"Stop blowing taxpayers' money!": Doug Ford rips into Ontario school board spending

On Friday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford ripped into a group of Ontario school trustees under fire for expensing a $145,000 summertime Italy trip. “The cheese slipped off the cracker with these guys,” Ford said. The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB) has been under fire following an Oct. 15 report in the Brantford Expositor that revealed four trustees went on a $45,000 week-long trip to Italy in July to buy $100,000 worth of artwork for a new high school under construction in Brantford, which is near Hamilton. After Ford went off on those trustees, he then targeted the Thames Valley District School Board, which also made headlines last month for a $38,444.92 summer retreat in Toronto. "Stop partying and acting like a bunch of Yahoos," he said. "And stop blowing taxpayers' money!" For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10830411/doug-ford-ontario-school-trustees-italy/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews