Economic Development Minister Todd Smith called the proposal frugal but was vague about how far it has gone and whether any public money would be spent on it
The proposal to overhaul a van’s interior for the Premier was put together by A1 Mobility, a Mississauga-based van-retrofit company that the Premier visited last fall.The Ontario government is defending a proposal by Premier Doug Ford’s office to spend $50,000 overhauling a van’s interior by saying the modifications would be a “frugal” use of funds.
Mr. Smith called the proposal frugal but was vague about how far it has gone and whether any public money would be spent on it. “At the end of the day, nothing has happened on this file yet,” he said.The $50,000 plan, which does not include the cost of a van, was revealed in court filings this week because Ontario Provincial Police Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair is challenging the government’s decision to give the OPP’s top job to Toronto police Superintendent Ron Taverner, a friend of Mr.
Opposition politicians are now seizing on these details to suggest the Progressive Conservatives care more about their leader’s luxury than social causes. The Nov. 5 post shows the Premier at the company. Two weeks later, on Nov. 21, a staffer in the Premier’s office received A1’s cost estimate for the van retrofit. Using his personal e-mail address, he proceeded to pass it along to the OPP.
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