The day after Donald Trump won the election, a Hamilton area judge strolled into the courtroom with a by-then iconic “Make America Great Again” hat on his head. Bernd Zabel ultimately apologized, but that wasn’t enough to stop dozens of complaints about him being filed with the Ontario Judicial Council.
On August 23, the saga of the #trumphat continued when the OJC held its disciplinary hearing. The following day, I gave an interview about it on CBC Ottawa Morning.