Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government has been on an announcement blitz including proposing changes to the rules for HOV lanes on the highway, wanting to see bail hearings live streamed, and calling on the federal government to legalize pepper spray. Meanwhile, his government also wants to change legislation around freedom of information requests.
We convened our Tuesday Recovering Politicians Panel to unpack it all. This week's guests are Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Health Minister as well as Peter Tabuns, an Ontario NDP MPP Toronto-Danforth. #onpoli #politics #canada #ontario #news
0:00 - Intro
3:21 - Doug Ford’s announcement blitz
4:47 - Legalize pepper spray in Ontario? Another Ford gov't proposal
9:32 - FOI legislation change proposed by Ford gov't
16:47 -The idea of bail hearings being live streamed
18:20 - A caller weighs in on Ford gov't proposal to change FOI legislation
20:07 - A conversation about affordability & inflation
23:40 - Former cop calls into show to talk pepper spray issue
24:44 - Inflation conversation continued
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government has been on an announcement blitz including proposing changes to the rules for HOV lanes on the highway, wanting to see bail hearings live streamed, and calling on the federal government to legalize pepper spray. Meanwhile, his government also wants to change legislation around freedom of information requests.
We convened our Tuesday Recovering Politicians Panel to unpack it all. This week's guests are Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Health Minister as well as Peter Tabuns, an Ontario NDP MPP Toronto-Danforth. #onpoli #politics #canada #ontario #news
0:00 - Intro
3:21 - Doug Ford’s announcement blitz
4:47 - Legalize pepper spray in Ontario? Another Ford gov't proposal
9:32 - FOI legislation change proposed by Ford gov't
16:47 -The idea of bail hearings being live streamed
18:20 - A caller weighs in on Ford gov't proposal to change FOI legislation
20:07 - A conversation about affordability & inflation
23:40 - Former cop calls into show to talk pepper spray issue
24:44 - Inflation conversation continued
