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Jessica Smith Cross

Jessica Smith Cross

Jessica Smith Cross began her career in local news, reporting for Metro newspapers in five Canadian cities, as well as for CTV, the Guelph Mercury and the Turtle Island News. She made the leap to political journalism in 2016 but frequently looks back. Prior to the Trillium, she was the editor-in-chief of iPolitics and Queen's Park Briefing.

Recent Work by Jessica

Ford and Carney want to speed up major project approvals — with one key difference

Ford and Carney want to speed up major project approvals — with one key difference

Ontario's law is far broader than the feds' version and could be unconstitutional: experts
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'I'd be very disappointed' if Bill 5 leads to blockades: Premier Ford

'I'd be very disappointed' if Bill 5 leads to blockades: Premier Ford

NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa warned that Ontario's history at Ipperwash Provincial Park could repeat itself
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‘Unleashing a reckoning’: Ford government set to pass Bill 5

‘Unleashing a reckoning’: Ford government set to pass Bill 5

Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa was ejected from the legislature for accusing the premier of lying about the bill
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Ford government's plan for 'Indigenous-led' zones under Bill 5 'too late,' leaders say

Ford government's plan for 'Indigenous-led' zones under Bill 5 'too late,' leaders say

It's a little late for the government's plan to create Indigenous-led economic zones, two leaders said Thursday
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Province vows changes to Bill 5 as First Nations warn of backlash

Province vows changes to Bill 5 as First Nations warn of backlash

Indigenous leaders are warning that the bill, which is designed to sidestep red tape and spur development, particularly in the Ring of Fire, could reignite 'Idle No More' as assessments and consultation take a back seat to economic interests under proposed legislation
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Toronto Zoo proposes biobank 'backup' for species at risk if Bill 5 passes

Toronto Zoo proposes biobank 'backup' for species at risk if Bill 5 passes

But technology that can bring back woolly mammoths and dire wolves won't save species — safe habitats will: Zoo
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Indigenous leaders call on Ford to halt mining bill, consult

Indigenous leaders call on Ford to halt mining bill, consult

The bill would give ministers the power to exempt projects from legal requirements
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Fore! Pierre Poilievre courts the senior vote

Fore! Pierre Poilievre courts the senior vote

The Conservative leader is arguing that Canada's generational promise is broken
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‘Special economic zones’ bill would let Ford government exempt any project from provincial laws

‘Special economic zones’ bill would let Ford government exempt any project from provincial laws

It also repeals Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 'gutting' legal protections for species, environmentalists warn
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Poilievre wouldn't 'be in this position' if Kory Teneycke managed his campaign: Ford

Poilievre wouldn't 'be in this position' if Kory Teneycke managed his campaign: Ford

Teneycke has called Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative campaign a 'f—ing disaster'
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