Doug Ford cashes in his “Captain Canada” chips

Donald Trump’s back, but Canada is STILL divided on how to respond.

Is there more to Doug Ford’s buffoonery than $200 and a paper bag? 

After six years of Doug-wagging, Allison and Jonathan have learned a few things.

Live (on tape) from the intersection of Richmond and Spadina, it’s the fifth annual(ish) Douggie Awards, celebrating the most surreal and mendacious moments of the past year in Ford.

Who doesn’t love an ice-cold beer from a bar, a pub, a liquor store… a gas station?

When the Speaker decreed that keffiyehs were verboten at Queen’s Park, even Doug Ford agreed that that was a bad call. But that came in the midst of a hotly-contested by-election in the 905 — and now that it’s finished, so is his party’s long nightmare of uncharacteristic open-mindedness.

This month, Allison and Jonathan don their leotards and consider Ontario politics’ new experimental era.

Judicial independence is a foundational principle of Canadian democracy. Doug Ford sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.

At this time of year, we’d normally pine for spring.