[NEWS] Five Canadian politics links: Doug Ford, Kathleen Wynne, Canadian citizens, Three Percenters

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• Doug Ford hired a crowd of actors to pretend to be supporters. Is this astroturfing a sign of American influence on Canadian politics? The Toronto Star reports.


• Andrew MacDougall at MacLean's argues a question tossed off in passing by Doug Ford to Kathleen Wynne, asking where she lost her way, resonates at a deep level about her government. The article is ,a href="https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/doug-ford-nails-kathleen-wynne-to-a-losing-way/">here.


• Steve Paikin wonders about the extent to which an unvoiced homophobia may be contributing to the low popularity levels of a Kathleen Wynne who, herself, has not done much outright wrong. His TVO blog has it.


• NOW Toronto is entirely right to recommend people born Canadian citizens take witness, at least, of citizenship ceremonies for new Canadians. I can testify that it really is moving.


• The Three Percenters are the latest nativist social media-driven militia group in Canada, worthy of attention and concern. CBC reports.

Comments

On the matter of Kathleen Wynne's anti-popularity

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I won't rule out the possibility of homophobia having an aggravating role in that. Could Putinist meddling further "enhance" that? (And why wouldn't Putin want to bring Ontario "on side" if he thinks he can act to suppress liberal democracy in Canada?)