🇨🇦⚜️ Former Member of Provincial Parliament/Municipal Councillor, Présidente sortante du Réseau international🌎 des jeunes parlementaires, Juris Doctor.
Ottawa, Ontario
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Amanda Simard retweeted
‘Thank God we don’t have the media’: Ford holds another funding announcement without inviting reporters thetrillium.ca:443/news/poli…
Amanda Simard retweeted
WATCH - Premier Ford attends another news conference style event without reporters who were not invited.
“Thank God, we don’t have the media. No questions, no answers” Said Ford.
The government has previously said it communicates to the public in different ways.
Amanda Simard retweeted
Something to remember the next time he boasts about running "the most transparent government" in Ontario's history.
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who just held a news conference style event in Mississauga, without any members of the media says:
“Thank God, we don’t have the media. No questions, no answers. We are good to go.”
#onpoli
Amanda Simard retweeted
A taxpayer-funded event. Politicians from every level of government. An announcement about taxpayer dollars flowing to a municipality, in the middle of a mayoral race in which the premier has publicly made his preference clear.
Styled like a news conference, without the media.
Premier Doug Ford is in Mississauga this morning to announce $401.4 million in federal and provincial funding from the development charge reduction program.
There was no media advisory for this announcement, and media weren’t invited to attend.
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Amanda Simard retweeted
Just a timely reminder that freedom of the press is a fundamental, constitutionally protected, feature of our democracy.
The comments expressed by the Premier above are, unfortunately, shared by those at the highest levels in the Premier’s Office — a feeling of distain that is felt almost daily.
#onpoli
Amanda Simard retweeted
French Canadians were around loooong before Alberta was even a province.
English and French are our official languages.
> The French stays on the package.
Amanda Simard retweeted
Amanda @ASimardL and I joined Prime Minister @MarkJCarney in support of Tanveer Shahnawaz @beytanveer, our candidate in the upcoming byelection in Beaches-East York.
Tanveer will be a great Member of Parliament and a strong voice representing his community.
Amanda Simard retweeted
Funny how Ford told the Auditor General to “stay in her lane” when she identified these issues
Casino operator ordered to pay $170K after AGCO finds it failed to report potential money laundering cp24.com/local/durham/2026/0…
Amanda Simard retweeted
How did Ontario taxpayers lose over $500 million on a transit project that failed?
The latest news about Metrolinx raises serious questions about transparency and oversight. Time and again, the Ford government spends public money without accountability and expects Ontarians to foot the bill without asking questions.
#metrolinx #onpoli #public_transit #KingstonandtheIslands
Amanda Simard retweeted
New: Ontario is refusing to release four internal forensic audits, including one into an SDF recipient, arguing that doing so could interfere with law enforcement matters.
There are at least two related police investigations and a court case.
#onpoli
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Amanda Simard retweeted
‘He is able to communicate in French.’ I hope Francophones decided that!
Air Canada Announces Appointment of Anko Van der Werff as President and Chief Executive Officer.
More: aircanada.com/media/air-cana…
Amanda Simard retweeted
Five major Ontario school boards that have been under the direct supervision of the Ford government for a year or more have posted budget deficits despite the education minister blaming trustees for their financial turmoil.
globalnews.ca/news/11955405/…
#Onpoli
Amanda Simard retweeted
The Garage Mahal at Ontario Place will cost $198M.
thestar.com/politics/provinc…
Amanda Simard retweeted
Opposition MPPs were told they are not allowed to attend graduations because they weren’t supposed to be political…
Quick question @PaulCalandra …I thought graduations were to be apolitical events. Why is @RudyCuzzetto dropping off boxes of unsolicited, politically branded grad certificates? #onted #onpoli @TinaYazdani @MaritStiles
Amanda Simard retweeted
Premier Ford and his staff have flown on five separate private flights in a single year
The chartered flights cost anywhere between $1,800 to nearly $9,000 per person, depending on the distance, costing taxpayers a grand total of $143,498.16.
globalnews.ca/news/11889548/…
#onpoli
Amanda Simard retweeted
The Ford government's commitment to non-interference lasted about as long as this legislative session.
Days after the Ford government claimed it didn’t want to “interfere” with Municipal elections, Premier Doug Ford praises Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish and says his “MPPs can go out there and support whoever they want.”
#onpoli
Amanda Simard retweeted
Average length of a Queen's Park sitting year since 1974: ~85 days
Average excluding election years: ~92 days
2026 sitting calendar to date + remaining per Standing Orders: 53 days
Amanda Simard retweeted
hmm guess he forgot about this then? thestar.com/politics/provinc…
NEW: Government House Leader Steve Clark says the Ontario Legislature will only resume on Oct 27 because the government doesn’t want to “interfere” with the municipal elections.
#onpoli
