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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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Bonnie Crombie suggests she'd no longer fight Lakeview Village project — with a catch

Bonnie Crombie suggests she'd no longer fight Lakeview Village project — with a catch

The Ontario Liberal Party leader also said she'd prefer using MZOs for affordable housing but not 'to incentivize market rate housing'
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Ontario’s wintertime election campaign will be unlike most in history

Ontario’s wintertime election campaign will be unlike most in history

Cold weather will force parties to get creative, even when it comes to campaign basics like door-knocking and distributing signs
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Ford government looks to tweak mining claims in Ontario

Ford government looks to tweak mining claims in Ontario

The province’s online claims system, which First Nations have argued allows violations of their rights, wouldn’t be impacted by the proposed changes
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Ford government looks to tweak mining claims in Ontario

Ford government looks to tweak mining claims in Ontario

The province’s online claims system, which First Nations have argued allows violations of their rights, wouldn’t be impacted by the proposed changes
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Doug Ford’s ‘sweet spot’ to call early election to span upcoming few weeks, say PCs

Doug Ford’s ‘sweet spot’ to call early election to span upcoming few weeks, say PCs

If the premier's to send Ontarians to the polls early, he's got less than a month to make it worth his while, party sources said
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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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Ethics watchdog declines to investigate minister, Therme-Ontario Place deal

Ethics watchdog declines to investigate minister, Therme-Ontario Place deal

The integrity commissioner's decision was largely based on Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma being put in charge of the project midway through its planning
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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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Ford-linked lobbyist in the middle of Niagara’s billion-dollar makeover

Ford-linked lobbyist in the middle of Niagara’s billion-dollar makeover

One developer employing a lobbyist who has close ties to the premier has plans to make a whale-sized splash in the region, well-placed sources say
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