A long overdue grilling
20 Questions with the Premier
ABOUT TIME
After weeks of laying low amid not-so-stellar polling numbers and MPP expense drama, DOUG FORD will take questions from reporters who have been champing at the bit this morning in Guelph. Let’s play 20 Questions with the Premier.
— BOOZE NEWS: With reports that Canada could use the prospect of returning U.S. alcohol to our shelves as a bargaining chip during trade talks, where does Ford stand? The Premier has dug in his heels on the matter, saying he won’t re-stock American booze until there’s a “fair deal” on the table. Prime Minister MARK CARNEY had backed up the First Ministers who took a hard line on the booze boycott at this summer’s Council of the Federation meeting, but the big question is whether Ford — one of the more hawkish among them — is softening.
— PLANES AND TRAINS: Ford hasn’t personally addressed Ottawa’s quashing of jets at Billy Bishop airport, though his ministers have said they’re not giving up on the notion. Carney hasn’t ruled out ever bringing jets t…
