Ontario labour minister under fire after auditor finds office heavily involved in choosing funding projects

Opposition parties call on Ford to fire labour minister over $2.5B training fund controversy

Opposition parties called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford again on Wednesday to fire Labour Minister David Piccini over his handling of a $2.5-billion job training fund mired in controversy.

Ford says he will not fire Piccini as criticism of skills development fund mounts

The distribution of $1.3-billion in training grants was ‘not fair, transparent or accountable,’ according to a recent Auditor-General’s report

Labour minister’s fundraiser cancelled amid Skills Development Fund controversy

Minister David Piccini, who’s been under fire over how the fund has benefited PC donors and others with ties to the party, said it was called off due to a ‘personal commitment’

Doug Ford refuses to fire labour minister caught in training fund controversy

"He put together a great program," Ford told reporters outside a PC caucus meeting, replying "no" when asked if Piccini's job is on the line over his handling of the fund.

Ontario’s labour minister defends training cash given to preferred applicants

Under fire and unrepentant, Labour Minister David Piccini says he will keep handing out cash from Premier Doug Ford's controversial Skills Development Fund to preferred groups regardless of how low their applications score.

Opposition slams Ford government over Skills Development Fund as MPPs return to Queen’s Park

Ontario’s PC government found itself on the receiving end of a barrage of pointed questions from opposition parties and reporters at Queen’s Park Monday as MPPs used the return to the legislature to grill the Ford government over how money from the $2.5 billion Skills Development Fund was doled out.