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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

Doug Ford’s PCs win majority, Liberal leader defeated

Doug Ford’s PCs win majority, Liberal leader defeated

Ford’s early election call won his Progressive Conservatives another four years of governing in Ontario
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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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Cheque's in the mail: Your $200 'taxpayer rebate' is on its way

Cheque's in the mail: Your $200 'taxpayer rebate' is on its way

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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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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Over 80,000 people homeless across the province in 2024: AMO

Over 80,000 people homeless across the province in 2024: 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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Thousands of ODSP recipients may have to retrieve cheques themselves amid Canada Post strike

Thousands of ODSP recipients may have to retrieve cheques themselves amid Canada Post strike

Ontario's social services ministry says support payment recipients should contact local program offices with questions about how to receive payments
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‘Contentious’: How Ontario handles politically sensitive requests for government info

‘Contentious’: How Ontario handles politically sensitive requests for government info

The practice is allowed, even though it 'can delay the timely release' of potentially sensitive records, says the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s office
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Only 12% of MZO projects completed, post-Greenbelt review found

Only 12% of MZO projects completed, post-Greenbelt review found

About one in three minister-issued MZOs that the Housing Ministry closely scrutinized last fall were put on the chopping block
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Insiders say Calandra cleaned up Greenbelt scandal with 'holy water' and ‘carte blanche'

Insiders say Calandra cleaned up Greenbelt scandal with 'holy water' and ‘carte blanche'

One year later, Doug Ford’s ‘super minister’ has gotten it done — but not without costs, sources tell The Trillium
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'Very nutty': This lavender farm has spent half a decade and six figures chasing provincial approval

'Very nutty': This lavender farm has spent half a decade and six figures chasing provincial approval

The Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Ontario Land Tribunal — each of which have delayed Fennario Meadows' launch of a winery-esque experience in Creemore — could see changes over the next few years
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