Colin's excellent story mentions inquiries that seemed to prompt the premier's office to go to the Integrity Commissioner about the stag and doe. They came from Charlie Pinkerton. Charlie had a story about the stag and doe and more. He's a fantastic reporter and it was solid.

NEW: Private clinics across Canada are advertising to patients that they can “avoid long wait times” and get surgeries within weeks. The price for a hip or knee replacement: up to $28,000. There’s evidence the number of people willing to pay is growing. cbc.ca/news/health/pr…

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Exactly. Also: no kidding. “No, Mr. Ford, it’s not okay to host a party where developers come with cash” - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Hey Ian Hanomansing and Cross Country Checkup there are a few things I wanted to address about the recent episode on private healthcare clinics. I called in and went through screening, but unfortunately didn’t make it onto the show. A thread 🧵 /1

It has been clear from the start that the Ford government’s “housing” bills have more to do with benefiting land speculators than with building affordable homes. But now the proof is in front of us. The people of Ontario deserve better. #ONpoli

Today in the House of Commons, there's a motion up for debate triggered in part by my reporting. The NDP is calling on the Trudeau government to "close loopholes" in the Canada Health Act that "allow for the growth of two tier health care." #cdnpoli cbc.ca/news/health/pr…

The "status quo" has hospital ORs fully operational 40h per week. (8-4pm, M-F). The "innovative" idea is creating a parallel for-profit system with no designated regulator. @ongov could immediately increase capacity by 25% to 50h/week by funding extended OR hours from 7am-5pm.

This morning, I submitted a complaint to the Integrity Commissioner requesting an investigation into whether the Premier has violated the Members' Integrity Act concerning two Ford family events. #onpoli

Seriously. How about we fund our (remarkably efficient!) public system adequately, make full use of our existing infrastructure, and only then have a discussion about opening up to for-profit entities?

The best way to rapidly reduce the surgical backlog is to better utilize the public ORs we already have.

We are excited with today's announcement from Jean-Yves Duclos to fund Long COVID Web. This $20 million investment will help establish a national network to study #LongCovid, unlocking new treatments and improving care for Canadians.

“I wouldn’t have spoken out if I hadn’t heard Premier Ford say ‘these private clinics won’t charge you extra.’ That’s not true.” Reporting by christine birak

Julia VicMac MidnightSun Most of covid I am seeing is hospital acquired. Staff members in hospitals spreading to patients. We would never do this with flu pandemic. We would continue to use masks to protect most vulnerable. Wearing mask in healthcare setting is small price to pay to protect vulnerable

Ontario under Doug ford. College Street, Toronto. Block-long breadline on one side, homeless encampment on the other

In 2021, my investigative-team colleague Tom Cardoso and I got tired of moaning about Canada's broken freedom of information regime. We decided to turn our reporting skills on the system itself. We had higher ambitions than a traditional story: SecretCanada.com

“A law is not a suggestion." And yet, every day in this country, government and public institutions at the federal level and in every province and territory are doing just that: breaking the law. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

"[The public service] should be worried about not releasing what the law requires." — Robyn Doolittle, co-author with Tom Cardoso of the The Globe and Mail series Secret Canada. At 8/11pm with Brooks Fallis, Patricia Kosseim (Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario) & Steve Paikin | Producer: Meredith Martin 🇨🇦

Why are governments across Canada so secretive? Why is information so difficult to obtain? Steve Paikin speaks with Brooks Fallis, Patricia Kosseim (Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario), and Robyn Doolittle & Tom Cardoso (The Globe and Mail) at 8/11pm | Producer: Meredith Martin 🇨🇦 #cdnfoi #secretcanada