Jack Hauen

New: Several well-placed sources, leaked documents and recordings of internal town halls detail how a bitter, years-long falling out with a European partner has led Metrolinx to scale back its ambitious GO Expansion plan. No paywall. #onpoli thetrillium.ca/news/the-trill…

NEW: Meet the bagman. Tony Miele is the top fundraiser for Doug Ford's PCs — & he’s quite good at it. He’s also a longtime “consultant” for developers. Sources, court & gov records shed light to @Thetrilliumca on why he’s known as such a powerful figure. thetrillium.ca/news/the-trill…

Here’s the story that’s consumed me and @CharliePinkerto for the last couple of months.

NEW: Notes that OPP officers took while working at Premier Doug Ford's house on the night of the controversial stag & doe fundraiser ahead of his daughter's 2022 wedding won't be released after a years-long access-to-information battle. thetrillium.ca/insider-news/p…

Canada's premiers are calling on the feds to prioritize removing Chinese tariffs on Canadian goods. @jackhauen has the details from Day 3 of COF #onpoli #cdnpoli thetrillium.ca/insider-news/p…

I wrote to the Integrity Commissioner to ask her to consider new information, revealed today by reporters at The Trillium, in deciding whether to investigate if Bill 5's cancellation of the environmental assessment for the Dresden landfill was improperly influenced by political…

NEW: Since 4 Toronto safe consumption sites were forced to close, the number of overdoses per week at Metropolitan United Church has gone from 1 to as many as 6. "It's just carnage all the time. I feel like I’m staring at a bad motor vehicle accident.’ torontotoday.ca/local/health/c…

NEW - I hit the streets with outreach workers who told me they're finding more needles and people in distress, and witnessing more public overdoses since four supervised consumption sites closed in Toronto. It did not take long for me to witness one myself thestar.com/news/gta/ontar…

In which a Toronto cop gives $325 tickets to cyclists who slow-roll a changing red light, but two videos beforehand, ignores a driver who slow-rolls a stop sign because he’s a “fair and reasonable person.”

Near Chinatown this morning? Coffee at Dark Horse on Spadina is free this morning until 11. TorontoToday is picking up the tab! Come say hi and grab a coffee.

62% of Torontonians say main streets should "offer a balance to all road users" including transit, pedestrians and cyclists — but not many PC voters agree. Most Toronto Tories said main streets "should be prioritized for car traffic or parking." #onpoli thetrillium.ca/news/municipal…

Critical hyperlocal toilet reporting torontotoday.ca/local/city-hal…

One of those stories that makes you go …WHAT

You’re probably thinking: “Why would a soft, soft teddy bear kill a baby? Wasn’t it designed for babies?” Ha ha ha. Are you the baby? @winniecode is the best pointsincase.com/articles/im-th…

New: Nate Erskine-Smith, the one-time OLP leadership candidate who lost to Bonnie Crombie and now finds himself on the outs with the Carney government, is poking around Crombie's leadership review. #onpoli thetrillium.ca/insider-news/p…

Hamilton backs provincial 'Foodbelt' bill to protect Ontario farmland thetrillium.ca/news/energy-an…

Nate Erskine-Smith calls out for OLP delegates to decide if party 'should have a new leader' thetrillium.ca/insider-news/p…

New: After responses about expanding GO train service to Vancouver and an electrification schedule 18,000 years into the future, Metrolinx says the @GOtransit account will no longer use AI. #onpoli thetrillium.ca/news/municipal…

New from me and @SheilaWang_: A mining firm with a history of pollution allegations in the U.S. wants to dig for gold upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation. The plan risks worsening the effects of mercury lingering in the rivers, the nation says. thestar.com/news/investiga…