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Scott Stinson: Meet the outsider Ontario Liberal candidate who says the party has lost its way

Scott Stinson: Meet the outsider Ontario Liberal candidate who says the party has lost its way

'We’re losing the foundation of liberal values ... and I think that there's an appetite for change'

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Scott Stinson: Ontario byelections give Doug Ford a chance to prove the haters wrong

Scott Stinson: Ontario byelections give Doug Ford a chance to prove the haters wrong

The Ontario premier has insisted that his public support is solid, even amid spending scandals. Three byelections will test that theory

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Scott Stinson: If this is how infrastructure projects get built in Canada, we are doomed

Scott Stinson: If this is how infrastructure projects get built in Canada, we are doomed
02.08.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: Will the Billy Bishop airport cost Mark Carney his friendship with Doug Ford?

Scott Stinson: Will the Billy Bishop airport cost Mark Carney his friendship with Doug Ford?

The Ontario premier might feel betrayed after all of his public support for the prime minister

27.07.2026 10

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Scott Stinson: Of course we should not put U.S. alcohol back on our shelves

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22.07.2026 10

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Scott Stinson: Ontario MPP in new spending controversy after riding association spent almost $100K on his meals, hotels

The Willowdale MPP resigned from cabinet on Friday over thousands spent on Toronto hotel rooms

20.07.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: Doug Ford blasts 'insulting' wildfire 'chirping' from U.S. politicians complaining about smoke

'Maybe what you should do instead of complaining is send help, because we have done the exact same thing for our American friends,' Ford said

17.07.2026 10

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Scott Stinson: Doug Ford blasts own MPPs over 'unacceptable' Toronto hotel stays

The PC MPPs who billed thousands for Toronto hotel rooms despite representing Toronto-area ridings will have to pay the money back, Ford said

16.07.2026 10

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Scott Stinson: Ontario minister who lives in Toronto billed $16,000 for Toronto hotels

The Willowdale MPP's riding is just a few kilometres from Queen's Park

15.07.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: Doug Ford, Danielle Smith trade smiles and belt buckles as new pipeline proposal is announced

The proposal for a 'Northern Shield' pipeline would build a Canada-only route from Alberta to southwestern Ontario

06.07.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: World Cup proves Ontario's cap on resale ticket prices is unenforceable

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01.07.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: How head coach Jesse Marsch became Canada's favourite arrogant American

The coach of the Canadian men's soccer team is blunt and plain-spoken, and doesn't care if anyone doesn't like it

29.06.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: $7 water? FIFA unites the world in disbelief at stadium concession prices

At a tournament that is already raking in money, the sport's governing body is maximizing revenue on match days

18.06.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: We're about to find out if the CBC can survive without NHL hockey broadcasts

Hockey Night in Canada has been a staple on the public broadcaster since 1952, but the NHL won't be there next season

16.06.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: Ontario to sign critical minerals 'partnership' with U.K. to combat Chinese influence

The agreement is the latest such deal as the province seeks to attract invesment from beyond the United States

15.06.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: The Conservative premier, the Democratic governor, and their unlikely alliance

‘I love the United States,’ Doug Ford said, in hopes that the United States will soon start loving him back

10.06.2026 10

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Scott Stinson: Money, greed and FIFA's 'betrayal' of World Cup 2026

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09.06.2026 10

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Scott Stinson: Money, greed and FIFA's 'betrayal' of World Cup 2026

Billions of public dollars have been spent to host games, with fans then charged thousands more for match tickets

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Scott Stinson: Despite attacks, this Ontario city expects its residents to coexist with coyotes

Two attacks inside a week in Markham suggest that the hands-off approach has consequences

28.05.2026 40

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Scott Stinson: Ontario Liberal leadership race is off to a messy start

The party has rejected an appeal from federal MP Nate Erskine-Smith in a disputed nomination race

26.05.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: Speculation swirls as Caroline Mulroney says she is done with politics. For now

The question remains: Is she leaving poltics for good, or just this government?

