Ford government denies editing Ford Fest photo, says it corrected 'orange hue'
Posted on: Jun 23, 2026 05:59 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Photos of the fete, which took localize endure fri at Thomson Memorial Park in Scarborough, were shared by Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey and MPP for Scarborough Centre David Smith over the weekend on the social media platform X.
One of the photos shows an aerial view of a crowd by the festival stage in what appear to be overwhelmingly blue shirts in support of the PC party.
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Downey was asked about the photo at an unrelated news conference Monday.
“I sign off on all posts, quite frankly [I] looked at my phone and I didn’t see anything, [so] it went up,” he said.
“I just don’t think it’s of any consequence.”
Downey did not confirm who took the photo.
In an emailed statement, Hannah Jensen, spokesperson for the premier’s office, said that aside from a default colour corrector, the aerial photo shared online was not altered.
“Photos from Ford Fest, including the aerial shot posted by two MPPs, had default saturation applied to correct an orange hue. This type of colour correction is standard and routine practice,” she said.
NDP Opposition Leader Marit Stiles slammed the Ford government over the photo a few days after it circulated online.
“Imagine getting booed at your own party, then editing the photos so the protesters look like fans,” she said in a post on X Monday.
“This is a tired government, and it's time to get them out of the way.”
This year's Ford Fest was held near the Scarborough Southwest riding, which is slated for a provincial byelection after MPP Doly Begum won a federal byelection in the riding in April.
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