VIA Rail Canada Inc. was registered to lobby provincially this past week by Jessica McDougall, Bonny Skene, and Rob Elliott — consultants with Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

Erskine-Smith's email does not say whether he still plans to run for the Ontario Liberal leadership.

PC MPP Laura Smith introduced a motion seeking to eliminate meetings scheduled throughout the five-month legislative break, arguing the committee should only be recalled when there are appointments that require review rather than maintaining a standing summer schedule.

"I personally have not formed an opinion, just to be absolutely clear, on the airport," Carney said. Premier Ford's office responded with a statement saying that they "look forward" to working with "all members of the tripartite agreement" on the Billy Bishop Airport expansion project, and did not weigh in on why the Premier has said in the past that the federal government supported the idea.

While details remain fluid, Queen’s Park insiders say a shuffle could come as early as this Thursday or Friday, with several high-profile portfolios potentially changing hands and at least one senior minister expected to depart government altogether.

QP Briefing asked its readers to narrow the list of effective municipal leaders down to a chosen few, deliberating on which mayors have been most influential within their communities, and which had the biggest impact on public safety.

The premier said he will spend the coming months travelling to jurisdictions including Washington, Utah, South Carolina and Alberta while attending premiers’ meetings and promoting Ontario to investors.

Here are Ontario’s most influential government staffers according to QP Briefing’s 2026 Survey