Former Postmedia chair alleges Ford’s office linked contract to op-ed request

Paul Godfrey says the premier’s office tied help with a government contract for his son’s company to a request to publish an op-ed.

Godfrey says he passed the request to Postmedia, which published the piece.

The premier’s office and a former chief of staff deny his account, and Postmedia says it knew nothing about the alleged link.

The dispute matters because it raises questions about whether government power was used to influence a newspaper.