Ex-Postmedia chair alleges Ford’s office used son’s government contract as ‘leverage’ for an op-ed
- Posted on October 9, 2026
- By The Globe and Mail
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In brief
Paul Godfrey, former Postmedia chairman, has publicly accused Ontario Premier Doug Ford's administration of leveraging his son's government contract to pressurize the newspaper chain into granting editorial access before the snap election. Both Ford's office and Postmedia have categorically denied these allegations of political coercion and improper influence over media coverage and editorial decisions.
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Ex-Postmedia chair alleges Ford’s office used son’s government contract as ‘leverage’ for an op-ed
Premier’s Office, newspaper chain denied Paul Godfrey’s claim that political pressure was used to extract access to Postmedia’s op-ed pages before last year’s snap election
