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Jessica Smith Cross

Jessica Smith Cross

Jessica Smith Cross began her career in local news, reporting for Metro newspapers in five Canadian cities, as well as for CTV, the Guelph Mercury and the Turtle Island News. She made the leap to political journalism in 2016 but frequently looks back. Prior to the Trillium, she was the editor-in-chief of iPolitics and Queen's Park Briefing.

Recent Work by Jessica

Ontario shed construction jobs as unemployment rate increased in 2024: report

Ontario shed construction jobs as unemployment rate increased in 2024: report

Male workers experienced higher job losses but also higher wage gains last year, according to Ontario's Financial Accountability Office
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‘Special economic zones’ bill would let Ford government exempt any project from provincial laws

‘Special economic zones’ bill would let Ford government exempt any project from provincial laws

It also repeals Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 'gutting' legal protections for species, environmentalists warn
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Premier Ford gets kudos for dropping exceptions to free interprovincial trade

Premier Ford gets kudos for dropping exceptions to free interprovincial trade

The Liberal minister who steered the free trade agreement is among those who support the move
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‘Special economic zones’ bill would let Ford government exempt any project from provincial laws

‘Special economic zones’ bill would let Ford government exempt any project from provincial laws

It also repeals Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 'gutting' legal protections for species, environmentalists warn
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Ford government tables free-interprovincial trade bill

Ford government tables free-interprovincial trade bill

The province is also dropping all of its exceptions to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement
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Poilievre wouldn't 'be in this position' if Kory Teneycke managed his campaign: Ford

Poilievre wouldn't 'be in this position' if Kory Teneycke managed his campaign: Ford

Teneycke has called Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative campaign a 'f—ing disaster'
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Ontario seeks proposals to add primary care to underserved communities

Ontario seeks proposals to add primary care to underserved communities

The Ford government has issued a call for proposals to add doctor- and nurse-led primary care to underserved areas across the province
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Ontario tariff response includes some business tax deferrals, WSIB rebate and boost for bars

Ontario tariff response includes some business tax deferrals, WSIB rebate and boost for bars

The Opposition NDP says it would rather see the $2 billion WSIB rebate go to injured workers
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Invoking her father's free-trade legacy, Caroline Mulroney endorses Pierre Poilievre

Invoking her father's free-trade legacy, Caroline Mulroney endorses Pierre Poilievre

Brian Mulroney, who negotiated the original North American Free Trade Agreement, passed away last year
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Back pay for repealed wage-freeze law boosts teachers on Sunshine List

Back pay for repealed wage-freeze law boosts teachers on Sunshine List

Tens of thousands of teachers show major compensation increases from 2023 to 2024 due to one-time bumps from back pay
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