{"id":10762,"date":"2025-11-19T17:16:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/ontario-ndp-leader-kicked-out-of-question-period-after-calling-ford-government-corrupt\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:16:43","slug":"ontario-ndp-leader-kicked-out-of-question-period-after-calling-ford-government-corrupt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/ontario-ndp-leader-kicked-out-of-question-period-after-calling-ford-government-corrupt\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government \u2018corrupt\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-63465\">\n<div>\n<header>      <\/header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/thegitchemanitou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/63465-ontario-ndp-leader-kicked-out-of-question-period-after-calling-ford-government-corrupt.jpg\" alt=\"ontario-ndp-leader-kicked-out-of-question-period-after-calling-ford-government-\u2018corrupt\u2019\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span>Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government \u2018corrupt\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TorontoNDP Leader Marit Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to hammer Labour Minister David Piccini over the scandal-plagued Skills Development Fund. Piccini has maintained he has done nothing wrong.Marit Stiles made comment while criticizing labour minister over scandal-plagued Skills Development FundLiam Casey  \u00b7 The Canadian Press  \u00b7 Posted: Nov 19, 2025 11:45 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Marit Stiles, pictured here at Queen\u2019s Park in May, was removed from the legislature Wednesday for comments she made while questioning Ontario\u2019s labour minister over controversy surrounding the province\u2019s Skills Development Fund. (Cole Burston\/The Canadian Press)The leader of Ontario\u2019s Official Opposition was kicked out of question period Wednesday morning after calling Premier Doug Ford\u2019s government \u201ccorrupt.\u201dNDP Leader Marit Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to hammer Labour Minister David Piccini over the scandal-plagued Skills Development Fund.The auditor general found his office has been heavily involved in selecting projects under the $2.5-billion fund and doled out money to applicants ranked low by bureaucrats.WATCH | What\u2019s behind the controversy surrounding Ontario\u2019s Skills Development Fund:Ontario\u2019s Skills Development Fund controversy explainedThe latest scandal at Queen\u2019s Park revolves around the Skills Development Fund \u2013 a little known pocket of government grants to help train workers. CBC\u2019s Shawn Jeffords explains what\u2019s happening, and why this file is continuing to dog the Ford government.  Speaker Donna Skelly warned Stiles after she made the comment that it was unparliamentary language and asked her to withdraw it, but Stiles refused.Stiles, the Ontario Liberals and the Green Party have all called on Piccini to resign over what they call a \u201cpay-to-play\u201d scheme.Piccini maintains he has done nothing wrong and Ford has said he will not fire the labour minister.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government \u2018corrupt\u2019 TorontoNDP Leader Marit Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to hammer Labour Minister David Piccini over the scandal-plagued Skills Development Fund. 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