25.05.2026 10

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Scott Stinson: 'No Tax on Food' is a slogan that Doug Ford will have a tough time resisting

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles wants the tax exemption on food staples to be extended to all food and drink. Your move, Doug Ford

23.05.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: Please stop the gravy plane, I want to get off

Eventually the opposition parties at Queen's Park will have to stop talking about Doug Ford's ill-fated purchase of a private jet for his travels. But...

14.05.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: An outsider again, federal MP Nate Erskine-Smith appeals loss in Ontario Liberal race

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12.05.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: Nate Erskine-Smith's race to challenge Doug Ford crashes at the first hurdle. Will he stay on as an MP?

Winning the Liberal nomination was supposed to be a first step in a march to the Premier's office. Instead it was a significant stumble

11.05.2026 20

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Scott Stinson: Spending scandal at Conestoga College is a reminder of Canada's shameful international student boom

Inflated salaries for a former president, luxury trips and expensive meals were some of the instances of misspending uncovered by an audit

09.05.2026 40

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Scott Stinson: The troublesome Liberal MP who wants to shake up Ontario politics

08.05.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: Ontario's crackdown on drugs on public transit has been a long time coming

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06.05.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: How one Toronto suburb became a case study in the challenges of building new housing

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05.05.2026 40

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Scott Stinson: Doug Ford is a free-market champion. Except for this one

By effectively killing the resale ticket market, the Ontario government is creating a host of new problems

29.04.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: Drake's Toronto ice ‘sculpture’ a grim, confusing lesson in viral publicity

No longer do people rush downtown because Drake might be doing something cool like holding an impromptu concert. Now they rush there because he made...

23.04.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: Why surveillance pricing is the hot new political villain

‘Big Tech using AI to drive up your grocery prices’ is a sentence practically engineered to set off alarm bells

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Scott Stinson: Ontario MPPs blast Doug Ford over aborted plans for $28.9M private jet

Two days of bad headlines, helped by the fact that ‘Gravy Plane’ made for excellent copy, was enough to cause Ford to explain that, upon further...

20.04.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: Ontario buys $28.9M private jet for Premier Doug Ford's travel

Doug Ford's office defended the private jet as important for his travel, but critics say it's out of touch

17.04.2026 40

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Scott Stinson: Ontario to let provincial park visitors drink alcohol at (gasp!) picnic sites and beaches

For a guy who is well-known as a non-drinker, the Progressive Conservative Premier sure does want to make it easier for the rest of us

15.04.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: Ontario plans to keep school trustees, but make them powerless

There have been so many cases of runaway spending that cutting up their credit cards was always going to be a popular option. Or at least not an...

13.04.2026 30

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Scott Stinson: Doug Ford gets closer to the (Liberal) majority he covets

Ford would have been heartened by news that Carney had taken a step closer to majority status by adding Marilyn Gladu to his expanding Liberal tent

10.04.2026 50

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FIFA takes a page from Trump’s playbook to justify World Cup ticket prices

07.01.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

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New Year, new Ontario Liberal Party? It’ll take more than resolutions

03.01.2026 40

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New Year, new Ontario Liberal Party? It’ll take more than resolutions

03.01.2026 30

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The NDP was wise not to trigger an election. Now the party can focus on staying alive

20.11.2025 30

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The NDP was wise not to trigger an election. Now the party can focus on staying alive

20.11.2025 30

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Take it from a suburban GTA driver: Doug Ford’s toll-free Highway 407 is just not working

22.10.2025 30

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Think Trump’s stance on immigration looks absurd from a Canadian perspective? Wait till you see it from Europe

25.09.2025 30

St. Catharines Standard

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Think Trump’s stance on immigration looks absurd from a Canadian perspective? Wait till you see it from Europe

25.09.2025 30

The Star

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Markham will host the Toronto Indy next year. I live in Markham. This is a very bad idea

09.09.2025 40

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Cowardly politicians are refusing to call out paranoid fantasies for what they are

26.08.2025 40

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Cowardly politicians are refusing to call out paranoid fantasies for what they are

25.08.2025 30

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Photo radar is becoming increasingly common. That doesn’t make it any less infuriating

23.08.2025 30

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Am I taking crazy pills, or is Doug Ford still talking about putting a tunnel under Highway 401?

12.08.2025 30

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