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Protest in Windsor targets Doug Ford government policies and transparency concerns
Hundreds rallied at Queen’s Park and 55 more protests were planned as critics opposed FOI changes, OSAP cuts and Billy Bishop jet expansion.
- Hundreds gathered at Queen's Park in Toronto on Saturday to protest Premier Doug Ford, opposing retroactive freedom of information law changes and other controversial budget measures enacted Friday.
- Ontario's Lieutenant Governor granted royal assent to the omnibus budget bill on Friday after it passed Thursday's vote at Queen's Park, making the retroactive FOI law legally binding and shielding the premier and cabinet from public records access.
- Roughly 50 people gathered in Thunder Bay outside Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland's office, while 55 protests spread across Ontario municipalities; demonstrators cited 70,000 children on the Ontario Autism Program waitlist and frustration over the $28.9 million private jet purchase.
- Alina Cameron, president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, declared outside Kevin Holland's office that Ontarians have had enough of Ford's "ineptitude and corruption," while activists urge local members of provincial parliament to initiate a no-confidence vote.
- The Transportation Minister introduced a bill this week to expand Billy Bishop Airport and allow provincial control for jet operations, while teacher Tasha Vlotaros vowed protesters will "keep on fighting" to protect public services and democracy.
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