Another caucus headache for Ford

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On the eve of a hotly contested byelection in battleground Milton, Premier DOUG FORD took to the podium to pump up local goodies — and weigh in on a bunch of other hot-potato matters. Here are the highlights:

On how much failed PC candidate SEAN WEBSTER will be paid to lead that new Ottawa office, which Oppo critics have denounced as patronage: Ford was cagey. “I don’t know off the top of my head, I’ll leave it to the chief of staff to determine the salaries.”

Sticker price: While Ford’s office has said the new regional office will cost $1.7 million to operate, we may have to hold out for the Public Accounts to see the fine print of who got paid what.

LMAC attack 2.0: Meanwhile, PC LISA MacLEOD — one of the rumoured Tory MPPs who could be eyeing greener pastures and following PARM GILL’s move to federal Conservative Leader PIERRE POILIEVRE’s crew — is pulling no punches.

First, MacLeod publicly (and privately) voiced her opposition to Ford’s stance decrying the Speaker’…