The final nomination in the #DPA24 Best Data Journalism category goes to Jessica Smith Cross and @cain of TheTrillium.ca for their story, 'Who Olivia Chow won and lost in Toronto' — great work! buff.ly/3W8ZZ0t

SCOOP: Insiders' text messages, obtained by TheTrillium.ca, contradict testimony that a developer who 'had his hand' in 3/15 Greenbelt removals gave the integrity commissioner about his relationship with a longtime close aide to Premier Doug Ford. thetrillium.ca/news/politics/…

I'm so proud of our team. You can read our nominated stories on the influence of land developers in Ontario politics here:
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Another one.

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BREAKING: Police, fire and EMS called to government offices across from Queen's Park. An officer with the explosives disposal unit says they found what was a joke: a packet of gravy #onpoli

The NDP bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in Ontario passed second reading this evening and has been sent to the justice committee for review

New: The gov’t is tabling its housing bill at Queen’s Park today.

TheTrillium.ca’s Aidan Chamandy has the scoop on what’s expected in it including giving universities more control over development on campuses, reversing development charge changes & more thetrillium.ca/news/housing/f…

Frequently closed rural Ontario emergency department faces uncertain future
Patient volumes have dropped off at the Chesley emergency department because of reduced hours and unplanned closures
(no paywall on this one) thetrillium.ca/news/health/fr… via TheTrillium.ca

Two ex-Ford government staffers who resigned amid the Greenbelt scandal — Ryan Amato and Jae Truesdell—  received exit packages, according to FOIs, sources and the Sunshine List.

By Charlie Pinkerton for TheTrillium.ca and me for The Narwhal. #onpoli
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Shoppers Drug Mart is getting into the primary care game, worrying family docs about the corporatization of health care.

'The only reason they'd do this is for the bottom line, right?'

#onpoli

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Two ex-staffers of the Ford government who were central to the Greenbelt scandal & resigned in the heat of it received exit packages, according to info from a few kinds of sources, including the Sunshine List.

From TheTrillium.ca & The Narwhal: thetrillium.ca/news/the-trill…

Budget spells more trouble ahead for Ontario’s housing progress dlvr.it/T4fh6b

New: The Ontario Autism Program is getting a $120 million boost, according to the 2024 provincial budget, but it’s unclear whether the funding will help move more children into core therapy beyond the government’s current target of 20,000 children

Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit, real-dollar social services cuts dlvr.it/T4fh6r

New: Waitlist for autism assessments at province's diagnostic hubs up by nearly 3,000 kids in three years

More than 6,000 children were waiting for autism assessments at the five hubs by the end of the last fiscal year, according to FOI data obtained by TheTrillium.ca

NEW: Responding to Laura Stone, Premier Doug Ford clarifies his position on allowing fourplexes — four units per building — as of right across Ontario.

'That's going to be up to each individual municipality to choose,' he said.

So, as he suggested Thursday, Ford's PCs won't do it.

Ford's anti-fourplex comments brought an end to a tense debate between the premier and his housing minister, sources told Aidan Chamandy, Charlie Pinkerton and Sneh Duggal.

“Ultimately, what the premier wants, he’ll get.”

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#onpoli

Ford shuts door on as-of-right fourplexes, ending cabinet back-and-forth
Three sources in or close to the government said the premier and key ministers have been debating the move its housing task force said is vital
thetrillium.ca/news/housing/f… via TheTrillium.ca

More on this…following the Premier Ford’s remarks on as-of-right fourplexes, his office said municipalities can still allow fourplexes, but the province won’t force it upon them

New: At today’s presser, Premier Doug Ford ruled out fourplexes provincewide, saying putting them in the middle of communities is “a massive mistake.”

“It's off the table for us. We're going to build homes, single dwelling homes, townhomes.”

Premier’s full response to my Q: