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Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News
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EXCLUSIVE: The Ford government has spent five years, and an untold amount in taxpayers dollars, fighting to keep their 2018 mandate letters a secret.

Here - in full - are all 24 sets of directives, leaked to and verified by Global News.

https://t.co/weFCiyIFGn

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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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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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Of note: Premier Ford often speaks of his own positive polling numbers - but never releases them publicly.

Same goes for the polling on the expansion of the Toronto Island Airport.

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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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Ford claims that Angus Reid does a poll twice a year

That’s false. It’s quarterly.

Here’s the Angus Reid methodology.

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The premier says there are $600M in repairs happening to Northern Ontario highways.

(Ford hat tips his team for quickly putting up the stat on the teleprompter.)

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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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Premier Ford acknowledges that there have been a lot of accidents and deaths on the two highways.

Ford says MTO and OPP have been working together - pulled more than a dozen of trucks off the road and laid charges.

Ford calls it a major corridor and he wants federal support for improvements to the highway.

He skirts the question about twinning the highways.

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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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An Ontario Liberal leadership candidate is calling on party members to put substance over spectacle as they consider who should be given the reins of the third-place party and take on Premier Doug Ford

Our conversation with Dylan Marando.

https://t.co/EKW5MI08Rg

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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 publicly scolding the organization for not moving faster.

https://t.co/J2rVhm1UY9

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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.

https://t.co/62IhOuYzok

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After holding a couple of events in Toronto (that media were not invited to) Premier Doug Ford is heading to Thunder Bay for a news conference tomorrow.

Ford has yet to respond to the Angus Reid survey that put his approval rating at 21%.

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@GillinghamNoah Thanks Noah. It’s the lede not the headline. And it’s based off an interview with the candidate.

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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.

https://t.co/IL9UnlYtqS

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My thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the children who were killed in the tragic collision that took place yesterday in Mapleton Township, and with those currently being cared for in hospital.

This heartbreaking loss is being felt across the community and the entire province. Let’s all stand together with those who are grieving during this terrible time.

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Two ticket-reselling platforms named by Ontario for allegedly breaking its strict rules are pushing back, accusing the Ford government of botching the implementation of the new system.

https://t.co/hps0iAB5bP

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Doug Ford approval falls to ‘worst’ level since taking office, poll finds

https://t.co/gporfj6Wr3

https://t.co/LcDIXrtoOo

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Yesterday, Premier Doug Ford expressed doubt in the opening of the bridge and said he would go when he could drive across it.

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NEW: The Gordie Howe bridge opening is being delayed | GlThe opening of the long-delayed Gordie Howe international bridge between Ontario and Michigan has been delayed, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority said

https://t.co/YsGuwMWVWi

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NEW: The Gordie Howe bridge opening is being delayed | GlThe opening of the long-delayed Gordie Howe international bridge between Ontario and Michigan has been delayed, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority said

https://t.co/YsGuwMWVWi

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