A provincial politician has been kicked out of the Progressive Conservative caucus days after he alleged he was being penalized for butting heads with the premier's inner circle.
A letter written by the Tory caucus chair and provided to media says Randy Hillier has been permanently expelled following a review of his behaviour before and after his suspension last month.
Ford's office did not immediately respond when asked whether the decision was a response to Hillier's statements earlier this week that he had been suspended over long-standing tensions with the premier's top advisers. The premier has said the veteran politician was suspended for comments he made as parents of children with autism packed the legislature's galleries in protest of the government's recent funding changes.
Hillier said in his letter that he challenged the rationale for his suspension and was presented with a list of what he called "questionable and childish" issues, including complaints that he didn't clap enough in the House and wasn't sufficiently sharing government posts on social media.
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