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Twitter for iPhone : Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he believes the opposition is playing politics over his comments on immigrants and he's been told by many new Canadians his remarks were 'bang on.'
Story by Sean Davidson
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Twitter Web App : Premier Ford says he's the biggest 'pre-immigrant premier' this province has seen.
Ford says immigrants can call him anytime on her personal phone, and he'll go door knocking in the Sikh community to prove that people back him.
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Twitter Web App : Premier Ford, given a second opportunity to apologize, says the opposition is playing politics.
He says he's phone has been blowing up with immigrants sharing their stories.
(We asked the Premier's office yesterday to share some of those contacts, they did not.)
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Twitter Web App : At Question Period today, Premier Doug Ford is once again asked, by the NDP, to apologize for his comments on immigration.
The Premier says he was inundated with people from Brampton, from the Sikh community who said the premier was bang on.
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Twitter for iPhone : Ontario marks lowest COVID-19 daily case count in months with 304 new cases
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Twitter for iPhone : NEW: The Ford government will deliver the Fall Economic Outlook and Fiscal Statement on November 4th.
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Twitter for iPhone : The Ford government will be introducing legislation that would allow delivery workers to access bathrooms at businesses where they are delivering or picking up items.
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Twitter for iPhone : Asked by James (Jamie) E. Tumelty about Premier Doug Ford’s immigration comments this week, parliamentary assistant Deepak Anand (who hails from India) backs his leader: “Look at our caucus - we have a diverse caucus,” he says of PCs, and that “We have the best Premier.” #onpoli
Twitter for iPhone : Premier Doug Ford and Minister Victor Fedeli spoke to representatives from Stellantis this afternoon. Readout 👇🏻
Twitter Web App : Ontario's chief coroner says his office is embarking on a review of unidentified human remains found in the last four decades to determine if any are linked to former residential schools.
Story via The Canadian Press
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Twitter Web App : Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner says for the premier to 'suggest that immigrants don't work hard' is 'reprehensible.'
Schreiner says the premier should apologize and reinforce the message that the province is a welcoming place for immigrants.
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Twitter Web App : Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca to Premier Doug Ford: 'Get out of the 1950's, take a look at modern Ontario, be comfortable with it and support it.'
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Twitter Web App : Liberal Leader Del Duca says he wants to give the Premier the benefit of the doubt and says he wants to believe that it wasn't a dog whistle.
He says the premier was 'reckless' with his language and his words were 'poorly chosen.'
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Twitter Web App : Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca says Premier Ford should reconsider and apologize for his 'hurtful' comments he made about immigrates.
He calls the Premier's views 'outdated' and says it shows strength to say sorry.
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Twitter Web App : Horwath says the Premier was 'clearly showing racial or prejudicial' attitudes towards immigrants, she says it was ignorant.
She adds that all of us, with the exception of Indigenous peoples, are immigrants to this land.
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Twitter Web App : NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is asked what's wrong with the Premier inviting more economic immigration to Ontario.
'But only the ones he likes,' Horwath interject.
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Twitter Web App : NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the premier has 'distasteful and inappropriate' attitudes towards immigrants.
She says her party has approached Speaker Arnott over what she claims are dog whistles coming from the PC caucus.
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Twitter Web App : NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the public deserved an apology from Premier Ford today but instead received an invitation to Ford Fest.
She says his comments yesterday are 'racist' and feed into stereotypes.
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