POLICORNER

Fall forecast

Plus: Can Piccini hang on, retirement watch, pre-race poll has Boozary on top, is Karina in, what will Stiles ask, Bonnie MIA, a leaked call from an ex-Kerzner aide and everything you need to start the session.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

October 20, 2025 5:55 AM

Waler: Skills Development Fund isn’t a scandal. It’s a solution

The $2.5-billion job-training fund is not about public versus private. It’s about outcomes versus process, Premier Doug Ford’s ex-director of communications writes.

October 8, 2025 11:55 AM

Q+A: Meet Project Ontario

“If we keep getting elected and never accomplish the things we actually believe in, what’s the point of winning?”

Ahmad Elbayoumi

October 6, 2025 5:55 AM

SCOOP: Dinner with Doug

It’s Mr. Premier’s first big-ticket gala since the Greenbelt scandal.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

September 29, 2025 5:55 AM

Poll watch: Smile, you’re on speed cam

Premier v. the public?

Ahmad Elbayoumi

September 26, 2025 6:00 AM

Stiles’ slip

Some call it an “epic failure,” though not everyone’s concerned. Plus: Matlow’s “listening,” Run, Karina, Run (v. II) and more.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

September 22, 2025 5:55 AM

“Amateur hour”

Plus: Cerjanec, on the record; will Stiles sail or stumble through her leadership review, who’s in and who’s out for Liberal leader, highlights from the Plowing Match, Tedjo and Hart accused of “fake lawsuit,” wedding watch and more.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

September 18, 2025 11:37 AM

SCOOP: Inside Bonnie Crombie’s exit

And Wieder, unleashed.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

September 16, 2025 5:55 AM

SCOOP: New Leaf scrutineers

Call it a rare kumbaya moment for a party torn over Bonnie Crombie’s future.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

September 9, 2025 7:30 PM

Crunch time for Crombie

Plus: Liberal land feud over “double standard,” stage time for Fanjoy, Project Ontario’s powwow, Crosstown delay déjà vu, Tory Sr. goes mayoral, Tory Jr. goes Liberal; Town Hall disarray, convention watch, nana news and more.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

September 8, 2025 6:00 AM

The Peel Report

How do Caledon’s councillors vote? Ask AI.

Plus: Speed bump.

Vikram Nijhawan

October 21, 2025 5:53 PM

The Peel Report

Mississauga’s loudest debate ends with a fizzle

Plus: UTM says it’s investigating two alleged “antisemitic incidents.”

Vikram Nijhawan

October 17, 2025 4:10 PM

The Peel Report

Fireworks on hold

Plus: Cops in Caledon, a call for “compromise” and a mayoral birthday.

Vikram Nijhawan

October 3, 2025 5:55 AM

Opinion

Waler: Skills Development Fund isn’t a scandal. It’s a solution

The $2.5-billion job-training fund is not about public versus private. It’s about outcomes versus process, Premier Doug Ford’s ex-director of communications writes.

October 8, 2025 11:55 AM

What’s next for the New Leaf Liberals

We showed the value of grassroots organizing and building a movement, even against the odds, the co-founders of the New Leaf Liberals write.

Nathaniel Arfin and Evan Sambasivam

September 25, 2025 4:08 PM

Haroon: Bonnie Crombie is the steady hand Ontario needs

The foundation has been laid, and we’ve got another three and a half years to build on it, says one ex-Liberal candidate.

September 8, 2025 6:00 AM

Arfin: The Ontario Liberal Party needs to rebuild. It should start now.

Bonnie Crombie had her chance to lead — and failed, says the co-founder of the New Leaf Liberals.

Nathaniel Arfin

September 5, 2025 6:00 AM