Shawn Jeffords

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Erskine-Smith nomination appeal dismissed by Ontario Liberal Party panel

Three-member panel finds no irregularities that affected race outcome. A complaint alleging voting irregularities during a tense Ontario Liberal nomination meeting in Scarborough has been dismissed by a party arbitration committee. Federal Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith launched the appeal earlier this month after narrowly losing the nomination in Scarborough-Southwest to entrepreneur Ahsanul Hafiz by 19 votes. Erskine-Smith levelled a series...

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Ontario spent record $112M on taxpayer-funded advertising, auditor finds

Ontario spent a record $112 million on taxpayer-funded advertising last year, with the province’s auditor saying 38 per cent of the campaigns were meant to leave people with a “positive impression” of Premier Doug Ford’s government and came ahead of the snap election.

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Ford's PCs outspent rival parties by millions during snap Ontario election

Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives outspent their opponents during last winter’s provincial election by more than $6 million, but one of their nearest rivals says the governing party had a “massive head start” because of its use of taxpayer-funded advertising months ahead of the snap vote. The election spending figures come from mandatory filings more than six months after the writ period...

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Ford government studied, shelved Hwy. 401 tunnel research in 2021

The Ford government studied tunneling under Highway 401 to relieve congestion but quietly shelved the unreleased work in 2021, years before Premier Doug Ford announced his controversial plan for the mega-project in 2024. Those findings are in documents obtained by CBC News through a freedom of information request. The briefing notes for senior government officials, dated Feb. 19, 2025, lay...

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Crombie vows to fight on in face of Ont. Liberal leadership challenge

Party will hold mandatory review of Bonnie Crombie's leadership at September meeting. Bonnie Crombie says she will spend the summer pitching a message of unity to Ontario Liberal Party faithful, as she fights to fend off a bid to remove her as leader in September. Crombie faces a mandatory leadership review at the party's annual general meeting and, under the...

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Will Doug Ford join the federal campaign? Trump's trade war may pull him into the fight

Fresh off his third straight election win, Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems content to watch the fight to form the next federal government from the sidelines — but it's a battle experts say he may not be able to stay out of even if he tries. Ford swept back to power nearly a month ago after calling a snap vote...

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Is Doug Ford's tough talk on Trump working? Experts say it might be gaining traction

Ford's aggressive remarks earn the attention of Trump's commerce secretary. Doug Ford struck his most aggressive tone to date this week as he blamed Donald Trump for "causing chaos" with his tariff threats, and experts say the attacks from Ontario's Conservative premier and appeals to the president's Republican allies might be gaining traction. Ford came out swinging at a news...