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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

As Ford plans children’s aid ‘audit,’ families of high-needs kids plead for real change

As Ford plans children’s aid ‘audit,’ families of high-needs kids plead for real change

Parents of children with high behavioural and mental health needs say they have no choice but to turn to the broken child welfare system 
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Grieving mom warns of more deaths when supervised consumption sites close

Grieving mom warns of more deaths when supervised consumption sites close

'People are not going to die' because of supervised consumption site closures, says Ontario's minister of health
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Internal government documents show Hwy. 413 won't end crushing gridlock

Internal government documents show Hwy. 413 won't end crushing gridlock

Ministry of Transportation documents obtained by The Trillium through the freedom of information process show the province knows the new highway and Bradford Bypass won’t end the gridlock, despite PC MPPs' frequent suggestions it will
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Province launches audit as more parents give their high-needs kids to children's aid

Province launches audit as more parents give their high-needs kids to children's aid

'It's very unfortunate that that's happening, but we're pouring money into that,' Premier Ford said on announcing an audit and review of the child welfare system
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Premier's comments on bail ignite concern over judicial independence

Premier's comments on bail ignite concern over judicial independence

Doug Ford says justices of the peace, judges must be held accountable for granting bail to criminals who 'vast majority of the time, just ... repeat the heinous crimes'
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LCBO workers set to strike as union demands changes to corner store booze plan

LCBO workers set to strike as union demands changes to corner store booze plan

Union leaders warned of a 'hot, dry summer' ahead if a deal isn't reached by July 5
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Your Ontario health care experiences: ‘Huge wait times. Poor quality care’

Your Ontario health care experiences: ‘Huge wait times. Poor quality care’

'Our government is not OK with that status quo,' says a spokesperson for the health minister
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Support for alcohol in corner stores tanks if it comes with a cost: poll

Support for alcohol in corner stores tanks if it comes with a cost: poll

Whether it's a billion-dollar boozedoggle or a quarter of that, Ontarians' support for the opening up of the alcohol market declines as the projected cost rises, a new poll shows
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Is rush to expand alcohol sales a 'billion-dollar boozedoggle'?

Is rush to expand alcohol sales a 'billion-dollar boozedoggle'?

Ford government says the true cost won't be known until people are buying more drinks from grocery and convenience stores instead of the LCBO, but one of the opposition parties hazarded a guess
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Mothers who lost kids to toxic drugs call on province to fund supervised consumption

Mothers who lost kids to toxic drugs call on province to fund supervised consumption

A report that will outline new rules for supervised consumption sites will be released 'shortly,' the health minister told The Trillium
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