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Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives Bar Media From Party Convention
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party restricted access to its 2026 convention to members only, a break from usual openness that critics say signals weakness.
- On Jan. 28, 2026, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party barred reporters from its annual gathering in Toronto, the first media ban since Doug Ford became premier in 2018.
- Peter Turkington said CBC News made days of accreditation inquiries before the party's director of communication said the Ontario PC Convention is closed to media and members-only.
- Hundreds of party delegates will attend and debate policy at the Toronto Congress Centre, with Doug Ford scheduled for a Saturday fireside chat and the party announcing a new executive on Sunday.
- Last fall the Ontario Liberals and New Democrats opened their conventions to reporters, while Geneviève Tellier and Melanie Richer said the PC move undermines transparency and democratic norms.
- Coinciding with the federal Conservative Party convention in Calgary, the PC gathering runs the same weekend where Pierre Poilievre faces a leadership review, nearly a year after Doug Ford's Feb. 27, 2025 majority win.
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Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives bar media from party convention
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario has banned media from its upcoming convention for the first time since he became the premier in 2018. Ford says he is always available to reporters, but the convention will remain closed to them. The convention is set to take place this weekend at the Toronto Congress Centre […]
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives bar media from party convention
TORONTO — Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario has banned media from its upcoming convention for the first time since he became the premier in 2018.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
Bias Distribution
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75% Left
L 75%
C 25%
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