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Ontario transparency
Ford calendar now shielded under Ontario FOI changes
A rejected access request confirmed the premier’s daily schedule is no longer available through freedom-of-information requests after amendments took effect in April
Ontario politics
Caroline Mulroney to leave Ford cabinet and Ontario legislature
The York-Simcoe MPP says she will step down June 5, triggering a byelection and another cabinet change for Premier Doug Ford’s government
Airport expansion scrutiny
Ontario cites $8.5B Billy Bishop boost, but evidence remains undisclosed
The province is using the projection to support a push to expand Toronto’s island airport and allow jets, even as the port authority says its economic study is still underway
Ontario Liberals
Nate Erskine-Smith challenges Scarborough Southwest nomination loss
The Liberal MP filed an appeal after losing a provincial nomination race tied to his expected Ontario Liberal leadership bid