OLA Progressive Conservative MPPs give Premier Doug Ford a standing ovation during question period on Wednesday at Queen's Park in Toronto.

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives could only hold back for about two minutes before giving Premier Doug Ford his first standing ovation Wednesday. The gesture came just moments after the MPPs were told to keep the theatrics to a minimum. Speaker of the House Ted Arnott told MPPs that he's received complaints about the number of standing ovations in the House since Ford's government took power. In past question periods, PC MPPs have given their colleagues as many as 22 standing ovations in the roughly 45-minute sessions.

PCs gave themselves ~22~ standing ovations in question period today. My personal fave was for Minister Michael Tibollo, who got a standing O for mentioning his demotion #onpoli — emma 🦋 (@emmapaling) November 12, 2018

The PC government gave itself 17 standing ovations in question period today. 💰My personal fave was when Doug Ford wouldn't say how much the Open for Business border signs will cost, but that it'll be "the most reasonable price ... you've ever seen" — emma 🦋 (@emmapaling) October 31, 2018