Ford knows exactly what he's doing

Et tu, Brute?

HOW THE PREMIER TURNS SCANDAL INTO STRATEGY

DOUG FORD is often referred to as the Teflon Premier — despite the smorgasbord of controversies over his eight-year tenure, his critics can’t seem to make it stick.

The Premier is under mounting pressure — from FOI rollbacks to “gravy plane” drama and beyond — but this isn’t the first time he’s had to weather a political storm.

From my perch in the press gallery, covering Ford often feels like watching two stories unfold at once: the chaos of the headline controversy, and the discipline of the strategy behind it. Take the jet fiasco for instance. Even when he’s in hot water, that very issue took up loads of oxygen, dominating the headlines and public attention (Ford himself couldn’t stop talking about it). At the same time, his government was moving ahead with hot-potato FOI changes under the cover of darkness (literally).

Ford may rail against the media and cast it as his “real” Official Opposition, but he also knows exactly how to play the g…