Stan Cho returns as Ontario parliamentary assistant, months after spending scandal
Just three months after resigning over a hotel spending scandal, Ontario’s previous tourism minister is back in a new role at Queens Park. Stan Cho is now parliamentary assistant to Education Minister Paul Calandra. This comes just months after he stepped down for expensing over $16,000 over three years in Toronto hotel stays despite living […]
Stan Cho, the former Ontario tourism minister, has returned to a new role as parliamentary assistant to Education Minister Paul Calandra, three months after resigning over a hotel spending scandal. Cho reportedly expensed over $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays over three years, despite living just six kilometers from the legislature.
In a July statement on X, Cho claimed to have fully repaid all his expenses and expressed remorse for his actions, stating that he did not want to distract from the government's economic growth, family safety, and development plans. Cho met with Premier Ford at the legislature and submitted a resignation letter for his former tourism role.
NDP opposition leader Marit Stiles called for Premier Ford to fire Cho, urging him to demonstrate respect for taxpayers' money. Other changes in the list of parliamentary assistants include Steve Pinsonneault joining as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Transportation and Deputy Whip, and Billy Denault becoming the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
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