BREAKING: @OntarioPCParty MPP @Roman80846970 kicked out of caucus by Premier Doug Ford for opposi #COVID19g lockdown. “Effective immediately, Mr. Baber will no longer be sitting as a member of the PC Caucus and will not be permitted to seek re-election as a PC member. #onpoli
#BREAKING : Premier Doug Ford has turfed MPP Roman Baber from the Progressive Conservative caucus for opposing the government’s COVID-19 lockdown measures.
🚨 Premier Doug Ford has kicked MPP Roman Baber out of the PC caucus for “irresponsible” comments about COVID-19 and “spreading misinformation.”
Now-Independent MPP @Roman80846970 tel @NEWSTALK1010s @jerryagar1010s he hasn't yet spoken to Premier Doug Ford. But Baber says oth @OntarioPCPartyr have privately expressed "similar sentiments" in questioning the lockdown #onpoli . #COVID19
NEW: The updated @TorontoStar story on Premier Doug Ford's defenestration of MPP @Roman80846970 for opposing t @OntarioPCPartye government #COVID19s lockdow #onpoli .
Noteworthy that @Roman80846970 is one of about a doz @OntarioPCPartyn MPPs (including some cabinet ministers) who have privately expressed concern about Premier Doug Ford’s lockdown measures since last #onpoli '>Marc #onpoli . #COVID19
BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford has kicked MPP Roman Baber out of the #PCPO caucus and says he won’t be allowed to run again as a PC for “irresponsible” letter urging end to #COVID19 lockdowns. #onpoli
NEW: @OntarioPCParty MPP Roman Baber is urging Premier Doug Ford to end the lockdown, warning it is “deadlier” than #COVID19 due to the toll on mental health. #onpoli
As Torontonians wait to hear what outings risk them a big fine, public health chair @joe_cressy saus Premier Doug Ford’s tightened lockdown won’t be enough to tame COVID-19.
Premier Doug Ford should focus on what his government can and should do to minimize the way the virus is brought into long-term-care homes — not blame workers. #StarEditorial
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This was a nice moment from Premier Doug Ford’s daily news conference when he recognized the important work of sign language interpreter Christopher Desloges. #onpoli #COVID19
BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford says that schools will not reopen on April 6, as scheduled. "Do I believe and does the minister believe that April 6 the kids will be going back to school? The kids wont be going back to school on April 6," he says.
BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford has ordered the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces in the province. The order will take effect at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday and will last for 14 days. “We must get ahead of this virus to beat this virus," he says.
#BREAKING : premier doug ford'>Ontario Premier Doug Ford declares state of emergency in the province, lasting until March 31, banning all public gatherings of more than 50 people. #onpoli
premier doug ford'>Ontario Premier Doug Ford was greeted with a chorus of boos when he was announced to the crowd at the #raptorsparade . #onpoli #wethenorth MORE:
Premier Doug Ford booed by crowd gathered for @Raptors parade and fan rally at Nathan Phillips Square. Mayor John Tory and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoy warmer reception from #Toronto crowd #WeTheNorth #ONpoli #Canpoli #TOpoli
BREAKING: OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair, who blew the whistle on Premier DougFord's customized van, has been fired from the force. Blair complained about the appointment of Ford friend Ron Taverner as OPP commissioner. #onpoli
BREAKING: Interim OPP Commissioner Brad Blair alleges Premier Doug Ford's chief of staff asked the police force "to purchase a large camper type vehicle ... modified to specifications the premier's office would provide us" and keep the costs "off the books." #onpoli
Doug Ford is turning something that he didn't run on, that serves no urgent purpose, that his base wasn't clamouring for, and that seems to be based mostly on personal beefs from his days as a municipal politician into his defining issue as premier.
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