Critics say Ford’s government has already appointed a large number of party loyalists or friends to lucrative posts
Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and MailThe new chairman of the board of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario is Carmine Nigro, the co-founder of Craft Development Corp., a company that has retail, office and residential projects across Ontario and in parts of the United States. Mr. Nigro replaces former TD Bank CEO Ed Clark, appointed by the previous Liberals. The new chairman of the province’s massive liquor monopoly – which brings in $6.
Doug Ford gives Rueben Devlin a Rob Ford Bobble Head at a cheque presentation where the Fords presented two cheques to the Humber River Hospital in Dec. 2014.Among the first Ford loyalists appointed to a key role after the election, Dr. Devlin is a former orthopedic surgeon and CEO of Humber River Hospital. A PC Party president during the Harris era, he helped the Ford family cope as Rob Ford sought cancer treatment at the hospital.
Conservative Party campaign manager Jenni Byrne, right, is seen at a Harper campaign stop in Toronto, Ontario in Aug 2015.The mastermind of Stephen Harper’s successful 2011 federal election campaign – who was then partly blamed for his defeat in 2015 – Ms. Byrne was thought to be an experienced hand and a moderating influence as Mr. Ford’s principal secretary early in his government. But she reportedly clashed with Mr. Ford’s friend and chief of staff, Dean French, an Etobicoke businessman.
Former federal minister of finance in the Harper government Joe Oliver now has a seat on the board of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator .The former federal minister of finance in the Harper government now has a seat on the board of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator , which runs the province’s power grid. Mr. Oliver was a cabinet colleague in Ottawa with Greg Rickford, now Mr. Ford’s Energy Minister. In an attempt at a political comeback, the now-78-year-old Mr.
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