Robert Benzie
@robertbenzie
Queen's Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star
Given Premier Doug Ford’s effusive praise for Prime Minister @MarkJCarney, re-upping this @TorontoStar piece on the most important political alliance in the country. #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/feder…
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In junior high, a Jamaican patty changed my life. The flaky pastry is Toronto’s most beloved snack. As we kick off Toronto’s top patty bracket next week, we want to hear from you. Share your own cherished patty memories and stories with us. trib.al/ormXmBL
The premiers are holding their closing news conference at the Council of the Federation. The @TorontoStar has complete coverage. #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…
The @TorontoStar has complete coverage of the Council of the Federation meeting today in Muskoka from @robferguson1, @reggcohn, @MoiraWelsh and me. #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…
A must-read from the @TorontoStar's @reggcohn on Prime Minister @MarkJCarney's day at the lake with the premiers. #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/polit…
Joining @DavidWCochrane on @PnPCBC at 6:30 p.m. with @MicheleCadario, @FBoivinGatineau and @honjamesmoore. #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/feder…
Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister @MarkJCarney stayed over at his Muskoka cottage last night after dinner with the premiers. Ford said they stayed up till 12:30 am by the fire solving the world’s problems. #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/feder…
The @TorontoStar has complete coverage of the first ministers’ meeting and the Council of the Federation conference at Deerhurst Resort on Peninsula Lake in Huntsville. #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/feder…
Joining @MooreintheAM on @NEWSTALK1010 at 8:45 am with @sunirachaudhri and @RichardCrouse. thestar.com/politics.html
The @TorontoStar will have complete coverage of today’s meeting in Muskoka between the premiers and Prime Minister @MarkJCarney from @rferguson1, @MoiraWelsh, @reggcohn and me. #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/feder…
Joining @RebeccaZandberg on @CBCOttawaMorning at 6:45 am. #onpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…
First Nations and first ministers tend to follow a familiar playbook at high stakes summits. Call it the Canadian tradition of confrontation, consultation and stagnation. Time for an update. My latest on Monday's Muskoka summit: thestar.com/politics/polit…
Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister @MarkJCarney will join the provincial leaders for dinner tonight at the Ford family cottage near the Muskoka summit. #cdnpoli #onpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…
NEW: @OntLiberal MPPs are rallying behind @BonnieCrombie after @beynate’s 1,177-word broadside against her. #onpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…
Muskoka is the political centre of Canada this week. Premiers meet Indigenous leaders at Deerhurst today then Prime Minister @MarkJCarney tomorrow before official Council of the Federation confab. #onpoli #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…
As @beynate attacks @BonnieCrombie, her loyalists warn @OntLiberal dissension only helps Premier Doug Ford’s @OntarioPCParty. #onpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…
From the front page of the @TorontoStar, @alex_n_boyd in Camrose, Alberta, where embattled @CPC_HQ Leader @PierrePoilievre is mounting a political comeback. #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/feder…
NEW: @beynate fires a salvo at @BonnieCrombie as @OntLiberal leadership review heats up. #onpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…
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Bonnie Crombie backers warn a Liberal leadership contest would only help Doug Ford trib.al/NtcZsz3