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Political Corner: Doug Ford’s suspended MPP is disappointing and embarrassing to have happen in a Canadian government

Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor On February 20, 2019, Ontario Premier Doug Ford suspended MPP Randy Hillier from his Tory caucus. This was in response to his behaviour while answering questions from parents of children with autism at Queen’s Park regarding changes to Ontario’s Autism Plan (OAP), which he ended by saying “yada yada yada.” Following his suspension, and an apology to the parents by Ford for Hillier’s behaviour, Hillier tried to explain he directed the phrase towards NDP MPP Monique Taylor, who he accused of taking advantage of these parents. But it doesn’t change how dismissive and offensive…

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