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Doug Ford goes into hiding as his handlers try to figure out their next move
The premier has not been seen in public for a week – his self-imposed quarantine looks like he s abandoning Ontarians when they need him most By Enzo DiMatteo
Apr 29, 2021
A week since his tearful mea culpa over his mismanagement of the COVID crisis, Premier Doug Ford has seemingly gone into hiding. He hasn’t been seen in public since.
In fact, the premier has been seen in public only once since April 16, the day before the lost weekend that turned his political fortunes upside down. But for all the good his tears may have done to blunt the public backlash over his mishandling of the COVID emergency, the game of hide-and-seek he’s now playing with the public is making it look like the premier is abandoning the people of Ontario just as a third wave of the deadly virus is hitting new heights.
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Should a politician delete comments on their social media pages if they don’t like them?
The issue came up for me when I was contacted by a listener of my NEWSTALK1010 radio show. The listener had responded to an Instagram post by Etobicoke-Centre Liberal MP Yvan Baker.
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Baker had posted a note glorifying his government’s new budget. He wrote, “Budget 2021 is focused on the fight against COVID-19, healing the economic wounds left by the COVID recession and supporting the creation of more jobs and prosperity for Canadians in the decades to come.”
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Toronto s speed cameras issued more than 53,000 tickets in just under 5 months
Toronto s speed enforcement cameras issued more than 53,000 tickets in their months of use, the city says, and appear to have led drivers to slow down in the areas where they were positioned.
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Posted: Jan 15, 2021 7:37 AM ET | Last Updated: January 15
The most frequent repeat offender was a vehicle owner who received 17 tickets from a photo radar device located near Crow Trail and Bradstone Square. (CBC)