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Charlie Pinkerton

Charlie Pinkerton

A media critic once said Charlie Pinkerton has “one of the best names of any reporter that I can think of.” He’s covered politics since 2018, spending since 2021 at Queen’s Park. Instead of running for mayor of Toronto, he helped launch the Trillium in 2023.

Recent Work by Charlie

PCs' use of MZOs sparked 'appearance of preferential treatment': auditor

PCs' use of MZOs sparked 'appearance of preferential treatment': auditor

Key info was ignored before the minister issued orders, including for long-delayed projects that ‘beg the question why an MZO was used,’ the watchdog wrote
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Thousands of ODSP recipients may have to retrieve cheques themselves amid Canada Post strike

Thousands of ODSP recipients may have to retrieve cheques themselves amid Canada Post strike

Ontario's social services ministry says support payment recipients should contact local program offices with questions about how to receive payments
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Only 12% of MZO projects completed, post-Greenbelt review found

Only 12% of MZO projects completed, post-Greenbelt review found

About one in three minister-issued MZOs that the Housing Ministry closely scrutinized last fall were put on the chopping block
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Greenbelt scandal scrubbed clean with ‘holy water’ and ‘carte blanche,' insiders say

Greenbelt scandal scrubbed clean with ‘holy water’ and ‘carte blanche,' insiders say

One year later, Doug Ford’s ‘super minister’ Paul Calandra has gotten it done — but not without costs, sources say
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Lavender farm’s battle to open to visitors shows flaws in land-use resolution system: owner

Lavender farm’s battle to open to visitors shows flaws in land-use resolution system: owner

Changes could be coming to the Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Ontario Land Tribunal, which have delayed the launch of Simcoe-area agri-tourism business
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Lawyer to would-be Greenbelt developers ‘failed to comply’ with lobbying law

Lawyer to would-be Greenbelt developers ‘failed to comply’ with lobbying law

Failing to register as a lobbyist ‘undermines’ transparency, a non-compliance notice on the integrity commissioner's website says
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The Ford government says its data was botched — so how many people are homeless in Ontario?

The Ford government says its data was botched — so how many people are homeless in Ontario?

The housing minister's spokesperson now says the number is ‘significantly lower’ than 234,000, which was the ‘unofficial estimate’ of homelessness found in a ministry document
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Just-ratified OPP deal making them 'highest paid' Ontario cops adds new 3% front-line incentive

Just-ratified OPP deal making them 'highest paid' Ontario cops adds new 3% front-line incentive

The four-year agreements, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2023, also include significant wage increases for members
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Who helped Therme secure Ontario Place?

Who helped Therme secure Ontario Place?

Ford government approved the company's redevelopment plan in 2020 - 2 years before Canadian division hired its first employee
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Doug Ford's PCs polling comfortably as spring's legislative sitting concludes

Doug Ford's PCs polling comfortably as spring's legislative sitting concludes

Bonnie Crombie's Liberals are potential Ontario voters' second preference, according to a new poll
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