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    "title": "The Corporate Takeover Playbook",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://www.endthewaitontario.com/investigations/corporate-takeover-playbook",
    "author": "Spencer Carroll",
    "publishedDate": "2026-05-17",
    "modifiedDate": "2026-05-17",
    "verifiedOn": "2026-05-17"
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  "legalNote": "This investigation documents Auditor General reports, Integrity Commissioner findings, FAO analyses, Hansard records, and primary news reporting. No allegation of wrongdoing is made or implied against any named individual.",
  "methodologyNote": "Five sectors are read against one documented operating sequence. Each sector chapter closes on the primary sources listed here, grouped exactly as they appear on the page. Pattern statements are analysis drawn from those records, not a claim about anyone’s intent.",
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      "title": "“Ontario’s autism program registry hits new record, FOI shows funded children plateauing.”",
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      "published": "2026-03-30",
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      "title": "MCCSS Spending Plan Review.",
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      "id": "ctp-ohc-private-clinics-2024",
      "title": "For-Profit Private Hospitals and Clinics — Investigation and Cost Analysis.",
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      "primary": true,
      "evidenceKind": "primary-record"
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      "id": "ctp-alcohol-marketplace-2024",
      "title": "Alcohol Marketplace Expansion — Early Implementation Agreement with The Beer Store.",
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      "id": "ctp-oag-greenbelt-2023",
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      "title": "Report Re: The Honourable Steve Clark, Inquiry on Greenbelt Land Removals.",
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      "id": "ctp-oag-ontario-place-2024",
      "title": "Value-for-Money Audit: Ontario Place Redevelopment.",
      "href": "https://www.auditor.on.ca/",
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