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TORONTO — Another appointee of Doug Ford’s government resigned Friday after the Opposition uncovered his ties to the Ontario premier’s former chief of staff.

A spokeswoman for Ford confirmed that Ian Neita, who was made a board member for the Workplace Safety Insurance Board in December, had submitted his resignation.

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New Democrat legislator Marit Stiles said that in 2013 Neita helped coach a Toronto girls basketball team with the premier’s former chief of staff, Dean French.

Stiles said Neita — whose online resume shows he has 17 years experience in the insurance industry — was not vetted by opposition politicians who asked he appear before them at a committee.

“Mr. Neita’s credentials have never been reviewed by the Ontario legislature’s government agencies committee because the Ford government blocked an opportunity to review his appointment,” she said.

Neita did not respond to requests for comment.