The stories that had Queen's Park hooked

Plus: Legs and regs

PROGRAMMING NOTE: A reminder that this is a special holiday dispatch — I’ll be back in your inbox bright and early on Monday, January 5.

ABOVE THE FOLD

2025 was a wild year in provincial politics — starting with a snap election and rounding out with another nascent Liberal leadership race, a bruised Opposition NDP leader, and a Skills Development Fund controversy that just seems to be getting worse for the ruling PCs.

There’s a lot to look back on. So, here are this year’s top stories — the ones you couldn’t stop reading, sharing, clicking and talking about at the North Doors.

1. Mr. X's lobby ban, chiefs shuffle

2. Leaked poll shows cracks in Crombie’s support

3. David Peterson has a reality check for Doug Ford

4. An hour-by-hour guide to campaign kick-off

5. Inside the PC exec director’s quiet exit

6. LEAKED: The memo Liberals won’t want you to see

7. Grit grab: Behind OLP's campaign cash-out

8. Can Stiles hold the line?

9. How Ford could blow it

10. Most and least engaged ridings

CATCH-UP ON CLIPPINGS

— LEGS AND REGS: It’s…