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After laying off 350 people at Stelco, the CEO of the parent company says: “I bought Stelco based on the premise that Canada and the United States are friends. They were friends, when I closed the deal (in 2024) … they are no longer friends.” #onpoli
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NEW: The Ford government now says it is willing to "consider" releasing portions of the KPMG audit into the private career colleges sector, under select conditions. "If there are opportunities to release information from the KPMG audit that do not compromise a potential OPP investigation, an Auditor General investigation or the ministry's efforts to obtain evidence, recover funds and hold bad actors accountable, we will consider doing so." Here's the minister's original comments: #onpoli
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NEW: U.S. President-elect Trump says he wants to use "economic force" to "get rid of that artificially drawn line" between Canada and the U.S. Trump also says the U.S. doesn't need Canadian vehicle exports and says he would "rather make them in Detroit." #onpoli #cdnpoli
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NEW: The Ontario government is set to issue a ministerial directive to the IESO (the province's electricity system operator) to apply a 25% surcharge to power being exported to Minnesota, Michigan and New York. Ford says it will apply even if US tariffs are removed. #onpoli
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The The New York Times compares Ontario’s anti-tariff commercial with Ronald Reagan’s original 1987 radio address. The organic media coverage of this commercial far surpasses the potential reach of the $75 Million Ontario taxpayers were slated to spend. #onpoli
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NEW: Premier Doug Ford, during a Holocaust memorial event at Queen's Park, turns his attention to pro-Palestinian demonstrators and campus occupiers. "We need to remove those people," Ford says. "These universities have to make a move." Ford calls the protests "disturbing" and fueled with hatred. He ends with a message: "You don't come to Ontario, no matter what culture you are and stir things up." #onpoli
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NEW: The IESO, which manages the province's electricity grid, signed a contract with an American utility for power over the winter, despite the government's policies on shifting away from the US. Critics say it undermines the Premier's buy Ontario / Canada plan. #onpoli
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NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford to CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre: "Sometimes the truth hurts." Ford's campaign manager Kory Teneycke has blasted the federal party's election campaign as "malpractice." Ford: "To be frank, if Kory was running that campaign, I don't think Mr. Poilievre would be in the position he's in right now." #onpoli #cdnpoli
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NEW: After the Ford government's changes to OSAP, some universities expressed concerns that single parents and low-income families will see the "largest decline" in grants. Now the Auditor General is being asked to investigate why millions in OSAP money went to private career colleges. #onpoli
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Close to the stage Premier Ford, who was touting government investments, support for Scarborough and promised never to raise taxes, was consistently drowned out at Ford Fest. Ford immediately left. Staff highlighted safety for his quick exit. #onpoli
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