands from Ontario’s Greenbelt — including the integrity commissioner’s finding that the housing minister broke ethics rules.

The Conversation

Doug Ford's Greenbelt scandal: The beginning of the end of his years in power?

The findings of Ontario’s auditor general on the provincial government’s decision to remove 7,400 acres from the Greater Toronto Area Greenbelt came as no surprise to those who have been closely following Premier Doug Ford’s approach to planning and development.

The Conversation

Olivia Chow Won the Battle for Toronto. Can She Win the War?

The new mayor will have to convince Torontonians to invest in their city—yes, taxes—after years of austerity conditioning

The Walrus

Olivia Chow wins election as Toronto's first Chinese-Canadian mayor

Progressive political leader vowed to raise low property taxes and support people facing unaffordable housing

The Guardian - UK

Politicians shouldn't determine where Paul Bernardo is imprisoned, regardless of his crimes

Paul Bernardo is one of Canada’s most notorious criminal offenders.

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Doug Ford at 5 years: Selling out Ontario's future to please the well-connected

The initial political success of the Doug Ford government in Ontario has been attributed to its ability to connect with those who have seen themselves as the losers in the province’s economic transition from a manufacturing and resource extraction-based economy to one based on services.

The Guardian - US

Canada battles hundreds of wildfires as smoke still chokes major cities

Quebec minister described ‘unprecedented’ situation amid warnings that country must be prepared in future

The Guardian - UK

Jeep maker Stellantis demands billions to keep battery plant in Canada

World’s fourth biggest carmaker threatens to move production to US unless government matches incentives offered to Volkswagen

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Toronto mayor’s race draws more than 100 candidates – including one dog

Former police chief, comedian and rescue dog Molly among those vying to replace John Tory, who resigned in February over an affair

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Canada’s population grows by more than 1 million for first time

Canada’s population grew 2.7% in 2022, the fastest expansion among advanced economies and on par with many African nations.

Golf Monthly

Best Amateur Performances At The Masters

A look at some of the greatest performances by amateurs at Augusta National through the years

The Conversation

Ontario Liberals are down but far from out when it comes to ruling the province

The last two elections have not been kind to the Ontario Liberals, constituting the party’s worst electoral performances since 1943.

The Conversation

Publicly owned land should be used for affordable housing, not sold to private developers

On Jan. 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to “ensure” affordable housing is built along Hamilton’s light rail transit (LRT) route. While this is welcome news, there are many uncertainties about how this will actually happen.

The Independent UK

'Hurricane Hazel,' mayor of Mississauga into her 90's, dies

Hazel McCallion, who led one of Canada’s largest cities into her 90′s, has died, leaving behind a legacy of feisty advocacy and more than three decades of nearly unchallenged leadership

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Photos: Oldest living Masters champ Jack Burke, Jr. turns 100

His Masters win in 1956 remains the largest comeback in tournament history.

The Walrus

The Notwithstanding Clause: Is It Time for Canada to Repeal It?

Critics say the clause is a threat to Canadian rights and freedoms and should be stripped from our Constitution

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