Doug Ford
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Aug 17, 2026
Lean Right
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that Ford's government can remove bike lanes in Toronto, overturning the earlier decision that blocked the project.
Conservatives praise Ford for beating back judicial overreach and reasserting the elected government's authority over municipal infrastructure.
Aug 17, 2026
Far Left
Doug Ford is trying once again to bring jets to Toronto's Island Airport, but community activists are pushing back to protect the waterfront.
Progressive critics see Ford as a developer-friendly premier who would trade public parkland for private jet profits.
Aug 17, 2026
Far Left
The Ontario premier has inserted himself into federal politics with his 'Canada is not for sale' ad blitz and nationalist messaging.
Progressives distrust Ford's populist posturing given his record of private health care expansion and cosy ties to property developers.
Aug 15, 2026
Lean Left
The Ontario Premier says he only learned yesterday that the Progressive Conservative Party allegedly spent money to surveil former Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie in Jamaica.
Liberal partisans are deeply skeptical of Ford's claimed ignorance and view this as another sign of Ford's ethically corner-cutting political machine.
Aug 14, 2026
Lean Left
Called a St. Catharines woman to say the province scrapped a planned emergency shelter in her neighbourhood.
Liberals criticize his NIMBY appeasement and unilateral intervention, which undercuts municipal homelessness policy.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Right
The Ontario premier oversees the Ministry of Finance that is fighting Nick Nurse's appeal for a $700,000 foreign buyer tax refund.
The People's Party blames Ford for imposing and defending the Non-Resident Speculation Tax, which it calls a clumsy intervention that harms homeowners and discourages investment.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Left
Ford is pushing Ottawa for more infrastructure funds and often criticizes the federal carbon backstop while withholding Ontario's own climate plan.
He is a foil for Green priorities, and NDP voters blame his housing policies for helping speculators rather than renters.
Aug 12, 2026
Far Right
Ontario's Premier pledged $50 million for helicopter patrols to bolster border security amid the tariff dispute with the U.S.
PPC gives Ford some credit for acting on border security, but remains skeptical of his federalist and corporate friendly record.
Aug 12, 2026
Center
Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls attacked his economic record in their first debate, making him the central target of the provincial opposition campaign.
Centre voters see Ford as a dominant but polarizing figure, with his economic stewardship praised for stability yet criticized on affordability and housing.
Aug 12, 2026
Far Left
In the news after Ontario hospitals lost $2.2 billion in core funding.
NDP voters blame his austerity for hallway medicine and union job cuts.