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TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford shuffled his cabinet Monday just months after taking the reins following the resignation of one of his top ministers.

The move — which saw six ministers reassigned — was announced in a release Monday morning, prompting suggestions from critics that Ford’s government was struggling, and calls for the premier to explain his decision.

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The shuffle followed the sudden resignation Friday of Economic DevelopmentMinister Jim Wilson who, according to a statement from the premier’s office, stepped down to “seek treatment for addiction issues.”

Wilson stepped down hours after appearing with Ford at a border crossing near Sarnia on Friday where they unveiled a sign advertising Ontario as “Open for Business.”

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The Toronto Sun reported Monday that alcohol was the specific problem — and that Wilson is also the subject of an inappropriate conduct complaint from a political staffer. The male complainant alleged an intoxicated Wilson made inappropriate comments and sexual passes towards him, the newspaper reported. Global News carried a similar item, quoting “multiple sources.”