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#ontario-politics

The association representing Ontario's municipalities is urging Premier Doug Ford to reconsider his plan to get rid of automated speed cameras, saying it will put pedestrians at risk. Ford reacted to news earlier this week that 17 automated speed cameras were cut down in Toronto over two nights, saying if municipalities don't ditch them, he will. The premier called the cameras a "cash grab," and suggested that "big huge signs" and "big flashing lights" would more effectively deter speeding.

WindsorNew Ontario Premier Doug Ford had harsh words for Diageo, parent company of Crown Royal whisky, on Tuesday. Last week the company announced it would be closing its Amherstburg, Ont., bottling plant in the new year, prompting the suggestion that Ontario should pull product from the shelves. At an unrelated announcement in Kitchener, Ford produced a bottle of Crown Royal and dumped it out while lambasting the company's decision.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will maintain his ban on American booze despite Canada dropping some retaliatory tariffs in the ongoing trade war with the United States. Ford says he will drop the ban on selling U.S. alcohol at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario when U.S. President Donald Trump removes tariffs placed on Canadian goods or when the two countries strike a new free trade deal.

Ford emphasized that First Nations should not keep approaching the government for financial help, indicating a desire for autonomy in economic development.

"We do not stand with Ontario in support of Bill 5," Gagnon said in a statement. "We do stand in support of the other First Nations in Ontario who are opposed to Bill 5 and working to have it thrown out."

"The Ministry has yet to formally initiate the mandatory review of the Greenbelt Plan, which was supposed to start earlier this year, raising concerns among critics."

"We are going to enunciate explicitly in each one that the duty to consult is there and it will be upheld to the highest standards," Rickford said.

Scarborough Coun. Michael Thompson testified that he never touched the complainants and denied any sexual assault allegations, asserting that no one was inebriated.

Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake's report emphasizes that Mr. Mutton's actions undermine transparency and public confidence, leading to a two-year lobbying ban.