Has Doug Ford’s PC government made progress, or is he wandering directionless? Ford’s Tories continue to confuse legislation with litigation and instigation — conflating governance with grandstanding. We saw it this month with the continuing investigation by the integrity commissioner into Ford’s egregious appointment of an underqualified crony (remember his rant against “friends and Liberal insiders”? While the premier disparaged judges as “unelected” and thus unqualified to judge him, Attorney General Caroline Mulroney did his bidding. Emboldened by this dry run, encouraged by the judges’ supportive comments, a class-action lawsuit against the government is gaining momentum.

Source: thestar February 20, 2019 23:37 UTC