r/Ontario_Sub

Introduced April 20, 2026, this bill would ban online gambling sites from advertising in Ontario. It comes in response to a 144% spike in addiction-related calls after Ontario privatized online gambling in 2022, with the sharpest increases among men aged 15–24.

Violations would carry fines of up to $100,000 for individuals and $1,000,000 for corporations. A second conviction means automatic loss of operating registration. Currently at 1st Reading.

I usually don’t post stuff like this but Ford is pushing this law through without public opinion, basically securing that any wrongdoing will be swept under the rug and zero consequences will be brought forth. No accountability.

Conservative reps need to know their constituents won’t stand for covering up corruption and hiding government spending from the public, and journalists.

Not just for this government, but governments in the future, we won’t know what they’re up to on certain things without FOI requests bring available.