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Publication Date: December 9, 2025 - 17:54
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Doug Ford defends giving government funds to company now under OPP investigation
December 9, 2025
Premier Doug Ford says a company now under investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police continued to receive government funding even after it was flagged for a forensic audit two years ago, because the results had not yet been received.
Mr. Ford spoke at the Ontario Legislature on Tuesday, a day after the OPP confirmed they are investigating Keel Digital Solutions. The company received more than $40-million from the province, including from a skills training fund that the Auditor-General found was granting money in ways that were unfair and unaccountable. Labour Minister David Piccini’s ties to the company have also come under scrutiny.
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