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Ontario Premier Doug Ford capped off his day in Windsor with a fundraising dinner at Walkerville Brewery, where tickets were priced at $1,000 each.

As Ford arrived in the back alley to enter the venue, he was met by lone protester Lisa Kisch.

“I worry that our government is turning into a plutocracy,” Kisch said, explaining her presence. “This fundraiser is $1,000 a plate and I’m thinking that probably most people in Windsor-Essex can’t afford $1,000 a plate. So, who represents us?”

Ford showed up shortly after the event’s scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time, pausing for a photo with some supporters before heading inside.

Although the fundraiser’s location wasn’t advertised, a social media rumor led Kisch to the site.

She didn’t bring a sign or yell at Ford — she just wanted to be present.

“I gave him a little thumbs down. He didn’t see me,” she said. “I don’t …

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