STILES: Big Spender Ford needs to stop lighting tax dollars on fire

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement, after Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from The Trillium revealed that Doug Ford spent nearly $10 million on his “Protect Ontario” advertising campaign in 2025:

“This is not Doug Ford’s personal piggy bank; it’s the people’s money,” said Stiles. “Money that could build homes, hire doctors, fix our roads. Instead, Ford wants to light tax dollars on fire to gaslight the people of Ontario.

“In reality, things are so bad that the Conservatives had to use animations and special effects to make it look like life in our province is great. Meanwhile, families are crumbling under rising costs and putting groceries back on the shelves. An affordable home is getting more out of reach, schools are overcrowded.

“Doug Ford is trying to sell Ontarians a ten million dollar lie, but people aren’t buying it.

“We need a Premier who invests our tax dollars in the things that matter — not on desperate attempts to be liked.”