Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Thursday <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;cabinet shuffle&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/ontario-cabinet-shuffle&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/ontario-cabinet-shuffle">cabinet shuffle</a> illustrates two points. First, the premier has very few aces in his cabinet deck. Second, the new cabinet reflects the bloat that afflicts his government.

Back in 2018, the Ford cabinet had 20 members and vowed to trim spending. Now, the cabinet has 36 members, up from 30, and is the largest in the province’s history. Nearly half the caucus is in cabinet. It’s ridiculous.

Adding unnecessary cabinet jobs financially benefits the lucky MPPs, further enhancing the perception that Ford takes care of insiders first{ai:summary}<p>Doug Ford's cabinet shuffle exposes his weak hand and bloated government. Cabinet size doubled since 2018 promises of austerity. #politics</p>

Randall Denley: Doug Ford's newly bloated Ontario cabinet exhibits his government's worst instincts

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