NEW: An Ontario jail has been forced to scale back its operations and take some of its servers offline after suffering an unidentified cyber breach at the beginning of the month. #OnPoli
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Premier Doug Ford received a sharp rebuke from a Canadian polling firm after he cast doubts on the authenticity of the results.
The poll found Ford's personal approval rating now sits at 21% in the wake of the 'gravy plane' scandal.
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NEW: The Angus Reid Institute responds to Premier Ford's claims about their polling which put his personal approval rating at 21%
They note Ford never bashed their polling when his approval numbers were high -- and offer quarterly ratings "without fear or favour."
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NEW: Senior staff in the Minister of Health’s office were notified about a cyber attack at a government home care agency more than a month before the public was told, despite the province scolding the organization for not moving faster. #OnPoli
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Premier Doug Ford on the Angus Reid poll that puts his personal approval rating at 21%:
“They put this fake poll out, they poll the NDP and Liberal caucus,” Ford falsely claims.
Ford says PC party polling shows he would win a “massive majority” if the election were to be held today.
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Premier Doug Ford says the province has put up a billion dollars to build the road to the Ring of Fire.
The feds? “zip, zero, zilch,” Ford says.
“Show us the money,” Ford says to the federal government.
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Premier Doug Ford, in Thunder Bay, says he’s been getting a lot of calls about improvements to highways 11 and 17 in Northern Ontario.
“We’re going to go as quickly as we can, Ford promises. “Safety is a massive issue.”
Here’s what critics are saying about the issue.
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NEW: A new survey of Ontario’s emergency room physicians suggests the majority are struggling with severe overcrowding, hurting the ability of some to see patients as quickly as they should. #Onpoli
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NEW: An Ontario Liberal leadership candidate who has been generating support in Conservative circles for his policy positions is pushing back against critics who are suggesting he’s attracting the wrong kind of attention to the party.
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NEW: As the Carney government kicks off consultations on the expansion of Toronto’s island airport, more than two dozen residents — including a former premier, former mayors, an Olympian and a famed author — are asking Ottawa to pump the brakes. #OnPoli
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Premier Doug Ford on Trump’s comments on CUSMA:
“That’s something that's going to be up to the federal government, the Prime Minister, and the President for the work that out.”
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While Premier Doug Ford pulled punches as he reacted to the latest statement from US President Trump, PA Gov Josh Shapiro was more direct.
The two signed a memorandum of understanding on stronger ties between the two jurisdictions.
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Premier Doug Ford, after his meeting with PA Gov John Shapiro to sell his Fortress North America pitch, says the two jurisdictions have agreed to deepen ties on trade and energy among other areas.
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As the Carney government kicks off consultations on the expansion of Toronto’s island airport, more than two dozen prominent residents — including a former premier, former mayors, an Olympian and a famed author — are asking Ottawa to pump the brakes
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The Bank of Canada has held their key interest rate at 2.25% for the fifth meeting in a row but Governor Tiff Macklem is again advising of potential consecutive rate hikes if inflation jumps form the Iran war or potential cuts if the Trump trade war ramps up #cdnpoli
Premier Doug Ford's office initially said he would be meeting with the U.S. Administration while in Washington, but Ford said he would leave that up to the federal government.
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NEW: Premier Ford has launched a 32-page “Fortress North America” plan for integrated economy as he concludes 2-day trip to DC. So far no word on which members of U.S. administration or Congress he met with, but he posted about meetings w business groups. https://t.co/ZBngdQlSnc
Nate Erskine Smith, who has yet to reveal his next steps re: the Ontario Liberal Leadership, sent an email to supporters confirming he'll be "stepping down" from his federal seat in 20 days.
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Premier Ford and his staff have flown on five separate private flights in a single year
The chartered flights cost anywhere between $1,800 to nearly $9,000 per person, depending on the distance, costing taxpayers a grand total of $143,498.16.
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