In 2018, Ontario Premier Doug Ford gave his cabinet ministers a series of instructions they were expected to carry out or explore during the government’s first term in office. While the Ford government has been fighting in court to keep these mandate letters a secret, Global News obtained and independently verified the letters and has … Read more
When Steve Clark was first tapped to be Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in 2018, his directions from Premier Doug Ford were clear: his ministry was not to touch Ontario’s Greenbelt and instead Clark was explicitly instructed to protect the 2-million acres of land around the Greater Toronto Area. Four years later, amid … Read more
After Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives were swept into office in June 2018, ending 15 years of Liberal rule, newly minted Premier Doug Ford provided his cabinet ministers a new north star. He would run a government defined by ethics, accountability and a province that was strictly “for the people.” In a series of mandate letters given … Read more