This was an FOI request from advocay group Safe Parkside - exactly the kind of information Ford wants to hide.

ANALYSIS: How Doug Ford cost himself a private jet | TVO Today Decisions made behind closed doors continue to backfire on this government — and they might become more common

In which @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social links Ford’s gravy plane to his FOI clampdown: “A culture of insularity & secrecy is bad for governments, and Tories might want to ask whether leaning into that dysfunction is really what they need right now” www.tvo.org/article/anal... #onpoli

How Ford’s freedom of information changes could hide details of private jet purchase | Globalnews.ca The province took possession of a second-hand plane last week but was forced into a reversal by Sunday morning due to sustained public backlash.

Hamilton MPPs Donna Skelly, Neil Lumsden, and Monica Ciriello all want to slash your right to know how their government is spending public funds.
Here's an example of how the changes they champion could hide details about the Gravy Plane.
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Éric Blais: Doug Ford’s private plane flip-flop is proof he’s lost his grip on his man-of-the-people brand A government experiencing what the French call l'usure du pouvoir can no longer see decisions before making them and it can no longer stand behind them after making them.

“Usure du pouvoir … the gradual corruption of a leader’s judgment through prolonged exercise of power. A government experiencing l’usure du pouvoir can no longer see decisions before making them & can no longer stand behind them after making them” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #onpoli

Two Deloitte partners sanctioned for failing to address fraud allegations at public sector builder Bondfield CPA Ontario rules they must pay fines totalling $150,000

“A repeated lack of professional judgment and of professional skepticism”: two Deloitte partners showed “a lack of remorse” before being sanctioned for failing to address fraud allegations against Bondfield, once one of Ontario’s top P3 contractors www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #onpoli

Toronto tenants launch new citywide union amid ongoing rent crisis and affordability concerns | CBC News Organizers say the new union will unite tenants across Toronto to strengthen collective action on rent, housing conditions, and affordability, while landlords and housing providers also weigh in on th...

Toronto renters gather this weekend to launch first citywide tenants union. Various groups will form the Toronto Tenant Union, using labour movement tactics to advocate for renters www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #onpoli #TOpoli

Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026)

ANALYSIS: How can the Tories be anti-scalper and pro-surveillance pricing? | TVO Today What makes a Taylor Swift ticket more important than groceries?

New from me at TVO, trying to divine how a government that's anti-scalper can be pro-surveillance pricing. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

Ford government to bypass public hearings on freedom-of-information clampdown Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is planning to pass its omnibus budget bill that contains a retroactive clampdown on access to his cellphone records without allowing public hearings.

Ford government to bypass public hearings on freedom-of-information clampdown toronto.citynews.ca/2026/04/17/f... #onpoli

Ford government moves to skip public hearings on records-secrecy law changes PCs could pass controversial freedom-of-information system changes next week

www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news... Ontario: Open for none of your business

Metrolinx ‘blocked’ key tasks, then fired partners for missing deadlines: report Internal emails and minutes hint at what a source called 'pure chaos' behind the scenes

Metrolinx said it fired the German partners who were supposed to take over GO trains because they couldn't meet deadlines.

Internally, however, the group found they were waiting on several key tasks being "blocked" by Metrolinx.

#onpoli

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Premier Doug Ford said he will not ban companies from charging two people different prices for the same item, saying that doing so would be “socialism.”

#onpoli

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Metrolinx ‘blocked’ key tasks, then fired partners for missing deadlines: report Internal emails and minutes hint at what a source called 'pure chaos' behind the scenes

Another great Trillium scoop on the collapse of plans for frequent & electrified GO rail service: Metrolinx ‘blocked’ key tasks, then fired partners for missing deadlines. Internal emails & minutes hint at what a source called 'pure chaos' behind the scenes www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip... #onpoli

Confidential Metrolinx report reveals why UP Express had to be suddenly shut down for a day in March The UP Express was shut down for nearly 11 hours on March 5 for what the provincial transit agency said was “unexpected track work.”

Metrolinx kept UP Express defects secret: “The missing & broken bolts were not caught by the private contractor paid by Metrolinx to maintain the line, a situation similar to what led to the February derailment of a GO train outside of Union Station” www.thestar.com/news/gta/con... #onpoli

Caledon rethinks its transit as Brampton retrenches As Brampton Transit cuts service in response to ridership drops and budget restraints, the Town of Caledon is looking to go on-demand.

