Ford's anti-lefty rant gets a reality check

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BROADSIDES AND BACKTRACKS — Premier DOUG FORD turned up the heat on his political rivals, floating the idea of auditing provincial spending to see whether public-sector unions are bankrolling “radical left-wing groups” on the down-low.

Ford’s rant came after ACORN Canada, a tenant advocacy group, stormed the Legislature to protest the passage of Bill 60, the omnibus housing legislation they say will make it easier to evict renters. The legislation, like many others this session, was fast-tracked, so naysayers didn’t get a chance to weigh in at committee.

Ford even heckled back at protesters in the public galleries, telling them to “go find a job.”

The PCs framed the protest as anti-democratic while Ford vowed to audit left-leaning groups that receive government funding. “We give money to agencies and they funnel it quietly to these left-wing radical groups and they aren’t using it for…