QP Briefing

Premier Doug Ford is appealing for political “certainty” in Canada ahead of contentious trade negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump. 

Amid Liberal infighting and NDP disarray, Premier Doug Ford is hoping to win Scarborough Southwest for the Progressive Conservatives in a byelection expected this summer. 

The Ford government is in the midst of a large-scale advertising campaign, filling both radio and television with commercials that all end with the phrase, “Protect Ontario” — a nod to the Progressive Conservatives’ election slogan. 

One year after U.S. President Donald Trump levied tariffs on the Canadian auto industry, leaders in the industry say they are eager to see an arrangement that restores predictability to the Canada-U.S. trade relationship. 

The union representing transit workers on the TTC is raising alarm bells about the Ford government’s plans to expand fare integration — claiming it could see Toronto residents subsidize fares in neighbouring jurisdictions. 

A new partnership between the Ontario Community Support Association and the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society aims to help seniors care for their pets by delivering pet food alongside Meals on Wheels. 

 the Ontario Liberals really want a ‘sore winner’ as their next leader. .

And Keith Ambachtsheer writes in The Globe and Mail

 about the reasons why Ontario don’t want its pension funds to manage its new investment agency.

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