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SCHOOL’S (ALMOST) OUT FOR SUMMER — Happy last sitting day of spring! It’s been a whirlwind of a session and MPPs are set to go out with a bang. Here’s what you need to know.

Bill 5 blows through the House: DOUG FORD’s Progressive Conservatives rammed through Bill 5 on Wednesday, handing the province sweeping new powers to fast-track development — and lighting a fire under Indigenous and environmental opposition.

Recall: The legislation allows the government to override local bylaws to create “special economic zones” aimed at speeding up mining, highways, and other major projects. The PCs used their majority to cut off debate and push the bill through 71-44.

MIA Premier: Ford skipped the vote — which prompted shouts of “Shame on you!” from the public galleries and a blistering rebuke from Grand Chief ALVIN FIDDLER, who called him a coward and warned highway blockades are “on the table.” Ford’s office said he was stuck in a meeting with a U.S. congressm…