Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is taking steps to alter guidelines that allow MPPs who live in and near Toronto to expense hotel stays in the city after it was reported that members of his caucus had billed tens of thousands of dollars in recent years.
Tourism Minister Stan Cho said this week he would repay more than $16,000 in taxpayer-funded hotel expenses he claimed in Toronto since 2023, after facing criticism from opposition parties. Cho billed taxpayers $16,203 for hotel accommodations in the city despite living less than six kilometres from Queen’s Park. He represents the north Toronto riding of Willowdale….