Scoop: Ontario to give wildland firefighters presumptive coverage for cancers, PTSD #onpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie acknowledges she has a few things in common with Premier Doug Ford.

“I think we’re both very much retail politicians…We both do that very well.”

But the differences, she said, couldn’t be more stark. #onpoli

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A chaotic scene as most Ontario PC Party MPPs have left their seats in the chamber as question period disrupted. Some Tories squawking at NDP Leader Marit Stiles. “You got what you wanted, Marit,” fumed one.

NEW: Multiple PC MPPs shout “no” when asked for unanimous consent to overturn the keffiyeh ban at Queen’s Park.

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NEW: Progressive Conservative MPP Robin Martin says she will continue to support the keffiyeh ban at Queens Park, even if it comes with political repercussions from Premier Doug Ford.

She explains, in the following thread, her reasons.

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Changes to capital-gains tax may prompt doctors to quit, CMA warns, via ⁦Chris Hannay⁩ theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

NEW: Ottawa, Ontario to announce multibillion-dollar Honda EV deal this week, via The Globe and Mail #onpoli #cdnpoli theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Doug Ford just confirmed this story, speaking at a conference this morning in Toronto: 'This week, we landed a new deal. It'll be the largest deal in Canadian history. It'll be double the size of Volkswagen. So stay tuned, I'll be announcing it this week.'

Liberals set goal to of narrow polling gap by five points come July theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Motion to override keffiyeh ban fails in Ontario legislature #onpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Canada’s Justice Minister weighs in on the keffiyeh being banned from Ontario’s legislature. #onpoli

NEW: Statement from PC MPP Lisa MacLeod - who was not in the legislature today for the vote on the NDP motion - supporting the Speaker’s decision to ban the keffiyeh from the legislature. #onpoli

NEW - PC MPP Robin Martin voted no to the motion to overturn the keffiyeh ban in defiance of the Premier’s position

“As a member, I have a vote and I voted to not change that decision because I think it’s the correct decision” she says

At least one Progressive Conservative MPP blocked the unanimous consent required to overrule a decision by the Speaker of the Ontario Legislature banning the traditional keffiyeh scarf, via ⁦Jeff Gray⁩ & me #onpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Ontario’s Speaker is addressing the keffiyeh ban issue and says he’s willing to reconsider.

NDP leader Marit Stiles then calls for unanimous consent on reversing it. At least one “no” is heard from the government side #onpoli