Politics

Ep. 90 - When a premier gets angry

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Last week, Premier Doug Ford publicly called out Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk for her report on the provincial government's COVID-19 pandemic response, telling her to "stick with the numbers." Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss why you don't normally hear a response like this coming from a premier. Also, you may not know his name, but Peter Weltman is the numbers guy at Queen's Park. As Ontario's financial accountability officer, he digs deep into government spending. He joins the podcast to discuss his latest report on infrastructure.
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