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Postmedia Ex-CEO Alleges Doug Ford’s Office Used ‘Leverage’ over Son’s Company to Get Newspaper Chain to Publish Pre-Election Letter
Paul Godfrey says the premier’s office linked approval of Keel Digital’s contract to a request that Postmedia publish Doug Ford’s letter.
- Former Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey alleges Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office used its "leverage" over Keel Digital to secure favorable media coverage ahead of the 2025 election.
- Patrick Sackville, the Premier's then-chief of staff, allegedly linked approval of a three-year contract between Keel Digital and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to publication of a letter from Ford to voters.
- On Monday, an Ontario Superior Court judge ordered Keel Digital into receivership following the government's lawsuit alleging the company misled the province to receive funding it wasn't owed.
- The Premier's Office called the claims "categorically untrue," while Postmedia stated it has "no knowledge of the background events" described by Paul Godfrey and noted opinion pieces are published based on public interest.
- Rob Godfrey labeled the situation "bullshit" and a distraction from the Skills Development Fund controversy involving David Piccini, promising the company's legal battle "isn't over.
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Timmins Today+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Postmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letter
Premier Ford’s office calls the claims ‘categorically untrue and completely disconnected from reality’
·Timmins, Canada
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The Toronto Star+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Paul Godfrey alleges Ford’s office used son’s government deal as ‘leverage’ to place election op-ed in Postmedia papers
Ford’s office called the allegations “categorically untrue,” while Postmedia said publishing the premier’s op-ed required no special consideration.
·Toronto, Canada
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Ford government used “leverage” over taxpayer-funded company to extract political benefit: legal letter
In January 2025, as Premier Ford was preparing to call a snap election, Ford’s then chief of staff placed a phone call to discuss provincial funding along with a “favour.”
·Toronto, Canada
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