The Ontario election is over. What’s next? Ford faces tariffs. Crombie faces rumblings of discontent. thetrillium.ca/news/politics/… (No paywall)

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Ontario’s integrity commissioner’s office has found that a lobbyist, who used to be Premier Doug Ford’s assistant, broke provincial law lobbying in his work for a handful of clients, including two that got land removed from the Greenbelt in 2022. thetrillium.ca/news/politics/…

ICYMI — we're hiring! We're looking for a reporter to write our morning newsletter and file stories for The Trillium. If you're interested, reach out or just apply. easyapply.co/a/62c606bb-89f…

NEW: Ministry of Education data we got through FOI show Ontario students missed 11,776 days of school in 2022-23 due to exclusions. Advocates of students with disabilities believe this is the ‘tip of the iceberg’ thetrillium.ca/news/education… (no paywall) #onted

Provincial school board funding has declined over the Ford government’s time in office, when inflation is taken into account, exacerbating issues that were present even earlier. A wide-ranging analysis from Sneh Duggal and me. #onpoli #topoli thetrillium.ca/news/education…

NEW, w/ Jesmeen Gill: Doug Ford says President Trump's threats require Ontario to add landfill capacity. Turns out there's some history between the premier, his party & the owners of a dump in Dresden that the PCs are throwing a bone in a sharp U-turn. thetrillium.ca/news/politics/…

New: Ontario is projecting a $14.6 billion deficit. In response, the Ford government is adding billions in business-focused tax credits and supports. #onpoli thetrillium.ca/news/governmen…

The finance minister touted a boost to education funding this year, but spending for the sector is projected to essentially flatline over the next two years. “Categorically, no,” he said when asked if service cuts are coming. By Sneh Duggal #onpoli thetrillium.ca/insider-news/e…

ICYMI from Jesmeen Gill & me 25,000+ Ontario students were suspended this school year due to out-of-date vaccination records in just 18/29 public health units that provided TheTrillium.ca with data, renewing calls for a vaccine registry #onpoli #onted thetrillium.ca/news/health/mo…

New from Sneh Duggal and me: the Ford government told the TDSB its swim programs were a “deviation” from the board’s mandate. The TDSB proposed cutting some — and the new minister publicly shamed them for it. No paywall. #onpoli thetrillium.ca/news/education…

New: Several well-placed sources, leaked documents and recordings of internal town halls detail how a bitter, years-long falling out with a European partner has led Metrolinx to scale back its ambitious GO Expansion plan. No paywall. #onpoli thetrillium.ca/news/the-trill…

NEW: Ford government officials violated "legal record-keeping obligations" while planning the ill-fated 2022 Greenbelt removals, Ontario's government transparency oversight office found. thetrillium.ca/news/politics/…

The Ford government says the lack of classroom AC is school boards' responsibility. The TDSB says adding AC is impossible with a $4.5B repair backlog. That backlog "doesn’t get fixed with ice in water bottles,” the OSSTF says. #onpoli #topoli 🔓 thetrillium.ca/news/education…

NEW: ‘Stupidest thing ever’: Ontario students say cellphone ban isn’t working Village Media spoke to high school students in several cities about the govt’s cell ban. Here’s what they said: thetrillium.ca/news/education… 🔓 Plus, one teacher shared how his school is making it work

New: After responses about expanding GO train service to Vancouver and an electrification schedule 18,000 years into the future, Metrolinx says the GO Transit account will no longer use AI. #onpoli thetrillium.ca/news/municipal…

NEW: Since 4 Toronto safe consumption sites were forced to close, the number of overdoses per week at Metropolitan United Church has gone from 1 to as many as 6. "It's just carnage all the time. I feel like I’m staring at a bad motor vehicle accident.’ torontotoday.ca/local/health/c…

Here’s the story that’s consumed me and Charlie Pinkerton for the last couple of months.

NEW: Meet the bagman. Tony Miele is the top fundraiser for Doug Ford's PCs — & he’s quite good at it. He’s also a longtime “consultant” for developers. Sources, court & gov records shed light to TheTrillium.ca on why he’s known as such a powerful figure. thetrillium.ca/news/the-trill…

“He's literally in a jail. It's just like a room, a concrete room.” That’s how Logan’s mom describes the room he attended an Ontario school in. She’d like to see funding for him reallocated — from the education system to Ontario’s autism program. thetrillium.ca/news/education… 🔓