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MPPs disclose: whisky gifts, blue-chip stocks, side hustles and a new homeowner

By Allison Smith February 23, 2021

The Office of the Integrity Commissioner dropped its annual MPP disclosure statements yesterday. Queen’s Park Today unearthed some tidbits.

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New bill gives attorney general more control over appointments to the bench

By Allison Smith February 18, 2021

Newly introduced Bill 245, fulfills Attorney General Doug Downey’s pledge to change the way judges are appointed, with an eye to filling vacancies faster and easing the courts’ heavy caseload.

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Province moves around contingency monies amid $2.6B spending surge in Q3

By Allison Smith February 11, 2021

New Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy dropped his first fiscal report since taking up the high-profile portfolio.

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Two Liberal candidate hopefuls drop out of St. Paul’s nomination race

By Sabrina Nanji February 4, 2021

On paper, Vonny Sweetland seemed like the star candidate the Ontario Liberals are looking for: he's Black, 30 and LGBTQ — checking all the right boxes for so-called underrepresented groups that the party says it's ramping up its search for.

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Karahalioses’ New Blue party gets certified

By Sabrina Nanji February 1, 2021

It's official: the New Blues are Ontario's latest political party.

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PCs lead 2020 fundraising, NDP outstrips Liberals

By Sabrina Nanji January 29, 2021

Despite Covid, Ontario's political parties still managed to add millions to their coffers last year.

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Ghamari attempts to block release of cellphone records, citing PC Party confidentiality pact

By Sabrina Nanji January 27, 2021

PC MPP Goldie Ghamari is fighting the release of her cellphone records to the lawyers' professional regulator, arguing the request is an overreach and her political status should serve as a shield.

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Uncovered nomination docs lead to more allegations of Liberal ‘cronyism’

By Sabrina Nanji January 19, 2021

Accusations of cronyism are again swirling around the Ontario Liberal Party nomination contest in Richmond Hill.

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Company behind controversial float glass plant enlists ex-PC staffer to lobby province

By Sabrina Nanji January 18, 2021

Xinyi — the Chinese-based company behind a proposed float glass facility in Stratford — has hired ex-PC staffer Brayden Akers of Navigator to lobby the Ford government.

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PC MPP accused of blocking Law Society probe into allegations of professional misconduct

By Sabrina Nanji January 14, 2021

PC MPP Goldie Ghamari’s lawyer's licence is at risk following claims that she failed to cooperate with a Law Society of Ontario investigation into allegations of professional misconduct.

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