# ‘Thank God we don’t have the media’: Doug Ford’s press dig faces scrutiny

https://mins.news/en/video/46688

- Global News, 2026-09-05 14:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjMGApCMeWI

> Ontario Premier Doug Ford is facing renewed scrutiny over government transparency after joking before an event that it was fortunate there were no media, questions or answers. Ford said the remark was made in jest, while the opposition called it part of a broader problem.