Winners and Losers: The Greenbelt scandal
The unravelling of the Greenbelt fiasco has led to a mounting list of celebrations, humiliations and resignations
Doug Ford
“There was preferential treatment for developers”: Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk on her scathing Greenbelt report
Lysyk’s investigation found that the Ford government’s decision to remove land from the Greenbelt was heavily influenced by a small group of developers who stand to turn a big profit. Here, she breaks down what that means
“Not everyone can pay millions for lakefront property”: This man’s floating home is at the centre of a cottage country feud
Joe Nimen believes his shipping-container houseboat is a masterpiece. His neighbours in Port Severn say it's an eyesore. Now, the Ontario government is threatening to ban vessels like his from overnight stays on provincial waters
“This idea that we’re living in divisive times is overstated”: A Q&A with Olivia Chow, the new mayor of Toronto
Fresh off her decisive election win, Chow discusses Doug Ford’s best qualities, celebrating Jack Layton, and convincing the provincial and federal governments to pony up billions
Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster
Toronto used to have one of the best transit systems in North America. Now it’s overcrowded, underfunded, unreliable and dangerous—and it costs us $2.38 billion a year
Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt
Doug Ford’s U-turn decision to earmark swaths of the Greenbelt for development prompted widespread outrage—plus pockets of praise—across the GTA. But what do the people who live and work on the land think about it?
“Maybe Doug Ford isn’t used to hearing input from women”: A Q&A with Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie
On the cusp of a potential bid to be Ontario's next Liberal leader, she talks about the province short-changing cities, her lock on the burbs and changing the lyrics to "O Canada"
“This is not what Ontario wants”: These protesters are demanding that Doug Ford address the affordability and health care crises
Fed-up nurses, teachers and social workers say the Ontario government is mangling policy on health care, education, housing, public service wages and more
“If you’re a developer eyeing the Greenbelt, just know the federal government has the power to intervene”: A Q&A with environment minister Steven Guilbeault
The minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada discusses being a thorn in Doug Ford's side, his plan to protect Rouge National Urban Park and the time he scaled the CN Tower to protest climate injustice
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
Our annual ranking of the people whose bravery, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
Dr. Fahad Razak on why the province is dissolving the Covid-19 Science Advisory Table
“Sometimes topics of interest related to the pandemic can make the government uncomfortable”
“It was mind-boggling. I’m still in shock”: Andrew Morris, a member of the Science Advisory Table, on why the government ignored their recommendations
"They haven’t learned anything over the past six to 12 months. I don’t understand it. It’s just so disappointing"
Real Weddings: Inside a drive-through reception with 570 guests—including Doug Ford—at a Brampton convention centre
With a two-hour wait and a take-home dinner
“I had to learn the sign for Covid-19”: A Q&A with Christopher Desloges, who became an overnight celebrity as Doug Ford’s sign-language interpreter
The hardest job he ever had was signing for Whoopi Goldberg
