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Tonight on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: Premier Ford says he is considering filling in part of Lake Ontario to make room for a multi-billion-dollar 'shock and awe' convention centre in Toronto. Hosted by Village Media’s Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith, and produced by Derek Turner, Closer Look is a new daily podcast that goes way beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmake...
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In November, the Ontario Liberals will elect a new leader — the party’s third in six years. Five candidates are on the ballot to replace Bonnie Crombie: Navdeep Bains, Stephanie Bowman, Lee Fairclough, Eric Lombardi and Dylan Marando. At this point, Bains is widely considered the frontrunner. The former federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development is a recognized name in and out of the party, and he currently leads all candidates in fundraising. Bains is our guest on this ...
At last count, nearly 200,000 people have signed an online petition demanding the expulsion of Donald Trump's ambassador to Canada. The petition — which will be presented in the House of Commons this fall — calls on the federal government to declare Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and remove him from Canada. The petition accuses the ambassador of making statements that undermine the Canada-U.S. relationship, and of intervening in Canadian political discourse in a manner inconsistent with dipl...