Back in 2018, Doug Ford spoke his truth and it was caught on camera. The reaction to that video was so swift and forceful that the premier was forced to make a promise: he would never touch the Greenbelt, he said. If we’ve learned anything about Doug Ford since then, it’s that saying one thing and doing another is standard practice, and promises are meant to be broken. In breaking his promise on the Greenbelt, Ford is inflicting incomparable damage on this province that extends from the land to our trust in democratic systems.
EDITORIAL: Bill 23: A housing plan built on corruption (Dec. 2022)
December 13th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Bill 23: A housing plan built on corruption (Dec. 2022)
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
EDITORIAL: Leaders show up (Nov. 2022)
November 22nd, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Leaders show up (Nov. 2022)
The Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) is reviewing Ottawa’s use of the Emergencies Act to break up the “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa and at border crossings last winter. Their work involves hearing the testimony of people involved, including senior civil servants. In the past, premiers have testified in such commissions, despite the fact that the commission’s mandate is to hold all levels of government to account for the events that led to Prime Minister Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act last winter.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FORUM: Ford unleashes his sprawl agenda (Nov. 2022)
November 22nd, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Ford unleashes his sprawl agenda (Nov. 2022)
This sets province back to the 1940s
By Jessica Bell
Now that the provincial and city elections are over, the real Doug Ford has stepped out from behind the veneer of moderation. The Premier has unleashed his aggressive plan to spur suburban sprawl, parking lots, and highways across the Greater Golden Horseshoe area, at the expense of farmland, renters, municipal services, and all-important climate change goals.
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2022)
August 17th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2022)
Ain’t she a beautiful sight?

- EDITORIAL CARTOON: A chacun son principles (July 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Provincial Election 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Winter 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Fall 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: Fourth wave funnies! (Aug. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jul. 2021)
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
NEWS: Bell re-elected in University–Rosedale (July 2022)
July 18th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Bell re-elected in University–Rosedale (July 2022)
Annex backs NDP, province backs PCs overall
By Carly Penrose
New Democrat Jessica Bell won University-Rosedale by 4,000 votes while Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives won a sweeping majority in the bid to lead Ontario’s government.
EDITORIAL: Buck-a-fare just another sound bite (Provincial Election 2022)
May 24th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Buck-a-fare just another sound bite (Provincial Election 2022)
Doug Ford has lowered the discourse for campaign-time politics by sucking another party into a vacuum of sorts. The PCs have given free licence plate renewals and are promising a five-cent drop in the gasoline tax—if reelected.
The Liberals have countered with a buck-a-fare public transit plan. It feels like we are at the CNE with hucksters competing for attention.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
EDITORIAL: Ford’s climate fiction (May 2022)
May 17th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford’s climate fiction (May 2022)
We are just weeks away from the provincial election and voters are being besieged with election advertising. Every party is making bold claims of course, but the ruling Progressive Conservatives under Doug Ford are touting their environmental credentials, and that is nothing but offensive and absurd.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FOCUS: Liberals bank on star power (Spring 2022)
April 11th, 2022 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Liberals bank on star power (Spring 2022)
Former Trillium CEO, Andrea Barrack, joins race for MPP

By Joshua Snow
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2022)
April 11th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2022)

SEE MORE BY BRETT LAMB:
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Winter 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Fall 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: Fourth wave funnies! (Aug. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jul. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Apr. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: Pandemic Response (Mar. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Feb. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2021)
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
EDITORIAL: A conservative in name only (Spring 2022)
April 11th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: A conservative in name only (Spring 2022)
It’s silly season at Queen’s Park as the ruling Progressive Conservatives seek another mandate from voters this June. And it’s not beneath Doug Ford to attempt to bribe voters with their own money and ignore criticism about behaving in a fiscally reckless fashion.
EDITORIAL: Ford should be first (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford should be first (Winter 2022)
Policing is largely a provincial matter, but faced with massive trucks and bouncy castles clogging up central Ottawa, plus blockades at key border crossings, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to invoke the Emergencies Act. As usual, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was too focused on the next election to do his job, and he should have to answer for it.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FORUM: Ford’s antics fill Pink Palace (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Ford’s antics fill Pink Palace (Winter 2022)
MPPs return to Queen’s Park in final controversial legislative session
By Jessica Bell
Canadian-content rules lowered for Ontario Line
Premier Ford is allowing companies who would like to build vehicles for the Ontario Line to cut their Canadian-manufactured content from 25 per cent to 10 per cent.
EDITORIAL: Ford stalls, families suffer (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford stalls, families suffer (Jan. 2022)
Under the questionable leadership of Premier Doug Ford, Ontario is now the only province in Canada which has not signed onto the federally funded daycare plan that would see fees cut to $10 per day per child by 2025. The federal formula would give Ontario $10.2 billion over five years which is its per capita share. But Ford says that’s not enough and Ontario deserves more than other jurisdictions.