October 24, 2019
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Introducing COMMONS: DYNASTIES
Our colleagues at COMMONS have a new season of their podcast called DYNASTIES, all about the powerful families that run Canada. Today, we're sharing their episode about the rise of the Fords. 
Allison Smith
Co-host, Wag the Doug
Jonathan Goldsbie
News Editor
Kevin Sexton
Producer

Hear the rest of the DYNASTIES series on COMMONS.

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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.
May 15, 2024
This month, Allison and Jonathan don their leotards and consider Ontario politics’ new experimental era.
April 17, 2024
Judicial independence is a foundational principle of Canadian democracy. Doug Ford sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
March 20, 2024
At this time of year, we’d normally pine for spring.
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Doug Ford plans to uproot the Ontario Science Centre from the iconic Don Mills home it’s occupied since 1969. But what is the Science Centre other than its iconic Don Mills home?
January 17, 2024
We surmised that Doug Ford would punish Toronto for picking Olivia Chow as its mayor. But if anything, he seems more sympathetic to the city and its issues than before. So what gives?
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