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Loads of action on the first day back at the Leg. Let’s hop to it.
Embattled Labour Minister DAVID PICCINI spent Question Period sweating through another round of calls for his resignation, while Premier DOUG FORD looked like he’d rather be anywhere else — especially as Oppo critics goaded him to channel his inner DONALD TRUMP and just say it: “You’re fired.”
New Democrats and Liberals came in hot, calling for Piccini’s head amid a steady drip of Skills Development Fund sludge — namely, millions doled out to low-scoring applicants and lobbyist buddies cashing in. All the while, the government’s line of defense has been some version of “it’s all for the workers.”
Ford wouldn’t bite. He punted nearly every call to fire his Labour Minister to Piccini himself, which essentially means it’s not happening. Piccini, for his part, shrugged off the eyebrow-raising headlines about his personal relationships, ditto the Auditor General’s 42-page takedown, tel…