TRILLIUM TALK: Queen’s Park takes a summer break – until almost Halloween

Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists from the Ontario Legislature.

Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staff at Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen’s Park—and the week to come.

On today’s show is Editor-in-Chief Jessica Smith Cross, part of Trillium The team was recently nominated for a CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism for in-depth reporting on the influence of land developers in Ontario politics.

Doug Ford’s cabinet reshuffle was the big news heading into a 19-week summer break, and not just because it marked a return to prominence for a key figure in the Greenbelt scandal.

Jessica also breaks down the results of new surveys commissioned by Trilliumincluding some interesting responses to the province’s plan to speed up access to booze in grocery and corner stores.

Funding for social services was also in the spotlight this week. We tell you why.

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