Behind the scenes at Chatha's firing

And the Premier's ready for prime time

ABOVE THE FOLD

This oh-so-quiet constituency week is about to get a jolt.

PREMIER AT THE PODIUM — Love him or hate him for it (and there’s plenty who do both) — DOUG FORD has a knack for blowing up otherwise-sleepy press conferences with his bull-in-a-china-shop approach to politics. So expect plenty of spicy moments at the Premier’s 10 a.m. presser in Kitchener.

What the Premier wants to talk about: There’s lots of good-news nuggets for Ford to take a victory lap on, including his recent budget and ultra-low overnight hydro rates. Since he’s got his Trade Minister VIC FEDELI and Colleges and Universities Minister JILL DUNLOP on hand, expect to hear about the future of work.

What everyone else wants to talk about: There’s also no shortage of topics the Premier would rather avoid that reporters and the public want to know more about. That includes:

RON CHATHA, who up until this week was chair of the Peel Region police services board, before Cabinet quietly pulled his second three-year a…