The halls of Queen’s Park have been quiet for almost 20 weeks as politicians spent an extended summer touring Ontario, but Monday morning will see the bustle of government return to the heart of Toronto.

It was June 5 when Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government rose after rushing through its controversial mining legislation and promising to kick off a summer of consultation with First Nations communities, delaying the return of the house by more than a month.

The premier has enjoyed a busy summer, beginning by hosting the country’s premiers and the Prime Minister at his Huntsville, Ont., cottage and dominating the agenda with a number of headline-grabbing news conferences. He garnered particular attention when he emptied a bottle of Crown Royal whisky in protest over the planned clos

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