It’s an extension of their name for this thing — https://goo.gl/images/D2Ktgu — which is like something we might call a type of ski mask or balaclava helmet without the mouth cover.
To them, wearing this makes you look like a monkey.
They are a knit cap, or a stocking cap. If they are heavier and more serious, then they may be a watch cap.
Torques, being metal, are actually counter-indicated to wear around your neck on a cold winter’s day in Canada. Toques, on the other hand, are quite beneficial. 
If you’re using an iPhone, you can push and hold the “e” button, and up comes a menu of e’s with accents. Just slide your finger to the appropriate one and: “Voilà: touché!”
When I was a kid, it was always toboggan, or sometimes 'boggan. (The short version might have been a family thing.) I can’t remember hearing anyone ever use a different term at home (parents from eastern Kentucky) or at school (the Chicago-land area).
I’m not but am obliged!
Round these 'ere parts wearing a bogan is not an option, fashionwise or any other.
Sorry! Too much time in the auto parts factory!