Robert Benzie

Doug Ford may want to be Ontario’s premier ‘forever,’ but his focus is now on legacy projects The premier appears to want his legacy to be about building things up, not tearing them down.

From today’s @TorontoStar, Premier Doug Ford seems to see major projects as his legacy.

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Steve Paikin: David Frum on Trump’s Iran attack and why Carney’s Canada must be more ‘cold-blooded’ than ever before Trump's great weakness as a politician is he can never believe that he's an employee hired to do a job. He thinks he's a master, empowered to give orders.

A fascinating and important conversation between ⁦‪@spaikin‬⁩ and ⁦‪@davidfrum‬⁩ in today’s ⁦‪@TorontoStar‬⁩.

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Doug Ford floats reclaimed lakeshore land for Toronto convention centre While city-owned Exhibition Place is the likeliest location of the proposed 2-million square foot convention centre, the premier said there are other possibilities.

NEW: Premier Doug Ford says a massive new convention centre could be built on reclaimed land along the lakeshore. But Exhibition Place remains the leading contender for the 2-million square foot complex.

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Toronto Port Authority backs Doug Ford’s call to expand Billy Bishop airport for jets In a letter to provincial Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, the federally mandated agency that owns and operates the island airport has hailed a potential expansion.

NEW: Toronto Port Authority, which owns Billy Bishop Airport, backs Premier Doug Ford’s call for an extended runway to accommodate jets on the island airfield.

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John Tory not seeking re-election as mayor of Toronto: Sources The former mayor of Toronto will not run in the fall’s municipal election.

BREAKING: ⁦‪@JohnTory‬⁩ will not run for mayor of Toronto this year.

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Doug Ford says new ‘shock and awe’ convention centre will be almost five times the size of downtown Toronto complex Sources say the province is leaning toward building it on the sprawling 192-acre Exhibition Place.

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Doug Ford unveils design for new Science Centre at Ontario Place About 5,700 jobs are expected to be created during construction, the government said.

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Is Doug Ford’s timeline for a new Ontario Science Centre realistic? It depends who you ask Construction is expected to begin "in the coming weeks" as a consortium of companies begins building the new Ontario Science Centre, which Premier Doug Ford says will open in 2029.

NEW: The latest on Premier Doug Ford’s new Ontario Science Centre scheme. Construction expected to begin within weeks.

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Doug Ford unveils design for new Science Centre at Ontario Place About 5,700 jobs are expected to be created during construction, the government said.

I will be taking ⁦‪@TorontoStar‬⁩ readers’ questions about the new Ontario Science Centre and the redevelopment of Ontario Place at 10 am.

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Doug Ford unveils design for new Science Centre at Ontario Place About 5,700 jobs are expected to be created during construction, the government said.

I will be answering ⁦‪@thestar.com readers’ questions about the new Ontario Science Centre and the Ontario Place redevelopment on Friday at 10 a.m.

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Doug Ford government unveils what the new Science Centre will look like at Ontario Place About 5,700 jobs are expected to be created during construction, the government said.

Premier Doug Ford is likening the design of the new Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place to the Sydney Opera House in Australia. The Toronto museum is designed by local architects Hariri Pontarini.

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Ontario launching pilot project for ‘emotion-focused’ long-term care The Ontario government is launching a three-year, $9-million pilot project for "emotion-focused care" in long-term care facilities.

The ⁦‪@TorontoStar‬⁩’s ⁦‪@MoiraWelsh‬⁩ on a new ⁦‪@ONgov‬⁩ pilot project to help people living with dementia.

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The better team lost.

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Ontario Liberals got a bump in public support after losing leader, poll suggests In the first Abacus tracking poll for the Star since Bonnie Crombie stepped down from the party leadership last month, the Liberals are up to their highest level of support

NEW: @abacusdataca poll in the @TorontoStar:
@OntarioPCParty 44%
@OntLiberal 30%
@OntarioNDP 16%
@OntarioGreens 6%

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Doug Ford says an early federal election call has ‘nothing to do with me’ But the premier wouldn't say if he privately counselled Carney to call a snap vote to secure a Liberal majority.

NEW: Premier Doug Ford damns ⁦‪@PierrePoilievre‬⁩ with faint praise. "You don't win elections at conventions, you win elections across the country so let's see what happens if the prime minister decides to call (an) election."

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