Chaos in the chamber, sparks on the South Lawn

And it's only just beginning

ABOVE THE FOLD

A raucous day both inside and outside the Legislature…

Inside, Oppo NDP Leader MARIT STILES got turfed from Question Period after she dropped the C-word — calling the PCs “corrupt” over the Skills Development Fund controversy — then refused to take it back.

Under the House rulebook, such unparliamentary language (think: questioning an MPP’s integrity or even mentioning their absence) is a no-no, so Speaker DONNA SKELLY officially “named” her and Sergeant-at-Arms TIM McGOUGH promptly escorted Stiles out, to much applause from the NDP benches.

Scrumming with reporters after, Stiles didn’t blink: she dared DOUG FORD to sue her if he felt defamed. (Inside the chamber, she’s protected by parliamentary privilege — outside is another story.) “I welcome the discovery process,” she quipped.

Why it matters: While it didn’t do much to change the Ford government’s tune over the SDF drama (Ford is still standing by his Labour Minister DAVID PICCINI and praising training-fund decision…