ABOVE THE FOLD
PERSONNEL SHIFTS AND POLITICAL RIFTS — What a wild 24 hours: shocking new receipts on CHRIS SCOTT’s messy ejection from the ruling PC caucus, whispers of a byelection in the Sault, a MARIT STILES shakeup that has NDP tongues wagging (don’t worry, insiders swear the timing is coincidental), and a heavyweight retreat in Liberal leadership land that’s got high-profile organizers scrambling. Toss in a couple cross-partisan PR collabs, and we’ve got ourselves one hell of a Queen’s Park fever dream. Buckle up.
SCOTT’S OUT — We’ve got fresh details on why DOUG FORD abruptly booted backbencher CHRIS SCOTT (Sault Ste. Marie) from caucus — the Premier and his office would only point reporters to police. Turns out Scott was charged in connection with an alleged case of intimate partner violence.
According to court documents, the Scott is staring down charges of assault and assault with a weapon — the alleged weapon being a child’s high chair — involving his spouse in the Sault. He …