Guest: Toronto Star Queen's Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie

In this episode: Doug Ford's foray into a mayoral election he promised to stay out of was just the start of a summer where nothing seemed to go right for his government and where the Greenbelt swap scandal exploded — costing his government cabinet ministers, senior staff members, and oodles of popular support. The Star's Robert Benzie details how the summer sun scorched Ford's popularity, and discusses the mood in the government caucus and where they go from here.

Audio sources: Canadian Press, Global

This episode was produced by Paulo Marques, Julia De Laurentiis Johnston and Ed Keenan.