Mike Crawley
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Doug Ford's van customization has $50K price tag, documents show
Customizing a van for Ontario Premier Doug Ford — with items that included a reclining leather sofa and a mini-fridge — would have cost taxpayers more than $50,000, according to documents filed in a court case. → Read More
Cannabis companies jockey for share of Ontario's pot shops
A battle is brewing over how Premier Doug Ford's government will divvy up the private sector's share of Ontario's retail cannabis market. → Read More
Doug Ford changing Queen's Park rules to pass bills more quickly
As the Ontario Legislature ended a rare Saturday sitting without passing controversial legislation on the size of Toronto city council, Premier Doug Ford's government is also making changes that will weaken the opposition's ability to slow down bills. → Read More
Doug Ford's government lays out its agenda today in Ontario throne speech
The Ford government's first speech from the throne comes Thursday at 2 p.m. ET, delivered by Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell. The speech will lay out Ford's priorities, which are expected to match the themes of his successful election campaign. → Read More
Doug Ford's PC government will move on these 5 promises quickly
Ontario's premier-designate Doug Ford plans a quick, three-week transition to power, and then swift action on some of his campaign promises. Here's how that may play out. → Read More
Kathleen Wynne keeps running, even if she'll lose this race
On so many levels, this is simply not how the Liberals envisioned things would be at this stage in the campaign. → Read More
Ontario election path to victory runs through the 905
One of the cardinal rules of Ontario politics has long been that it is virtually impossible to win an election without taking most of the seats in the suburban areas that surround Toronto. → Read More
Hydro One's part-time board members gave themselves $25K raises
The board members of Ontario power utility Hydro One voted to boost compensation for their own part-time jobs to $185,000 a year, at a time when the company's share price was falling, CBC News has learned. → Read More
Corporate tax plans reveal sharp differences between Ontario's 3 main parties
Ontario's main political parties are staking out different ground on what should happen to the province's corporate tax rate, which is currently the lowest in Canada. → Read More
Christine Elliott refuses to concede to Doug Ford, throwing Ontario PC leadership into chaos
It was supposed to be a glorious moment for the Ontario PCs: revealing their new leader in an energy-filled ballroom, showcasing a rejuvenated party to a big audience, proving to the voters that they are ready to win the election in June. → Read More
Christine Elliott refuses to concede to Doug Ford, throwing Ontario PC leadership into chaos
It was supposed to be a glorious moment for the Ontario PCs: revealing their new leader in an energy-filled ballroom, showcasing a rejuvenated party to a big audience, proving to the voters that they are ready to win the election in June. → Read More
Patrick Brown slams integrity complaint as 'entirely fictional'
Former PC leader Patrick Brown is lashing out at claims he breached the legislature's ethics rules, calling the complaint against him "imaginary" and "make-believe." → Read More
Queen's Park resumes Tuesday with final sprint toward Ontario election day
The final sitting of the Ontario Legislature before the June election was bound to be interesting. But with the soap opera that is the Progressive Conservative party right now, you've got the ingredients for a drama that Netflix might consider worthy of a series. → Read More
Debate proves Tanya Granic Allen will be a factor in Ontario PC leadership race
While the big-name candidates in the Ontario PC leadership played it safe during the first debate of the contest, they let Tanya Granic Allen steal the show. → Read More
With Doug Ford joining PC leadership race, all bets are off
Your mom's basement is admittedly an unlikely venue to announce your ambition to become premier of Ontario, but anybody who underestimates Doug Ford's chances to win the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leadership does so at their peril. → Read More
'This is a human problem,' Wynne says in response to sexual misconduct allegations against Patrick Brown
All Ontarians are responsible to "shine a light" on harassment and other behaviour, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Thursday in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct that forced Ontario's PC leader out of his job. → Read More
Patrick Brown resigns as Ontario PC leader after sexual misconduct allegations
Patrick Brown stepped down as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario early Thursday, only hours after denying allegations of sexual misconduct. → Read More
Judge delivering ruling on charges against Dalton McGuinty aides
A packed Toronto courtroom is on edge as a judge is spending several hours to read out his long-awaited decision in the Ontario gas plants trial. → Read More
Premier Kathleen Wynne to shuffle cabinet Wednesday
Premier Kathleen Wynne is going to shuffle her cabinet on Wednesday, less than five months before Ontarians go to the polls. → Read More
Vape shops fuming over Ontario's proposed restrictions
People who sell e-cigarettes in Ontario are trying to dissuade the Wynne government from imposing new restrictions on how vape shops can market their products. → Read More