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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' opponents decry U.S. lobbyists deals as another way Ford's putting 'insiders first'

PCs' opponents decry U.S. lobbyists deals as another way Ford's putting 'insiders first'

A Washington, D.C.-based firm contracted by the Ontario government recently announced 'an exclusive partnership' with the firm run by the PC Party's campaign manager
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Ontarians to begin receiving $200 'taxpayer rebate' cheques

Ontarians to begin receiving $200 'taxpayer rebate' cheques

The PCs' plan to spend $3 billion giving 15 million Ontarians $200 apiece has been criticized as a pre-election ploy by opposition parties
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Ontarians to begin receiving $200 'taxpayer rebate' cheques

Ontarians to begin receiving $200 'taxpayer rebate' cheques

The PCs' plan to spend $3 billion giving 15 million Ontarians $200 apiece has been criticized as a pre-election ploy by opposition parties
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Over 80,000 were homeless in Ontario in 2024, up at least 25% since 2022: AMO

Over 80,000 were homeless in Ontario in 2024, up at least 25% since 2022: AMO

The municipalities’ group wrote in a new report that the crisis ‘has deepened significantly’ and ‘is on a trajectory to get worse’
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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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