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Toronto Sun
21 minutes ago
- Toronto Sun
GUNTER: Doug Ford's federal ambitions may hurt Alberta down the road
Frankly, I'm not sure I trust Ford to live up to his end of these agreements given his federal ambitions. Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at press conference with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Monday, July 7, 2025. The premiers signed two MOUs to help strengthen interprovincial trade and build new energy infrastructure. Photo by Dean Pilling / Postmedia Uh, huh. Sure. Doug Ford says he never wants to be anything more than premier of Ontario. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account During and after the recent federal election, Ford (or surrogates on his behalf), insisted the Ontario Conservative has no ambitions to become prime minister. Yeah, right. That's why he cozied up to Liberal Mark Carney during the federal campaign — to help push Pierre Poilievre out of his job as federal Conservative leader. And that's why he was in Calgary during Stampede to sign an agreement with the Alberta government to push Ottawa for more pipelines and ports, and to get rid of most of the Trudeau-era (soon to be Carney-era) environmental mandates. Of course, Poilievre isn't out of a job permanently, yet. He's just on the sidelines until he can get elected in Battle River-Crowfoot, often considered the safest Conservative riding in Canada with an average margin of victory by the Conservatives of roughly 74 percentage points in the last half-dozen federal elections. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But to the extent Poilievre may never recover fully to challenge the Liberals for power again, and to the extent that Ford's footsie act with Carney during the federal campaign contributed to Poilievre's weakness, then Ford has helped achieve the first part of his plan, namely getting his predecessor out of the way. The second part — to become the kind of Ontario premier western Conservatives could get behind should he decide to run for party leader and prime minister — Ford put in motion in Calgary on Monday. He and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding committing their two provinces to a sweeping agenda to get Alberta energy flowing east and west, but especially east. Carney had been in Calgary on the weekend, too, flipping pancakes and uttering reassuring (yet vague) promises about Ottawa supporting new pipelines and funding massive carbon-capture projects. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But it was Ford's pledges (along with Smith's) that had real bite. The premiers of Canada's two largest Conservative provinces agreed to do what they can on their own to build new pipelines, rail lines, ports and other infrastructure to get Canada's energy, mining and manufacturing sectors rolling. And to the extent those actions are under federal control (which they mostly are), Smith and Ford agreed to push the Carney Liberals to develop Canada's resources and manufacturing aggressively. Frankly, I'm not sure I trust Ford to live up to his end of these agreements given his federal ambitions. If he becomes convinced the only way he can take over the Conservatives is to woo moderate, Quebec and Ontario voters, he could easily ditch the West. Ditto if, in a general election, he thought doing in Alberta was his path to victory, he'd abandon us in a second. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But for right now, Smith really means it and Ford is talking a good talk. The two premiers called on Carney to 'significantly amend or repeal' the Impact Assessment Act (also known as the No More Pipelines Act), as well as repeal the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, the net-zero power grid regulations, the punitive cap on the oil and gas emissions and 'all other federal initiatives that discriminately impact the energy sector, as well as sectors such as mining and manufacturing.' Nothing is going to make up for the nearly $400 billion in investment lost under the Trudeau Liberals with their anti-growth agenda, endless environmental regulations and 'woke' policies, but increasing oil, gas and oilsands production, expanding manufacturing (including in the West and Atlantic Canada) and knitting the country together with modern highways, railways, powerlines and pipelines would go a long way to lifting Canada out of the bottom of the OECD rankings on productivity, income growth and economic innovation. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While in Calgary, Carney said he was pretty sure a pipeline or two might be on his list of national-priority projects for speedy approval. Don't hold your breath. But for right now Ontario and Ottawa seem to be leaning in Alberta's direction. lgunter@ Read More Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don't miss the news you need to know — add and to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters . You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun Olympics Basketball Columnists Uncategorized Toronto & GTA
National Post
23 minutes ago
- National Post
Conservatives call for investigation into CBC after journalist resigns over 'performative diversity, tokenism'
Article content The Conservative party is calling for a parliamentary committee to investigate the CBC after journalist Travis Dhanraj resigned over the public broadcaster's alleged 'performative diversity, tokenism, a system designed to elevate certain voices and diminish others.' Article content Article content Article content Dhanraj was the host of Canada Tonight: With Travis Dhanraj on CBC. But he resigned on Monday, involuntarily, he says, because the CBC 'has made it impossible for me to continue my work with integrity.' Article content Article content 'I have been systematically sidelined, retaliated against, and denied the editorial access and institutional support necessary to fulfill my public service role,' he wrote in his resignation letter. 'I stayed as long as I could, but CBC leadership left me with no reasonable path forward.' Article content Article content Article content On Wednesday, Rachel Thomas, an Alberta Conservative member of Parliament, wrote a letter to the chair of the House of Commons standing committee on Canadian heritage, saying that Dhanraj's claims have 'reignited concerns about the organization's workplace culture.' Article content Article content The letter calls on the chair, Ontario Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner, to recall the committee. Article content Article content 'It is critical that we hear testimony from Mr. Dhanraj, CBC executives and Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Steven Guilbeault,' the letter states. Article content Article content Article content On Wednesday, National Post reported that Dhanraj is still considered an employee by CBC, although he is on leave. Article content Article content 'CBC is refusing to accept his resignation,' Kathryn Marshall, Dhanraj's lawyer, told National Post, in an emailed statement. 'This refusal is indicative of their abusive work culture. However, to be clear, Travis has resigned, albeit involuntarily. We intend to commence a human rights lawsuit.' Article content Article content Marshall alleged earlier this week that Dhanraj had been discouraged from booking 'Conservative voices' on his show. Article content Article content Dhanraj had been on leave last July but returned to full-time hours last December. At that point, Marshall said, he was pressured to sign a non-disclosure agreement regarding a tweet he posted in April 2024 about former CBC president Catherine Tait declining an interview request for his show. Article content Article content 'Within basically the first week of his return he was immediately retaliated against by CBC for not signing the NDA,' Marshall said. 'He was, at that point, permanently removed as the host of Canada Tonight, and his salary got slashed, and it was evident at that point that he had no future or career at the CBC.' Article content Article content In his resignation letter, Dhanraj said the experience at CBC has 'taken a real toll — on my health, my career, and my trust in an institution I once believed I could help reform from within.' Article content Article content 'But the greater harm is to the public: a broadcaster that no longer lives up to its mandate, a culture that resists accountability, and a system that punishes those who dare to challenge it.' Article content
CBC
24 minutes ago
- CBC
Cuts at Ontario colleges leading to nearly 10,000 job losses, union says
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says close to 10,000 college faculty and staff have either been let go or are projected to lose their jobs amid hundreds of program cancellations and suspensions since last year. The union representing some 55,000 college faculty and support staff says that amounts to "one of the largest mass layoffs in Ontario's history" as colleges grapple with a funding crisis. An arbitrated faculty contract between the union and the College Employer Council released last week says the federal government's cap on international students led to a dramatic decline in enrolment and tuition revenue, and the cancellation or suspension of more than 600 college programs. The document shows 23 of 24 colleges in Ontario have reported a 48 per cent decrease in first-semester enrolment of international students from September 2023 to September 2024. It says 19 colleges have reported current and planned staff reductions totalling more than 8,000 employees as of June, noting the data was incomplete as some colleges hadn't reported their layoffs. The union says the layoffs and program suspensions will have generational impacts and college workers are prepared to fight back against the cuts.
