Ford has Trump's attention

Bills, bills, bills

ABOVE THE FOLD

Loads of action on the final sitting day of the fall session. Let’s get to it.

LONG WINTER — MPPs are taking an extended winter recess and won’t be back at it until Monday, March 3 — two weeks later than scheduled. Naturally, that’s fuelling chatter about the timing of a possible early election next year. What say you?

BILLS, BILLS, BILLS — Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister PAUL CALANDRA’s parting gift: A trio of long-awaited bills dealing with a civic code of conduct, Peel Region’s watered-down split, and homeless encampments.

On the Clerk’s table…

— Bill 240, the Peel Transition Implementation Act, which dismantles Peel Region and transfers certain services, like road maintenance and waste collection, to Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. Go deeper: “Mississauga-Brampton feud escalates,” via The Pointer.

— Bill 241, the Municipality Accountability Act, under which municipal politicians could be removed from office and banned from running again if they violate the lo…