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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

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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Lawyer to would-be Greenbelt developers ‘failed to comply’ with lobbying law

Lawyer to would-be Greenbelt developers ‘failed to comply’ with lobbying law

Failing to register as a lobbyist ‘undermines’ transparency, a non-compliance notice on the integrity commissioner's website says
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Ford government says its data was botched — so how many people are homeless?

Ford government says its data was botched — so how many people are homeless?

The housing minister's spokesperson now says the number is ‘significantly lower’ than 234,000, which was the ‘unofficial estimate’ of homelessness found in a ministry document
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RCMP now interviewing current and former government staff in Greenbelt investigation

RCMP now interviewing current and former government staff in Greenbelt investigation

The Mounties’ launched their probe into whether there was a criminal element to the scandal last fall
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Here are details of deal that makes OPP officers highest paid in Ontario

Here are details of deal that makes OPP officers highest paid in Ontario

The four-year agreements, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2023, also include significant wage increases for members
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Doug Ford's PCs polling comfortably as spring's legislative sitting concludes

Doug Ford's PCs polling comfortably as spring's legislative sitting concludes

Bonnie Crombie's Liberals are potential Ontario voters' second preference, according to a new poll
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