GTA transit agencies have been cancelling routes and replacing them with a private “on demand” service delivered by Argo, the curiously well-connected technology firm formerly known as Facedrive seanmarshall.ca/2026/04/14/c... #onpoli

The Northern Tour: Stories of Highway 11/17 Documentary YouTube video by John Vanthof

In March 2026, NDP MPPs John Vanthof, Guy Bourgouin and Sol Mamakwa travelled Highways 11 and 17 throughout Northern Ontario to speak to those who live with the dangers of these highways every day. They have released a 14-minute documentary of what they saw and heard youtu.be/4IlK8n46KxU?... #onpoli

Metrolinx ‘blocked’ key tasks, then fired partners for missing deadlines: report Internal emails and minutes hint at what a source called 'pure chaos' behind the scenes

Another great Trillium scoop on the collapse of plans for frequent & electrified GO rail service: Metrolinx ‘blocked’ key tasks, then fired partners for missing deadlines. Internal emails & minutes hint at what a source called 'pure chaos' behind the scenes www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip... #onpoli

Related: Driver charged after vehicle flips in front of Ottawa elementary school where speed camera used to be www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic... #onpoli #ottcity

Ontario skills fund gave $1-million to company whose CEO was fined by OSC Connex – led by the entrepreneur behind a failed COVID-19 tracing system – was awarded money for chatbot testing

Also among Navaratnam's holdings is Connex, which somehow received $1 million from the Ford government under the Skills Development Program, reportedly so workers could test a call-centre chatbot that presumably would replace them www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #onpoli

Despite insisting it completely restructured its leadership team after being sanctioned by the OSC, Argo/Facedrive seemed to retain some association with former CEO Sayan Navaratnam, who listed Argo among his investment firm’s holdings web.archive.org/web/20251014... #onpoli

Shortly after that, Metrolinx signed a fare integration deal with Argo/Facedrive, once again giving the OSC-sanctioned company access to public cash ir.rideargo.com/news-release... #onpoli

Last year, Argo/Facedrive hired a Doug Ford staffer to become its head of business operations #onpoli

More drivers speeding in school zones since photo radar cameras turned off: City of Ottawa data Ottawa drivers are speeding up in school zones since photo radar cameras were turned off by the Ontario government five months ago, with more than half of drivers not following the speed limit, according to the City of Ottawa.

More drivers speeding in school zones since photo radar cameras turned off: City of Ottawa data

Problems with UP Express tracks dating back to 2015 defy repair attempts, confidential Metrolinx report reveals Despite Metrolinx hiring a series of consultants to fix the problems with the UPX tracks, problems persisted.

“According to an internal Metrolinx report, defects in the 3km section of track near Canada’s busiest airport — a portion of the line where the trains run notably slower — were flagged during construction and ignored when the line opened in 2015” www.thestar.com/news/gta/pro... #onpoli

Controversial Ontario fund rejected TTC training program with little explanation: documents The Ontario government rejected a program that would have helped 21 high school graduates learn trades at Toronto’s transit system using a boilerplate letter with little explanation, documents obtaine...

“It sounds like exactly the kind of program the Skills Development Fund was designed to support. Did they get rejected because they didn’t have a connection to the Conservative Party, to Doug Ford, to Dave Piccini?” said NDP leader @maritstilesndp.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti... #onpoli

Facedrive was sanctioned by the Ontario Securities Commission for making misleading statements related to technology developed with provincial funding that turned out to be repackaged devices anyone could buy off Alibaba for a few bucks each www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #onpoli

Caledon rethinks its transit as Brampton retrenches As Brampton Transit cuts service in response to ridership drops and budget restraints, the Town of Caledon is looking to go on-demand.

GTA transit agencies have been cancelling routes and replacing them with a private “on demand” service delivered by Argo, the curiously well-connected technology firm formerly known as Facedrive seanmarshall.ca/2026/04/14/c... #onpoli

Carney spends over $2 billion to cut fuel taxes right after cutting $5 billion in funding dedicated towards supporting, maintaining, & upgrading transit in Toronto and across Canada that millions rely on.

Remember, public transit is the real solution to high fuel prices - not temporary tax cuts!

Party that exists only to obtain power not sure what to do now OTTAWA - Following two by-election wins that have allowed the Liberal Party of Canada to finally cement an electoral majority, Prime Minister Mark Carney has admitted that the party has absolutely no ...

Party that exists only to obtain power not sure what to do now

CBC investigation finds grocers Loblaw, Sobeys overcharging for underweight meat — again | CBC News A CBC News secret shopping investigation has — once again — uncovered how several Loblaw-owned and Sobeys-affiliated stores are overcharging for underweight meat, despite claims last year that the gro...

"People are getting ripped off”: CBC investigation finds grocers Loblaw, Sobeys overcharging for underweight meat — again. Findings come 1 year after similar CBC probe found grocers selling underweight meat www.cbc.ca/news/busines... #cdnpoli