GLOVER: Ford is trying everything to distract from his phone records

QUEEN’S PARK — With Doug Ford eyeing Billy Bishop Airport for his latest use of Bill 5, Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Democratic Reform Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) says the Premier is again trampling on the rights of Ontarians to hide his phone records:

“Doug Ford is going to great lengths to distract from his most recent scandal,” said Glover. “As the Ontario Legislature returns from another extended break, the Premier is using his latest land grab in an attempt to change the channel from his phone records. Ontarians aren’t falling for it.

“The Premier says he consulted with the waterfront community — that’s not true. He says he has respect for environmental laws, but if he did, he wouldn’t give himself permission to break them with Bill 5.

“Bill 5 allows the Premier and his cabinet to break any provincial or municipal law anywhere, any time in Ontario. What environmental, safety, and labour laws are they planning to break at Billy Bishop Airport? What is in his phone records that he’s so desperate to hide? Ontarians deserve the truth.”