The more Ford’s opponents paint him as a bully, the more he shows up as the opposite: approachable, plain-spoken, and feels like the guy you want to live next door to.

The massive mineral deposit in Ontario’s Far North has long been touted by Ford’s government as essential to Canada’s electric vehicle supply chain. While the region’s remote access and lack of roads have stalled progress, Ford said development will be “led by First Nations” and reiterated confidence the federal government will provide support soon.

Crombie communicated her resignation to the caucus before it was made public, Fraser said, though “things moved really quickly.”

The real damage is the spectacle of another leadership race. This will be the third in barely six years, making them the political equivalent of a sports franchise firing coaches while ignoring the weak roster.

The result, though sufficient under the party’s constitution, fell well short of the unofficial two-thirds threshold often seen as the benchmark for a convincing mandate, that critics have been long calling for.

The Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association was registered by Zane Colt and Dan Mader, both of whom are consultants with Loyalist Public Affairs

The province issued procurement guidelines for public institutions like colleges, universities, and hospitals, urging them to “prioritize” Canadian businesses. But in practice, critics say, those guidelines have no teeth. St. Clair college has signed a new contract with Blackboard, a U.S.-based education software firm. It was not tendered through a public procurement process, despite a Canadian competitor offering the same services and being prepared to bid.

Regulatory amendments proposed by the Liberal government would maintain Ottawa's authority over high-level immigration targets, but experts say they will give provinces increased power to dictate which prospective immigrants are admitted into their respective jurisdictions.