A bizarre press conference

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THE WEIRDEST PRESSER OF THE YEAR — So far, the title belongs to Independent MPP ROMAN BABER, who was up in the Queen’s Park Media Studio yesterday morning to promote an endorsement from the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 — which represents nearly 12,000 TTC workers — for his forthcoming Jobs and Jabs bill. Baber’s private member’s bill would prevent workers from being fired or placed on leave for not getting vaccinated or disclosing their status.

It will be one of the early votes the House faces this session — he’ll seek unanimous consent to pass it right away on Tuesday, October 5 (but it’s unlikely the majority-enjoying government will go for that).

Wednesday’s presser was a bizarre series of events.

— A NO-SHOW: The head of the union CARLOS SANTOS was a last-minute no-show because, as Baber put it, he was “served with papers by the TTC overnight” and “even though he arrived at Queen’s Park” that morning he “was unable to make statements due to the advice of his la…