They said the party with taxpayers' money was over.

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They live a short trip from work. You paid for their hotels.

Since 2023, twenty of Doug Ford’s Toronto-area MPPs have billed taxpayers for downtown Toronto hotel rooms. Every one of them lives within commuting distance of Queen’s Park. Cabinet ministers among them also get a taxpayer-funded car and driver.

5.9 km

Distance from Minister Stan Cho’s home to Queen’s Park. Seven subway stops, no transfer. He billed you $16,203.

$27,275

Billed by Brampton East MPP Hardeep Grewal for downtown Toronto stays. Brampton is about an hour’s commute away.

20 MPPs

Every one a Ford PC. Every one living inside the 50 km zone where hotel stays are supposed to be for emergencies only.

The rules say MPPs who live within 50 km of Queen’s Park can only expense a hotel in “special or unusual circumstances.” The official example is a snowstorm.

Some of Doug Ford’s MPPs have had dozens of emergencies. The public disclosures don’t say which hotels, which nights, or why.

Check the commute

How far do they actually live? See for yourself.

Pick any MPP on the list. See roughly how far their riding is from Queen’s Park, how long the drive takes, and what they billed you instead.

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Billed to you for hotels

Queen's Park50 km — where the rules say hotels start making sense

Distances and drive times are approximate, measured from each riding to Queen’s Park in normal traffic. MPPs’ exact home addresses are not published. Where a home distance has been publicly reported (Minister Cho: 5.9 km, per Global News), we use it. Every riding on this list is inside the 50 km zone.

The receipts

The Suite Life leaderboard

Every Ford PC MPP who billed you for “Toronto accommodation” while living within commuting distance. Tap a column to sort. Figures from Legislative Assembly of Ontario public expense disclosures.

Guest Folio

Queen’s Park · Toronto, Ontario · 2023–2026

PAID BY YOU

Sorted by total, highest first

MPP	2025–26	2024–25	2023–24	Total ▼
AMOUNT BILLED TO TAXPAYERS				$121,409

Highlighted rows are the four largest claimants. A blank cell means no Toronto accommodation was claimed that year. Minister Cho has stated he will personally reimburse the legislature for “any expense that does not meet the spirit of the policy.” As of publication, no amount has been specified.

The pattern

You’re spending more. You’re getting less. They’re living large on your dime.

The Greenbelt carve-upThe Auditor General found it would have handed select developers an $8.3 billion windfall. Reversed only after public outcry. Now under RCMP investigation.

$8.3 BILLION

A private jet for the Premier’s travelSold to Bombardier only after public backlash.

$28.9 MILLION

Downtown hotel rooms for 20 Toronto-area PC MPPsWhile everyone else pays for their own commute.

$121,409

$13.8B

This year’s deficit, per Doug Ford’s own 2026 budget. Balance has been pushed back again.

½ TRILLION

Where Ontario’s debt is headed. The province projects net debt of $529 billion by 2028-29.

$16B / YEAR

What you paid in interest on that debt last year. Money that builds no hospitals and hires no nurses.

Meanwhile: groceries cost more, health care wait times soar, and schools are falling apart.

Take action

Tell them: pay it back. Explain yourselves.

Send an email directly to all 20 MPPs and Premier Ford demanding they repay every cent immediately and release the details: which hotels, which nights, and why. It takes 30 seconds. Their offices count every message.

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