Another new 12:36 gets shouting at Doug Ford

Plus, what hath Poop Johnson wrought?

Feb 20, 2019

“That’s how they train our kids, with a filthy mouth.” Doug Ford blamed the NDP for epithets hurled at him by student protesters inside Queen’s Park. (He wants the kids’ mouths washed out with soap.) What the premier previously derided as “crazy Marxist nonsense” from post-secondary student groups was louder outside.

MPP Jim Wilson was welcomed back to the legislature by Ford despite having been kicked out of the Ontario PC caucus—but Wilson claims that there’s been no investigation into a sexual misconduct claim against him.

A defeated Ontario PC candidate, Cameron Montgomery, was appointed to a $140,000-a-year full-time job (which previously paid a part-timer $5,000) chairing the Education Quality and Accountability Office.

TMZ-style trick-or-treating in Ottawa

Jason Kenney @jkenney

Strongly disagree with Gerry Butts on policy? All the power to you. Ambush his family at home? Deplorable.

fw.toComments from Gerald Butts’ wifeJodi Butts says she does not expect her husband Gerald Butts to say anything more beyond the statement he has already given.

These are booming times for the paparazzi on Parliament Hill. But it’s unclear what CTV’s Omar Sachedina was expecting when he went knocking on the Butts family door.

Six in ten Canadians expect Facebook to screw with the federal election. And so, the government hopes to do something about it. A file photo that mirrors the pinching hand emoji comes in handy for this:

CBC News Alerts @CBCAlerts

Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould today called on a Commons committee to look at the possibility of the Canadian gov't imposing new rules on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter in the lead-up to the next federal election.

cbc.caDemocratic institutions minister asks committee to look at regulating social media | CBC NewsDemocratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould today called on a Commons committee to look at the possibility of the Canadian government imposing new rules on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter in the lead-up to the next federal election.

Backlash for a CAF makeup FAQ

General Jonathan Vance @CDS_Canada_CEMD

“The ad below was a very unfortunate effort intended to respond to a FAQ about joining the #CAF. We focus on the value in excellence that women bring to the @CanadianForces and our ads should reflect this,” JV

The Canadian Forces bought rotating Facebook ads to answer questions like whether male military members are allowed facial hair. But reaction to a particular one was followed by this apology from Canada’s top soldier.

Netflix knocks against cultural colonialism charges. The announcement of a dedicated production hub in the Port Lands from a company accused of not paying its virtual freight wants to be measured by its weight:

Michael Geist @mgeist

As Canadian culture groups claim regulation is needed because Netflix might stop investing without it, the company is opening 2 Toronto studios creating nearly 2K jobs. The regulate Netflix arguments just don’t stand up to scrutiny. michaelgeist.ca/2019/02/flawed…

MobileSyrup @MobileSyrup

Netflix to open two studios in Toronto, creating 1,850 jobs per year https://t.co/sCPkOMB8Aa https://t.co/5iwPiKq8KV

Golden age of Toronto poop journalism

Mira Miller @MiraMiller1

I wrote about dog poop in my latest for The Globe! Yes, you read that right. Dog poop.

theglobeandmail.comToronto condo owners asked for their dog’s DNA to solve poop problemSeveral Toronto property managers seek to identify dogs (and owners) who leave pet waste behind

RELATED: Stephen Colbert joking about Poop Johnson joining the Argos got the Canadian Football League trending on YouTube.

Viceland tries to stay alive by going live

The channel, which was cancelled in Canada by Rogers—even though Bell picked up much of its programming—is about to debut a nightly show: Vice Live. See if it gets nearly as much attention as those chapters critical of Vice Media in Jill Abramson’s Merchants of Truth.

Finally, a tale of gas station contagion

Matt English made a Twitter video about the parallels between petrol prices and radio dial positions. The reactions included people wondering why he walks by so many gas stations around the province. (In fact, it’s all the same one at Bloor and Keele.) But a lot of questions get asked when the stats show that over a million people watched your tweet: