Protesters chanted “people over profits” in the legislature’s public galleries Monday after Premier Doug Ford’s government passed a bill critics say will favour landlords over tenants.

Ford himself shouted “go find a job” as officers from the Legislative Protective Service intervened to eject protesters from the chamber, where MPPs had just finished the daily question period. As protesters continued chanting, the sergeant-at-arms made the rare decision to order the public galleries cleared.

The vote on Bill 60 — the “Fighting Delays and Building Faster Act” introduced a month ago — followed controversial moves by the Progressive Conservatives to fast-track it by limiting debate and skipping public hearings.

Housing Minister Rob Flack defended the bill, saying it streamlines housing a

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