Integrity Commissioner Pats Doug Ford On The Head For Remembering To Have Fall Guys

Doug Ford didn’t breach rules in Taverner appointment, integrity commissioner says Ontario premier says report ‘represents a complete vindication’ for his government Speaking to reporters late Wednesday afternoon, Ford maintained the appointment process was independent and that he wasn’t involved in it.  “From the beginning this complaint was baseless and totally political, and without merit. …

Doug Ford Might Actually Be About To Get Something Right

Province to announce classroom cellphone ban: Canadian Press None of the kids had them in 1998, which is going to make for a super authentic atmosphere during sex ed class. This is one of the few times that it’s hard to disagree with Doug Ford on something. You’re a kid. The fate of civilization or …

Doug Ford May Or May Not Be Trying To Kill Us

I’m willing to take a wait and see attitude about some of the Ford government’s newly announced healthcare reforms. Maybe not all of their ideas are bad. I’m not even all that bent out of shape just yet about the looming specter of more privatization because I feel like there are probably ways to blend …

Reminder: A Bunch Of You Voted For A Shithead

What’s going on at Queen’s Park? Is Premier Doug Ford, supported by his political staff, in total control? At the PC Leadership Convention in March, Christine Elliott won the popular vote by 3.4 per cent and also won the majority of ridings. Ford, however, won the “electoral” vote by 1.2 points. So much for the …

Government For The People. Not You, Small Fry. Everyone Knows Children Aren’t People

I realize I could ask this question of basically any group that isn’t either a corporation or an old family friend, but why, exactly, does Doug Ford seem to hate children so much? First his government decided that there was no need for them to have an advocate, and now, without warning as tends to …

Ontario Government Doesn’t Understand How Studies Work, Thinks We’re Dumb

No matter how you feel about Ontario’s basic income project (I’m for it for a number of reasons, for the record), it’s awfully hard to see the Doug Ford governments decision to yank it out from under people without warning years early and in spite of a promise not to do that as anything other …

Quarter In The Courts

This is nice. One-Quarter of Ontario PC Candidates Currently Face Lawsuits, Probes and Police Investigations Obviously not all of these people won, but Doug Ford and his band of miscreants were easily handed a majority government on Thursday, so obviously some of them did. All of this is important, but there are four things of particular …