Ford faces deluge of questions about skills fund as Ontario Legislature returns | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Laura Stone, Jeff Gray
Publication Date: October 20, 2025 - 15:27

Ford faces deluge of questions about skills fund as Ontario Legislature returns

October 20, 2025

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was hammered with questions on Monday from opposition parties who accused the Progressive Conservative government of rewarding its friends with a billion-dollar fund for training workers, as the legislature returned from its extended summer break.

Mr. Ford faced the opposition benches on Monday for the first time since June, when his government announced the legislature would be returning in late October instead of its scheduled start in September. The government said it needed more time to implement its new policies, such as a bill to fast-track mining development, and to assess the economic impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.



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