The beginning of the end

And a major milestone

WE DID IT! Before we dig into today’s edition, a major milestone — Four years ago this month, I hit “send” on the very first edition of this newsletter, unsure if anyone beyond my mum would read it. Now, going into Year Five, I’m still pinching myself. To my subscribers — whether you’ve been here since Day One or just joined the club — thank you. Your trust, clicks, forwards (and occasional rage replies) have helped turn this into the most-read newsletter at Queen’s Park. And to the anonymous tipsters: I owe you a drink — or at least some plausible deniability. More to come. 💌

ABOVE THE FOLD

It’s a relatively quiet start to the post-Victoria Day week — but the Ford government still finds itself playing defence on some hot-potato policies.

The House is out — MPPs are back in their ridings for the final constituency week break of the spring session. There are only two sitting weeks to go before MPPs are set to rise for the summer recess, and there could be some late nights ahead as the …