Dean French
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ANALYSIS: Premier Doug Ford’s new leafAfter starting 2019 as a disruptor, Premier Doug Ford now appears to be striving for the middle of the road.PoliticsDec 7, 2019
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Green Party leader Schreiner says appointment process in Ontario government should focus on meritMike Schreiner says the process should include the need for merit-based selection, which the current system does not spell out except for adjudicative tribunals appointments.PoliticsJul 31, 2019
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Long-time Doug Ford adviser promoted to key role in premier’s officeAmin Massoudi has been appointed as Ford's principal secretary, a role that has been vacant since January.PoliticsJul 31, 2019
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Premier Doug Ford promises more transparent appointments process after Dean French scandalFord says his government will put a new appointment process in place to deliver that clarity but he would not commit to releasing internal reviews into the matter.PoliticsJul 23, 2019
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Doug Ford’s former chief of staff drops libel lawsuit against legislator Randy HillierHillier initially apologized in a Twitter post, but in his court filings denied the defamation allegations, saying French already had a "negative reputation" before the series of tweets in question.PoliticsJul 22, 2019
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Another appointee linked to former Ford chief of staff Dean French resignsA spokeswoman for Ford confirmed that Ian Neita, who was appointed to the board of Workplace Safety Insurance Board in December, submitted his resignation today.CanadaJul 12, 2019
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Ontario government appointee resigns after reported ties to Dean FrenchPremier Doug Ford's office says it had been reviewing Andrew Suboch's appointment as chair of the Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee and that he has now resigned.PoliticsJul 11, 2019
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Doug Ford brushes off questions on Dean French appointments controversyDean French abruptly left his job as Ford's top adviser more than two weeks ago when it first emerged that people given lucrative foreign postings were personally connected to him.PoliticsJul 8, 2019
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Ontario’s strategic transformation adviser axed amid reports of ties to Dean FrenchThe head of the province's public service says in a memo to staff that the transformation office is being dissolved and Peter Fenwick left effective immediately.PoliticsJul 5, 2019
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Ontario integrity commissioner can’t publicly release outcome of possible appointments probeInterim Liberal leader John Fraser had asked the commissioner to review all public appointments under the Tory government.PoliticsJul 4, 2019
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