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Tonight on Village Media's new daily podcast: What our Queen's Park team at The Trillium discovered about the chair of the PC Ontario Fund — and how Premier Ford reacted to the investigation.
"He could be the most powerful person in the province."
That's the way one source described Tony Miele, the long-serving chair of the PC Ontario Fund — the fundraising arm of Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative party. With Miele at the helm, the PCs have dominated other provincial parties in fundraising for more than a decade, bankrolling slick, expensive commercials and professional election campaigns.
An investigation by The Trillium, Village Media's bureau at Queen's Park, uncovered a lot more about the PC party's chief fundraiser.
Several well-placed sources who have worked at high levels of the Ford government and in the development industry told The Trillium that Miele not only raises party funds from developers, but personally makes money working with them, a claim substantiated by court documents.
Miele has also had rare access to provincial cabinet ministers and their staff, who sometimes get in touch with him while planning political fundraisers, according to nine well-placed sources.
Miele told The Trillium he has “dedicated over 30 years to advising on building and infrastructure across Canada.”
“My role has always been that of a consultant and not a lobbyist,” he continued. “I'm proud of the work I've done and stand by the integrity and transparency of the services I've provided.”
The article triggered plenty of reaction from Opposition politicians, with one Liberal MPP asking the province's integrity commissioner to consider The Trillium report as she determines whether or not her office will investigate issues around the Dresden landfill.
Our guest on tonight's Closer Look podcast is Jessica Smith Cross, the Editor-in-Chief of The Trillium, who co-authored the Miele profile with reporter Charlie Pinkerton.
Hosted by Village Media’s Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith, 'Closer Look' is a new daily podcast that goes way beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmakers.
New episodes of ‘Closer Look’ drop every Monday to Friday at 7 p.m. across the Village Media network, or wherever you find your favourite podcasts. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
Have something to say? You can reach us at closerlook@villag
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Tonight on Village Media's new daily podcast: What our Queen's Park team at The Trillium discovered about the chair of the PC Ontario Fund — and how Premier Ford reacted to the investigation.
"He could be the most powerful person in the province."
That's the way one source described Tony Miele, the long-serving chair of the PC Ontario Fund — the fundraising arm of Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative party. With Miele at the helm, the PCs have dominated other provincial parties in fundraising for more than a decade, bankrolling slick, expensive commercials and professional election campaigns.
An investigation by The Trillium, Village Media's bureau at Queen's Park, uncovered a lot more about the PC party's chief fundraiser.
Several well-placed sources who have worked at high levels of the Ford government and in the development industry told The Trillium that Miele not only raises party funds from developers, but personally makes money working with them, a claim substantiated by court documents.
Miele has also had rare access to provincial cabinet ministers and their staff, who sometimes get in touch with him while planning political fundraisers, according to nine well-placed sources.
Miele told The Trillium he has “dedicated over 30 years to advising on building and infrastructure across Canada.”
“My role has always been that of a consultant and not a lobbyist,” he continued. “I'm proud of the work I've done and stand by the integrity and transparency of the services I've provided.”
The article triggered plenty of reaction from Opposition politicians, with one Liberal MPP asking the province's integrity commissioner to consider The Trillium report as she determines whether or not her office will investigate issues around the Dresden landfill.
Our guest on tonight's Closer Look podcast is Jessica Smith Cross, the Editor-in-Chief of The Trillium, who co-authored the Miele profile with reporter Charlie Pinkerton.
Hosted by Village Media’s Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith, 'Closer Look' is a new daily podcast that goes way beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmakers.
New episodes of ‘Closer Look’ drop every Monday to Friday at 7 p.m. across the Village Media network, or wherever you find your favourite podcasts. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
Have something to say? You can reach us at closerlook@villag