MaidMarion

Doug Ford has fooled many people. In spite of the fact that he has no real understanding of what a respected leader looks like, which he has demonstrated amply since being elected. In fact, he has no real experience as a leader of any kind, but does have a horrific reputation among many seasoned and knowledegable people in business and politics (including some of his own current cabinet members) and is working very hard so to alienate millions - and he is succeeding! As Martin Regg Cohn states in the Toronto Star, "Is he not now premier of all 13 million Ontarians — not merely those who cast ballots from his besotted base, or voters who held their noses? Is he merely leader of Ford Nation, or premier of our province?" Of 13 million Ontarians, only a franction of that actually voted for this guy, and one can see from the protests at Queen's Park that citizens do recognize that our very democracy is being seriously undermined by his self-serving "payback", if you will, to Toronto councillors - most of whom saw him in action as the obnoxious bully he is during his years as councillor - and the mayor - who beat him out for the job. And what is he doing pushing through legislation in the middle of the night - "stealing democracy" as one protester put it, while the city sleeps? What a waste of time and money this whole circus of ford "governing" has already become. He is on a slippery slope and will meet with nothing but pushback for the next 4 years - especially if his obsession with Toronto continues. Anyone who supports his use of the notwithstanding clause must seriously question their own understanding of what this really means. His actions are a frightening admission of how little he knows about law, protection of civil rights and respectable civil discourse. Wake up people. For all of us.

Doug Ford has no real experience as a leader of any kind, he has a pretty horrific reputation among many seasoned and knowledgable people in business and politics (including some of his own current cabinet members) and has already worked very hard so far to alienate millions - and he is succeeding! Of 10 million Ontarians, only 2 million actually voted for this guy, and one can see from the protests at Queen's Park that people recognize that our own democracy is being seriously undermined by his self-serving "payback", if you will, to Toronto councillors - most of whom saw him in action as the obnoxious bully he is during his years as councillor - and the mayor - who beat him out for the job. What a waste of time and money this whole circus of ford "governing" has already become. He is on a slippery slope and will meet with nothing but pushback for the next 4 years - especially if his obsession with Toronto continues. Anyone who supports his use of the notwithstanding clause must seriously question their own understanding of what this really means. For all of us.

Canadians not only fear any kind of leader who is trying to break down democracy, as this "president" is ( along with his henchmen in congress) but we also have some moral backbone - along with many, many millions of Americans who did not vote for this inept and amoral non-president. We are also closest geographically - trump has already shown his cards regarding trade with Canada. He is a bully and rules unlawfully. what's to like?