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Former Ontario cabinet minister who resigned over expenses scandal defends promotion
Opposition parties say the promotion rewards a minister who resigned after charging $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays and has repaid taxpayers.
- On Tuesday, Ontario MPP Stan Cho defended his recent promotion at Queen's Park, following his resignation from cabinet over an expenses scandal earlier this year.
- Cho resigned his post in July after expensing $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays despite living in the city, though he later repaid the debt to taxpayers.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently appointed Cho as parliamentary assistant to Education Minister Paul Calandra, a role that includes a $22,000 salary increase.
- Opposition parties denounced the promotion as 'outrageous,' demanding that Cho resign his seat in the Ontario Legislature to address the ongoing scandal.
- Public records indicate that several cabinet members living near Toronto have utilized a 'special circumstances rule' for hotel expenses since about 2023, revealing a broader pattern.
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Former Ontario cabinet minister who resigned over expenses scandal defends promotion
TORONTO - A former member of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's cabinet who resigned his post over an expenses scandal is defending his recent promotion.
·Toronto, Canada
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