Over the past few weeks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was booed at the Raptors' victory parade, demoted a bunch of star members of his Cabinet amid sagging poll numbers and lost his Chief of Staff, who got caught up in a nepotism scandal. Are we witnessing the downfall of a government, or is this just another month in Ontario?
July 8, 2019
Wag the Doug
#11 How To Promote Friends And Alienate People
With a new Cabinet in place and ongoing allegations of nepotism in the Ontario government, we present to you: The Doug Ford Guide to Management.
July 4, 2019
Wag the Doug
#10 The First Annual Douggie Awards
Tonight, we gather to honour the Doug Ford Government a year into their historic mandate. Our hosts hand out the much-coveted Douggie Awards to those who have shown tremendous achievements in spin, bootlicking and dramatically miming the hunt for beer in convenience stores. Join us for this unforgettable evening.
June 6, 2019
Sun Boss Goes To Work For Doug Ford
In an official capacity, this time
January 25, 2019
By Jonathan Goldsbie
Is Journalism “Essential”? Doug Ford’s Government Doesn’t Think So
New rules place student media in vulnerable position, which could have effects across the industry
January 23, 2019
By Zak Vescera
Wag the Doug
#6 The Tragically OHIP
Is the Ford Government trying to privatize healthcare? Plus, a list of things Doug Ford has broken.
January 23, 2019
Doug Ford’s Tuition Changes Could Jeopardize Ontario’s Student Press
Ontario government plans to make it easier for students to opt out of paying certain levies
January 17, 2019
By Jaren Kerr
Short Cuts
#192 Ontario Proud and Prejudice
Did Canada make the right call by arresting Huawei’s CFO? Or was it the perfect time for a little “creative incompetence.” And new details about Ontario Proud’s "grassroots," people powered funding reveal the people are mostly corporations.
December 12, 2018
Wag the Doug
#5 OPP, Yeah You Know Me
An old friend of the Ford family has been appointed to head the Ontario Provincial Police, a job many consider him to be under-qualified for. We look back to Doug's history with Ron Taverner, as well as the group of unofficial advisors who surrounded the Fords for years.
December 6, 2018
Short Cuts
#190 Is It Time To Pull The Plug On Legacy Media?
Will federal media subsidies save a dying industry or merely protract the inevitable? And how did the Anglophone press react to the Ford government’s Francophone cuts?