Colin D’Mello
Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News Toronto
Colin D’Mello is one of Ontario’s most prominent political journalists, currently working as the Queen’s Park Bureau Chief at Global News.
He began his career as a radio reporter in Moncton, NB., before returning to Ontario. He helped launch 1310 News in Ottawa and later reported for 680 News in Toronto. In 2011, Colin moved to television broadcasting, beginning a long run at CTV News where he most served as their Queen’s Park Bureau Chief. He also held the role of President of the Queen’s Park Press Gallery, advocating for journalists and helping to manage the relationship between newsrooms in Ontario and the provincial legislature. In April of 2022, he joined Global News.
Colin was born in Kuwait and lived there until 1998, crediting the events of the first Gulf War for shaping his interests in political reporting. He is a graduate of the broadcast journalism program at Seneca College and worked as a guest lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).
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Video Archives
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Focus Ontario: Reagan Ad Fallout -
How the Ford government plans to keep bail reform and auto theft front and centre -
Former Trudeau staffer breaks down Ford’s impact on trade talks -
Ford government amalgamating Ontario’s conservation authorities -
Ontario sets date to remove speed cameras, temporary signs to be installed -
Ontario plans to waive HST on new homes for first-time buyers up to $1M -
Focus Ontario: Trade Talks Terminated -
Breaking down how Doug Ford’s tariffs commercial may have collapsed trade talks -
Ontario commercial angers U.S. President Donald Trump -
Ontario tells federal government to approve Marineland whale transfer to China, Nova Scotia -
Ford wants to revisit ending ticket scalping amid Blue Jays ‘gouging’ -
Ontario legislature returns after long summer break -
Ontario opposition leader previews return of legislature -
Ontario launches new $75M anti-tariff campaign on U.S. television networks -
Focus Ontario: New Week, New Tariff Threat -
Meet Project Ontario, the Conservatives who think Doug Ford is going off track -
Lutnick says Canada should adopt U.S.-first policy in domestic auto industry -
‘The answer is no’: Ford rejects plea from mayors to save, alter Ontario’s speed cameras -
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times -
Ford renews threat to pull Crown Royal and Smirnoff from LCBO amid production spat
Author Archives
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Ford government bypassing debate on bill to more easily takeover school boardsA motion from House Leader Steve Clark looks to speed several bills through the legislative process after the government shortened the fall sitting by more than a month.PoliticsNov 5
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Ford doesn’t regret ending Starlink contract, even with Ontario missing broadband targetEarlier this year, the premier said he was ending a $100 million deal for Elon Musk's satellite internet service to hit back at tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.PoliticsNov 5
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Ford government supervisors can charge $350K per year to school boardsSeveral school boards in Ontario, including Toronto public, Toronto Catholic and Ottawa-Carleton, have been under the management of supervisors for months.EducationNov 4
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Ford says trade negotiation ‘falls on’ federal government after commercial controversyDoug Ford appears to be falling in line behind Mark Carney as the federal government asserts its authority over high-stakes trade talks with the Trump administration.PoliticsNov 4
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Ford government can’t say if it will fast-track conservation authority legislationMinister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Todd McCarthy announced he would be creating a new central agency to oversee the province's conservation authorities.PoliticsNov 4
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Ford says Carney asked him to remove anti-tariff ad early ‘a couple of times’Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney asked him 'a couple of times' to pull his anti-tariff commercial after it led to a breakdown in U.S.-Canada trade talks.PoliticsNov 3
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Liberals ask integrity commission to investigate minister over skills development fundFor weeks, David Piccini has been under growing pressure for the controversial retraining scheme, which the auditor general determined was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'PoliticsNov 3
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Ontario won’t meet rural broadband target, partly due to cancelling Starlink dealThe province launched a plan to connect every household in Ontario to high-speed broadband in 2021, promising even the most remote communities would have access before 2026.PoliticsOct 31
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Ford government amalgamating Ontario’s conservation authoritiesThe minister of the environment, conservation and parks announced the changes Friday morning, along with the creation of the Ontario Provincial Conservation Authority.CanadaOct 31
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Alberta-to-Ontario pipeline plan moves to feasibility study stageAt a meeting of the country's premiers in Huntsville, Ont., this summer, Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan signed an agreement to plan pipelines and new rail infrastructure.PoliticsOct 30
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Ontario sets date to remove speed cameras, temporary signs to be installedTransportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said an omnibus red tape bill, which includes the speed camera ban, will receive royal assent next Monday.PoliticsOct 30
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Critics claim skills development fund is ‘circular economy’ of tax dollars, donationsOntario Liberal MPP John Fraser claimed the process appears to be a 'scheme.'PoliticsOct 29
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Ford government ‘working on’ anti-scalping plan, unlikely to be in place for Blue Jays gamesAs tickets to catch a moment of the Toronto Blue Jays' post-season run sold for thousands, Ford had mused about reviving anti-scalping legislation.PoliticsOct 28
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Ford calls fixed election dates a ‘fake law’, defends proposed changesThe Ford government announced it intended to make major changes to the rules governing elections in Ontario, including to donations and the date voters head to the polls.PoliticsOct 28
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Ontario plans to waive HST on new homes for first-time buyers up to $1MOn Tuesday morning, Housing Minister Rob Flack and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the move, confirming a policy which had, at times, appeared in flux.PoliticsOct 28
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Ford government to raise donation limits, scrap fixed-term electionsThe sweeping changes to how elections will work in the province were announced through a news release by the provincial government on Monday afternoon.CanadaOct 27
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Defiant Ford defends ‘most successful ad in history of North America’A defiant Doug Ford said the commercial his government launched, to the fury of U.S. President Donald Trump, derailing trade talks, has 'achieved' its goal and will now end.PoliticsOct 27
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Ontario adds $1.1B home care funding to reduce hospital pressuresOn Monday, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said he would announce the money as part of the fall economic statement when it is tabled next month.HealthOct 27
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Ontario Reagan commercial produced by firm with ties to Doug Ford’s PC partyOn Monday, Ford called the commercial 'the most successful ad in the history of North America' owing to the intense conversation and reaction triggered by the television spot.PoliticsOct 27
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Toronto’s Finch West LRT on course for public opening on Dec. 7: sourcesThe news comes as the TTC prepares to take full control of the route from provincial transit agency Metrolinx after the route completed 30 days of operational testing unscathed.PoliticsOct 24
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Ontario tells federal government to approve Marineland whale transfer to China, Nova ScotiaSolicitor General Michael Kerzner appeared to punt the responsibility back to the federal government while claiming the Ontario government is "not abandoning the whales."PoliticsOct 23
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Ford government open to releasing GM Ingersoll contract amid oppostion callsPremier Doug Ford appears open to the idea of publicly releasing the contract the Ontario government signed with General Motors for the now-defunct Brightdrop electric vehiclePoliticsOct 22
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Ford wants to revisit ending ticket scalping amid Blue Jays ‘gouging’Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he wants to look into options to tackle scalping, including potential legislation, as Toronto Blue Jays ticket prices skyrocket.CanadaOct 22
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Ford government protests removal of Green party from legislative front benchesThe speaker's is receiving pushback from her own party which is calling on her to revert back to an older seating chart that puts the Green Party in the front row.PoliticsOct 22
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Green party leader moved to Ontario legislature back benchGreen Party Leader Mike Schreiner, a three-time MPP, has been relegated to one of the back rows in the legislative chamber – a decision that's left the party leader puzzled.PoliticsOct 21