Doug Ford dismisses questions about Dean French patronage scandal as being ‘in the weeds’

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Mr. French resigned from his top post in Mr. Ford’s office on June 21 after it was revealed that two people with personal ties to the former chief of staff were given lucrative foreign appointments

, including a former lacrosse player who is friends with Mr. French’s son. Both of those appointments have been revoked.

Ontario’s strategic transformation adviser, Peter Fenwick, was also fired last week after a report in the Toronto Star emerged that he had long-time ties to Mr. French. His office was also dissolved. “Do you really think when I walk down the street in Alberta people worry about Dean French?” Mr. Ford said. “They don’t worry about the stuff that the media worries about. They worry about, can they put food on the table, can they pay the mortgage."

NDP MPP Taras Natyshak repeated his party’s call to allow a legislative committee to review all of the government’s appointments.

 

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Not so fast Dougie!

And ford's poll numbers are in the weeds, or even underground.

Well, maybe fordnation oughtta lay off the weed for a bit.

I suspect any uncomfortable questions will be considered 'in the weeds' for dougie.

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