Doug Ford’s cellphone records under spotlight ahead of transparency law changes | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The question of who Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls, and why he is changing the law to shield his phone records from scrutiny, was front and centre as the government returned to Queen’s Park Monday. Shortly before returning from an extended, 14-week winter break, the Progressive Conservatives announced they would retroactively change transparency laws […]
Critics say Ford is ‘flooding the zone’ to distract from transparency controversy | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Critics in Ontario say a flurry of government announcements on justice, alcohol and roads is designed to distract from sweeping changes the Progressive Conservatives are planning to apply to the province’s transparency laws. On Friday morning, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Stephen Crawford announced the government would clamp down on […]
Ford government silent on cost of fighting release of premier’s cellphone records | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government appears to be silent on how much its years-long battle to protect the premier’s cellphone records from release has cost the taxpayer, as it moves to change the law and potentially nullify its latest legal defeat. Since 2022, provincial lawyers have worked untold hours to block Global News’ attempts to access […]