1. The State of Hawaii makes Jason Kenney honorary Premier. 2. Rod Phillips and John Tory say Rod nodded off on a TTC streetcar and somehow ended up in St Barts. 3. New Conservative Task Force created to locate their MPs and staff.
4. Michelle Rempel says, because some other Conservative politicians did the wrong thing, now she can't do the wrong thing, because the media will report she did the wrong thing, and that's wrong for the media to do. That's it. That's the funny part.
5. Mike Harris awarded the Order of Ontario, which basically makes the whole thing an attendance award. 6. Doug Ford announces that a large order of McDonald's fries and a box of Philadelphia Cream Cheese will also be awarded the Order of Ontario this year.
7. UCP MLA Tracy Allard says she left the country and flew to Hawaii because her family can't celebrate Christmas properly without eggnog served in genuine coconuts. 8. UCP MLA Jeremy Nixon says he only travelled to Hawaii to personally forward a really funny email joke to Allard
9. After appearing more than an hour late for the press conference he'd called, Jason Kenney says Alberta's vaccination rates are low because Trudeau screwed up and delivered the vaccines early. That's it. That's the funny part. 10. Doug Ford sent Jason Kenney a Thank You card.
11. Kenney says he didn't make travel restrictions for his MLAs clear and will be sure to include "No recreational travel during a pandemic, guys!" notes when he packs their lunches for them. 12. The Toronto Sun covers its eyes, counts to 30 and pretends Justin Trudeau is hiding.
13. Doug's vaccine czar, General Rick Hillier, suggests half a dose of vaccine, some good mess chow and a long march with a heavy pack will keep Ontarians safe from Covid. 14. With dozens and dozens dying in LTCs, Caroline Mulroney travels to 1986 and urges us all to buckle up.
15. Doug says he had no idea his Finance Minister had left the country. Says he thought Rod said he was flying to St. Jacobs for the Christmas break. 16. Jason Kenney appears at his New Year's Day press conference wearing a "I ❤️ Maui" hoodie.
17. Brett Wilson says egregious Conservative hypocrisy and shameful role modelling isn't the problem - the problem is that extra 3 dollars all those rich people are paying at the pumps as they make their way to the airport for their traditional Hawaiian Christmas vacations.
18. Poilievre says 2021 is going to be "the year of the worker." Doesn't say what he or Michelle Rempel be doing in 2021 then. 19. Zoom Inc reports huge surge in green screen background use in 2020, saying uptick rates concentrated in cities with provincial legislatures.
20. In a tweeted New Year's Greeting video, Stephen Lecce says he's optimistic 2021 will be a good year. So yeah, we're good. 21. Doug was most upset about Phillips's pandemic jet-setting because Rod was expected at the Ford Extended Family Christmas dinner and Secret Santa swap.
22. After calling in sick most of the year, 2020 finally resigns. 23. In 2035, millions of adults who were kids in 2020 will think back fondly on memories of Nana and Papa's foreheads and stippled ceilings. 24. 2020: The year of the Glory Hole. Oh, and Doug Ford's food orgasm.
25. I usually head to southern Arizona this time of year. Bit of a tradition. Recharge my batteries. Sunshine, hiking, rattlesnake dodging, and killer desert sunsets. Not going this year. Because, you know, pandemic.
Clearly, I'd make a lousy politician.
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My predictions for things that will *not* happen in 2021:
1. Sometime, in the middle of February, Doug Ford will tell the truth for an entire week. 2. Stephen Lecce will tweet a tweet which doesn't include the words "gratitude" and "consultative", and - actually includes a fact.
3. Jason Kenney will announce funding for a university scholarship for liberal arts students whose parents don't actually contribute to the UCP. 4. Erin O'Toole will admit he and Andrew Scheer were never really scrappy middle-class kids growing up.
5. Doug Ford will preserve a green space. 6. Jason Kenney will announce that Albertans will now have to pay their fair share by paying a provincial sales tax. 7. Conservative governments across Canada will recruit and hire communications staff with some recognizable skillset.
1. Doug Ford says "Doug Ford cannot be bought." He does however offer attractive financing terms. 2. Erin O'Toole says the CPC to be a changed party under his leadership. He did not lie. The CPC now has a dog mascot. And even more memes.
3. If you win a lottery you get a giant novelty cheque for the photo opp. You cannot actually take that giant novelty cheque to the bank. It's not real. If Jason Kenney signs a giant novelty healthcare promise...yeah, well you get the idea. 4. Alberta still waiting for that job.
5. Lecce says COVID isn't being spread in Ontario schools. Lecce says thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of teachers and staff, Ontario's schools remain the safest place in the world. Lecce does still think teachers are an overpaid bunch of grumblers.
1. Doug says Auditor General isn't qualified to assess his government's pandemic response and should leave that work to the sticker salesman and lawyer overseeing the crisis planning. 2. Bearded Etobicoke man yells "Beer, BBQ and Freedom!"
3. Ontario's AG says politicians leading pandemic response, not health experts. Doug says that's untrue; Dr Williams received a text message whenever Doug's Chief of Staff made any important strategy decisions. 4. Dr Williams' contract extended. That's it. That's the funny part.
5. Lecce says 97% of schools Covid-free. Experts disagree, saying number is more like 45%. Lecce says all numbers are ostensible. 6. ON PC's vote to support anti-Muslim homophobe school owner. Doug says school's new Bachelor of Jesus degree means good-paying jobs for graduates.
1. Ford announces Toronto & Peel regions will move into the Grey zone. Then he and Brian Lilley move all of Ontario into the bromance Twilight Zone. 2. Reports reveal CPC administrative teams staffed entirely by Andrew Scheer's sisters.
3. Ford says York region not moved to lockdown because Vaughan Working Families assures him Lecce's Team Nonnas promise to behave. 4. Elliott says when Dr Williams said Ontario would be back in Green by Xmas he meant green sweaters. 5. Lecce says 113% of Ontario schools are safe.
6. UCP's Ministry of Environment and Parks says data they haven't collected yet indicates many parks they're selling are underutilized. 7. Kenney to tear out Living Wall on Federal Building. Says the $75K savings can be better used buying For Sale ads for parks he's not selling.
1. Doug Ford says the hardest part for families who have lost loved ones in an LTC is that Doug has to get up for work at 6 AM. 2. Jason Kenney warns Albertans for the eleventh time that this Covid flu thing is getting pretty darn serious.
3. O'Toole says he'll fight for freedom of expression in Canada because 9 trillion Canadians are out of work because of the virus Trudeau imported from China. 4. Doug insists Feds need to step up with more funding for provinces because the $9B Doug's hoarding isn't nearly enough.
5. Lecce tweets about a chat he had with someone about something. LaGrange says "Hold my Min of Ed beer!" and tweets about a *great* chat she had with someone at some point. 6. Lecce tweets more selfies of Lecce, proving to parents he's working hard tweeting selfies of himself.
1. Alberta's War Room says it's just like any other plucky little startup with $30M of no-strings-attached budget, an unaccounted for $1.5B and logo design department called Google search. 2. Doug Ford learned how to colour code Excel tabs
3. Conservatives are outraged about cancel culture and urge people to stop shopping at Whole Foods to force them to uncancel poppies. 4. Doug Ford says government deregulation is required in order for business to grow and that's why he's legislating Whole Foods to listen to him.
5. Kenney says "personal responsibility" is the way to fight Covid, not lockdowns; then locks himself away in his mom's basement to avoid media. 6. Ford's new tiered pandemic system politely suggests a change in business hours if all your customers are hospitalized or dead.