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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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Ford government to amend 'Special Economic Zones' bill: ministers

Ford government to amend 'Special Economic Zones' bill: ministers

Indigenous leaders are warning that the bill could reignite 'Idle No More'
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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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BREAKING: Ontario budget to be tabled May 15

BREAKING: Ontario budget to be tabled May 15

The budget will be focused on making Ontario and Canada the most competitive in the G7, the finance minister said
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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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Ontario seeking to add primary care to underserved communities including the Sault

Ontario seeking to add primary care to underserved communities including the Sault

The Ford government has issued a call for proposals to add doctor- and nurse-led primary care to underserved areas across the province
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Trump’s tariffs dominate Canadian federal election concerns: poll

Trump’s tariffs dominate Canadian federal election concerns: poll

For most Canadians, the federal election is about the country's uncertain future, not prosecuting the Liberal government's past, the poll found
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Politicos talk kids on the campaign trail

Politicos talk kids on the campaign trail

Pierre Poilievre has been taking his family with him in the early days of his campaign to become prime minister
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