Journalist with @thetrilliumca. “One of the best names of any reporter that I can think of,” according to a media critic. Get in touch: charlie@thetrillium.ca.
NEW: FOI'd records show a paper trail from Mr. X to David Piccini's office to a key staffer in the Greenbelt controversy before the land in question was selected for removal.
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by @CharliePinkerto and me
ICYMI: Paul Godfrey alleged Premier Ford's office exerted "political leverage" over his son's company by promising it government funding while also seeking a favour from Postmedia, which the elder Godfrey used to run.
Godfrey's full sworn declaration is here & @Thetrilliumca.
NEW: Postmedia's ex-CEO alleged Premier Ford's then-top staffer used "leverage" over his son's company by promising funding to it, coupled with a favour — helping get the newspaper chain to run a letter from Ford to voters on the eve of the 2025 election. thetrillium.ca/news/politics…
Godfrey's allegations concern the period around Ontario's last general election, at which point he'd recently officially parted ways with Postmedia.
Postmedia highlighted that timing in response to questions about Godfrey's claims. Here's its spokesperson's full statement.
Postmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letter thetrillium.ca:443/news/poli…
NEW: Postmedia's ex-CEO alleged Premier Ford's then-top staffer used "leverage" over his son's company by promising funding to it, coupled with a favour — helping get the newspaper chain to run a letter from Ford to voters on the eve of the 2025 election. thetrillium.ca/news/politics…
Paul Godfrey, a former CEO and chairman of Postmedia, made the allegations in a sworn statement given to police investigating his son's company, Keel Digital Solutions.
Premier Doug Ford's office called the claims "categorically untrue and completely disconnected from reality."
The Ministry of Labour is not complying with orders to proceed with @Thetrilliumca's FOIs for Skills Development Fund records.
It seems to be the worst offender right now — but it's not alone. The IPC says it's seeing increasing non-compliance with its orders.