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

PCs' MZOs use 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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PCs' Niagara Vegas-ification plan bigger than adding more casinos

PCs' Niagara Vegas-ification plan bigger than adding more casinos

Ontario's tourism, culture and gaming minister provided more insight into what the Ford government's planning in Niagara: it's to 'unlock' the region
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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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Doug Ford says province wants a 'different' Niagara casinos deal to offer 'more opportunities'

Doug Ford says province wants a 'different' Niagara casinos deal to offer 'more opportunities'

The Ford government is trying to change the OLG-Mohegan agreement to potentially allow more casinos in Niagara Falls, as The Trillium first reported last week
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Ford’s PCs looking to change Niagara casinos deal

Ford’s PCs looking to change Niagara casinos deal

Negotiations the government has been involved in could bring more casinos to the so-called ‘Las Vegas of the North’
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With ‘holy water’ and ‘carte blanche,' Paul Calandra cleaned up the Greenbelt scandal, sources say

With ‘holy water’ and ‘carte blanche,' Paul Calandra cleaned up the Greenbelt scandal, sources say

One year later, Doug Ford’s ‘super minister’ has gotten it done — but not without costs, sources tell The Trillium
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Simcoe County lavender farm’s battle to open to visitors shows land-use resolution system’s flaws: owner

Simcoe County lavender farm’s battle to open to visitors shows land-use resolution system’s flaws: owner

The Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Ontario Land Tribunal — each of which have delayed Fennario Meadows' launch of a winery-esque experience — could see changes over the next few years
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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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Province says its data was botched, so how many people are homeless?

Province says its data was botched, so how many people are homeless?

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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