Summer special

The clip you’ve all been waiting for

PROGRAMMING NOTE: A reminder that Queen’s Park Observer is on a planned hiatus this week — but alas! the drama persists. Here’s the latest.

Hello from a balmy beach in Europe, where provincial politics has roped me back in. There’s tension with teachers, municipalities and civil liberties groups, eyebrows being raised over the Premier’s private meetings, wild rumours about who could jump into the civic arena and loads more. Plus: I share something I’ve long promised to keep under wraps.

— MAYORS DISH: “Senior officials in a number of Ontario municipalities are pulling back the curtain on their working relationship with the Ford government, accusing the province of employing a “divide and conquer” strategy, using municipalities as a political “shield” and forcing mayors to walk a fine line.” Global News reports.

The story dropped during the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference, where DOUG FORD cracked wise about sometimes forgetting he’s not a city councillor anymore. Th…