Premier Doug Ford insists lobbyists have no influence on him — even though they are selling $1,250 tickets for his Progressive Conservative fundraiser next week. But Ford emphasized Friday that lobbyists have no sway in his administration, whether they sell Tory tickets or not. “I can tell you one thing: no one can influence Doug Ford, no one can influence my ministers or my caucus,” he said. Another lobbyist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there was “tremendous pressure” put on his firm to sell tickets. But Doug Ford is making things much worse for them,” he said.

Source: thestar February 22, 2019 18:33 UTC