Emails shed light on fury over Mike Harris’s 2021 Order of Ontario appointment
Emails obtained by CBC News suggest not everyone happy with ex-premier getting the honour
Government emails obtained by CBC News shed new light on public anger over former premier Mike Harris’s controversial 2021 appointment to the Order of Ontario.
Established in 1986, the province’s highest honour is reserved for those whose “excellence has left a lasting legacy” in the fields of arts, education, business, law and public service, according to the Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Culture. Nominations are announced every New Year’s Day.
Harris, 76, was Conservative premier from 1995 to 2002. His agenda of sweeping change left a lasting legacy, but the nature of that legacy is still hotly debated by supporters and detractors alike, highlighting a political divide almost two decades later.
Ontario election in 6 mos. time to crank up the LPC propaganda machine at the CBC. Why do I doubt that CBC will bother with a similar article on PM Blackie if and when he is ever “awarded” once out of office.
