MPP ousted from PC caucus

Removal comes after Ghamari met far-right figure

- KRISTIN RUSHOWY

Goldie Ghamari, shown with Premier Doug Ford in 2020, had recently met British far-right figure Tommy Robinson, posting the interaction on social media. Following her removal from the caucus, the Carleton MPP wrote on X, "when one door closes, another one opens."

Goldie Ghamari has been thrown out of the Progressive Conservative caucus after meeting with a controversial, far-right Briton — a meeting that came on the heels of a number of “serious lapses in judgment,” Premier Doug Ford’s office says.

“The premier has made the decision to remove MPP Goldie Ghamari from the Ontario PC caucus, effective immediately,” his office said in a statement Friday morning.

“This decision follows repeated instances of serious lapses in judgment and a failure to collaborate constructively with caucus leadership and as a team member. While this decision did not come easily, it has become clear that MPP Ghamari can no longer continue in her role within our caucus.”

Ghamari responded to the move on Friday morning in a post on X.