'If we don’t inform people, the only choice they have is to listen to the media': Doug Ford defends 'Protect Ontario' ads

Iris Gorfinkel: Doug Ford’s ‘Protect Ontario’ ads are a scam trying to hide the damage he’s doing

The Ford government is throwing record-breaking taxpayer dollars into ads like no other ruling party before. And many stand in bleak contrast to the harsh reality faced by Ontarians.

Doug Ford defends 'Protect Ontario' ads following record $111.9M ad spend

Ads offer a differing view compared to what constituents may see or hear in the media, premier said during an unrelated news conference in Toronto on Tuesday when pressed to justify the cost of his government’s “Protect Ontario” advertising campaign.

'If we don’t inform people, the only choice they have is to listen to the media': Doug Ford defends 'Protect Ontario' ads

Ads offer a differing view compared to what constituents may see or hear in the media, premier said during an unrelated news conference in Toronto on Tuesday when pressed to justify the cost of his government’s “Protect Ontario” advertising campaign.

Big Spender Ford Needs To Stop Lighting Tax Dollars On Fire

A Statement from Ontario’s NPD Official Opposition Leader Marit Sitles Posted June 24th, 2026 on Niagara At Large QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement, after Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from The Trillium (https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/protect-ontario-ads-cost-one-ministry-nearly-10m-last-year-records-12432912)  revealed that Doug Ford spent nearly $10 million o…