{"id":80066,"date":"2026-01-06T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=80066"},"modified":"2026-01-06T07:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:37:22","slug":"ontarians-deserve-the-truth-stiles-responds-as-court-rules-ford-must-turn-over-personal-phone-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/ontarians-deserve-the-truth-stiles-responds-as-court-rules-ford-must-turn-over-personal-phone-records\/","title":{"rendered":"NDP & Liberals Respond as Court rules Ford must turn over personal phone records"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cOntarians deserve the truth\u201d: Stiles responds as court rules Ford must turn over personal phone records<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marit Stiles, Leader of Ontario\u2019s Official Opposition, has issued the following statement, after an Ontario court ruled that Premier Doug Ford must turn over his personal phone records in compliance with numerous freedom of information requests:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis goes back to the beginning of the Greenbelt scandal, when we demanded that the Cabinet Secretary lock down the Premier\u2019s records. We have continuously called for transparency from Doug Ford and his government, despite their constant refusal to provide it.<\/p>\n

\u201cOntarians shouldn’t have to take the Conservatives to court to get answers about this, but Ford plans to waste more time and taxpayer dollars with another appeal. Just like the scandalous Skills Development Fund, he pulls out all the stops to avoid being honest with the people of our province.<\/p>\n

\u201cClearly Ford is conducting government business on his personal phone. Ontarians deserve the truth, and they will get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ontario Court Upholds Transparency Ruling Requiring Premier Ford to Release Personal Cellphone Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Ontario Liberal MPP Stephanie Smyth, Critic for Ethics, Integrity & Accountability, released the following statement after an Ontario court denied Doug Ford\u2019s bid to overturn the Information and Privacy Commissioner\u2019s order to release government-related call logs from his personal cellphone:<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s court decision is a major win for transparency and accountability in Ontario.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ontarians remember the Greenbelt scandal \u2014 secret emails, code words, and decisions made out of public view \u2014 and today\u2019s ruling sends a clear message that those days are over.<\/em><\/p>\n

The court confirmed that once a personal cellphone is used to conduct government business, it is subject to Ontario\u2019s transparency laws. There are no exceptions and no loopholes.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Premier cannot hide behind his personal cellphone forever. Gone are the days when a premier can go rogue, conducting public business in the shadows to benefit friends, donors, and lobbyists.<\/em><\/p>\n

We have seen where this kind of secrecy leads \u2014 first the Greenbelt, now the rot exposed in the Skills Development Fund.<\/em><\/p>\n

If the Premier truly has nothing to hide, he should stop fighting the courts, abandon any further appeal, and comply immediately. Instead, he has claimed that \u2018no one can influence him,\u2019 suggested destroying personal phone records for so-called confidentiality, and signalled his intention to appeal.<\/em><\/p>\n

That is preposterous. Public business belongs in public view.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ontarians deserve to see the real Doug Ford, and that starts with releasing the records. It\u2019s time to scrape those phone logs, come clean, and bring an end to the culture of secrecy in the Premier\u2019s Office.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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