About this episode
The episode discusses Doug Ford's political strategies amidst public scrutiny over his actions regarding Freedom of Information and other controversies.
Doug Ford is facing public scrutiny for his changes to Freedom of Information and his “gravy plane” fiasco. But throughout his career, Ford has leveraged his folksy persona to deflect and distract from his scandals. Behind the shtick is a calculated and effective political communications strategy, but has the “Uncle Doug” routine finally run out of steam? Off The Record Call-in Details: What social media do you love or hate? Call in and let us know on Thursday April 30,from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT. Head to callinstudio.com/show/canadaland or dial in at 888-401-7056 Host: San Grewal Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Sabrina Nanji It’s crowd-finding time at Canadaland! Share this episode with three people or send them over to canadaland.com/share and we’ll help them get started with a starter pack of some of our favourite episodes. Further reading: Anti-Doug Ford rallies take place across Ontario to protest OSAP, FOI changes | CBC News Doug Ford regularly worked from home after ordering civil servants…
People in this episode
Host: San Grewal
Guest: Sabrina Nanji
Topics covered
- Doug Ford
- political strategy
- Freedom of Information
- public scrutiny
- political communications
- Ontario politics
Keywords
- Doug Ford
- political genius
- Freedom of Information
- public scrutiny
- political communications
- Ontario
- gravy plane
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Freedom of Information, OSAP, CBC News, Globalnews.ca, Toronto Star
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