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Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
Dentacloud received over $2 million from Ontario's Skills Development Fund in 2023 amid scrutiny over political ties and questions about grant fairness, auditor general reported.
- Dentacloud, a dental practice sales brokerage registered in Etobicoke, Ontario, received over $2 million from the Skills Development Fund awarded by former labour minister Monte McNaughton’s office.
- Sources say John Maggirias often boasted of ties to Premier Doug Ford and spoke at a PC fundraiser, while records show over $20,000 in donations and links to Kate Bartz in the same dental group.
- Since 2021, the Skills Development Fund funded more than 50 hours of training for 349 dental workers, producing over 70 hires, Edward Kwan said.
- Ontario auditor-general Shelley Spence said the Skills Development Fund is `not fair, transparent or accountable` in an Oct. 1 report, finding labour ministers McNaughton and Piccini rejected higher-scored applications for lower-ranked ones, while The Trillium revealed many recipient ties to Ford government officials.
- Analyses show PC donor-led organizations and lobbyist-linked groups have been major SDF beneficiaries, with Carlo Biasucci's father's construction business receiving $3 million and only one other dental-sector business funded among over 1,000 grants.
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Company owned by dentist whose practice boasts it treats ‘the Ford family’ got $2M government grant
An Etobicoke dentist whose company received millions of dollars in a provincial government grant also has a dental practice that is claiming on its website that it treats 'the Ford family.'
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution82% Left
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C 18%
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