Development companies led new lobbying activity at Queen’s Park this week, while nuclear, electricity and manufacturing players pressed the Ford government on everything from its long-term energy strategy to Buy Ontario policies and investment incentives.

The province, Fedeli said, is willing to discuss whether the company needs different assistance, including potentially addressing training or other specific barriers to bringing production back to the plant.

“The mayor and I have a phenomenal relationship,” Ford said. “We’ve given the City of Toronto more money than they’ve ever seen in their lives — over $9 billion.”