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You've heard about TABOR — the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. Well this is the strange and sometimes unbelievable story of how a man named Douglas Bruce convinced voters to pass it and what it has meant for the state.
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Trillium Talk - A weekly briefing from the Ontario Legislature from the team at The Trillium
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Every week, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. Launched in 2023 by Village Media, a leader in local journalism, The Trillium is a comprehensive news and information source devoted exclusively to insider coverage of Ontario politics. Passionate and plugged in, The Trillium delivers the major political headlines of the day while unpacking complex policy changes and digging deeper into key issue ...
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TRILLIUM TALK: Facts hard to find in sudden shutdown of Ontario Science Centre
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. Joining us today is reporter Jack Hauen, who breaks d…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. On today's episode is reporter Charlie Pinkerton, who…
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TRILLIUM TALK: Landlords, tenants and - squatters
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. On today's episode is reporter Jack Hauen, part of Th…
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TRILLIUM TALK: Queen's Park takes a summer break - until almost Halloween
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. On the show today is Editor-in-Chief Jessica Smith Cr…
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TRILLIUM TALK: Cost of Ontario booze plan may leave taxpayers feeling a little wasted
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. On the show today is Charlie Pinkerton, part of The T…
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TRILLIUM TALK: Why the Ford government is fighting unions at the Supreme Court
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. On the show today is Editor-in-Chief Jessica Smith Cr…
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Trillium Talk: Education Minister sends friend request to social media companies
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. On the show today is Editor-in-Chief Jessica Smith Cr…
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Trillium Talk: Doctors not working as hard as they used to, Ford government says
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Send us a Text Message. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. Joining us today is reporter Charlie Pinkerton, part of The Trillium team of journalists recently nominated for a CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism for their in-de…
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Trillium Talk: Search is on for deleted Greenbelt records
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Send us a Text Message. Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead. Joining us today is Editor-in-Chief Jessica Smith Cross, part of The Trillium team of journalists recently nominated for a CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism for th…
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Trillium Talk: What you should know about Ontario's new housing bill
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Send us a Text Message. Joining us today is reporter Aidan Chamandy, who delivered a major scoop this week about the Ford government's new housing bill. The night before the legislation was tabled, Chamandy got his hands on some documents outlining all the major elements of the bill — including creating exemptions for publicly funded universities u…
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Trillium Talk: The rise of private-pay health clinics
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Send us a Text Message. Joining us today is reporter Jack Hauen, part of The Trillium team of journalists recently nominated for a National Newspaper Award for their in-depth reporting on the influence of land developers in Ontario politics. Hauen has been doing a lot of digging lately on another important issue: the rise of pay-for-access "executi…
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Trillium Talk: Digging around Doug Ford's $17B 'signature project
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Send us a Text Message. Joining us today is Charlie Pinkerton, part of The Trillium team of journalists recently nominated for a National Newspaper Award for their in-depth reporting on the influence of land developers in Ontario politics. Pinkerton has been digging into another controversial topic: the Ford government's "signature" Ontario Line, a…
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Douglas Bruce defends TABOR from attacks, and tries to defend himself from what he sees as retribution.
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Douglas Bruce was riding high after TABOR’s big win in 1992. But the afterglow didn’t last long.
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Douglas Bruce was an ex-lawyer with a love for the U.S. Constitution when he moved to Colorado in 1986. He earned a reputation as a rabble rouser and was seen as little more than that. Then he won, and changed everything.
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The story of Colorado's most famous freedom fighter, Douglas Bruce, like you’ve never heard it before.
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