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Dennis Matthews
President of Creative Currency, an advertising firm that produced Ontario government advertising including the controversial Reagan anti-tariff commercial that angered Donald Trump and led him to halt Canada-US trade talks. Creative Currency received approximately $2.2 million in taxpayer-funded government contracts and $4.8 million from the Ontario PC party since 2022. Matthews is the brother-in-law of Kory Teneycke, Doug Ford's campaign manager.
Connected Scandals
The Ford government has spent $452 million in taxpayer-funded advertising since 2018 — repeatedly refusing to disclose campaign costs until forced by FOI — while the Auditor General found 38% of spending was designed to promote the governing party, and the firm behind the most controversial ad is run by Doug Ford's campaign manager's brother-in-law.
Matthews' firm Creative Currency produced Ontario government advertising — including the $75 million Reagan anti-tariff commercial — while simultaneously receiving $4.8 million from the Ontario PC party. Matthews is the brother-in-law of Kory Teneycke, Ford's campaign manager, creating a documented overlap between government advertising contractors and the Premier's political network.