Ontario independent MPP Sarah Jama says she will continue wearing a keffiyeh in the legislature despite being told to leave the chamber Thursday for defying a ban on the Arab headdress.

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NEW: Sarah Jama was today told to leave the chamber for wearing the keffiyeh at Queen's Park. She refused and the speaker later said he didn't want to use, or order, force to make her leave.

Jama says she'll keep wearing it. #onpoli
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Great story by @IsaacCallan:

Two Brampton city councillors and three senior staff were sent on an investment trip to Ireland, where they spent more than $60,000 over roughly five days on expenses that included hotels, travel and food.

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Premier Doug Ford is asked about Umar Zameer.

Ford says once again he didn’t have all the information at the time.

Premier Ford says it’s “ironic” that the reporter who asked the question didn’t mention Constable Northrop or his family.

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Premier Doug Ford touts his government’s $2.5B “direct and indirect” investments for the Honda EV plant.

Unlike with Stellantis and VW which are receiving production tax credits, Ontario’s investment is upfront with Honda.

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NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is facing calls to personally apologize to Umar Zameer for a social media post that criticized his release on bail in 2021 after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Toronto police officer.

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NEW: In an effort to free up family physicians to focus on patient care, the Ford government wants to move to an attestation-based system for employers who require a doctor’s note when an employee is feeling ill.

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The Ford government has won a privacy battle to keep the extent of its nursing, personal support worker and physician shortage secret after Ontario’s privacy watchdog ruled that revealing them could be economically damaging.

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NEW: Ontario raising speed limits on some highways, including parts of 401

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BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford addresses the Umar Zameer verdict for the first time and that tweet in Sept 2021 when Zameer was first granted bail.

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Tense times at Queen's Park as PC MPPs defy Premier Doug Ford's desire to overturn the Keffiyeh ban.

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BREAKING : PC MPPs walk out of the legislature after a number of protesters interrupt the proceedings.

Premier Doug Ford is not here.

One PC MPP says they left after the Speaker called a recess, although other MPPs seemed confused.

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BTW: Sarah Jama is openly defying the keffiyeh ban in the Ontario legislature.

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PC MPPs are applauding themselves after Gov’t House Leader Paul Calandra called his caucus one of the most diverse in Ontario history.

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