Yet this isn’t just another Doug Ford power grab. The premier has done many thoughtless things in power, but this time he’s not acting alone.
In the normal course of democracy, a mayor, premier, prime minister, president or potentate must earn the votes of a majority of legislators to legislate. Representative democracy is not a one-man band, a one-woman act or a one-person show.Here, the tag team of Tory and Ford has joined hands to overreach — and undercount.
Who fathomed that after winning three democratic elections the mayor would be dissatisfied with his massive mandate and thirst for still more power? Who imagined that Tory could persuade Ford — the erstwhile political rival he humiliated in the 2014 mayoral election — to do as he demanded? It’s worth noting that Tory’s other predecessors have publicly denounced this outlandish template for minority rule, tailored for Toronto and Ottawa but intended for other big cities in years to come. Ottawa’s newly-elected mayor has publicly foresworn these illegitimate powers, with good reason.
reggcohn Did Ford and Tory broker a deal of some sort that personally benefits both of them?Nothing Ford does, or doesn't do surprises me, but the real Tory seems to have finally emerged from the closet - very dissappointed Mr. Mayor.
reggcohn corrupt unprincipled greedy Tories onpoli TOpoli
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reggcohn It is not in democratic. They were elected. Democracy is not static. You lost the election by voting for unelectable candidates. Not we all pay the price for your naive and petulant understanding of the political landscape in Ontario.
reggcohn And I love him
reggcohn Canada is not a democracy. Never was…
reggcohn fords nepotism knows no end
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reggcohn 57% of Ontarians
reggcohn I was not feeling great on the day of the elections so I skipped it. I thought highly of John Tory until now.
reggcohn Ford must go.
reggcohn CONSERVATIVES ARE FASCISTS
reggcohn CONSERVATIVES ARE TRYING TO DESTROY CANADA
reggcohn Because of you Canadian journalism is now a joke.
reggcohn Great compared to David Miller who accomplished nothing and whined his way through his time in office.
reggcohn IMO a poor decision on Ford's part.
reggcohn The Ford-Poilievre coalition stated unequivocally your PC-CPC coalition wont touch our Ontario Green Belt that's eroding at the rate of 135 football fields a day causing rising farm produce costs & inflation
reggcohn It’s almost like Douggie the dictator will be running for mayor next round.
reggcohn Hopefully the failing Toronto star undone next. To the pit with you.
reggcohn Why did we vote in the last election? Where is the Canadian Civil Liberties Association when you need them? 8 (down from 47) people now represent 3 million Torontonians. What is JohnTory reward for being a toady for fordnation?
reggcohn Snowflakes get off on power.
MerlinofCanada reggcohn I heard John Tory paused the garbage clean up during his election so he wouldn’t get swept away, can you confirm this?
reggcohn Conservatism is cringe
jake_sisko reggcohn Corrupt
reggcohn Scathing assessment of JohnTory! Right on the nose!
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reggcohn headline news! the mayor of Toryonto wants to make Onterrible even worse.
reggcohn Not hard to figure out since democracy is failing at federal level
reggcohn Where were you during the election FFS. WE ALL KNEW Ford is a crooked thug & you helped him to get elected. SHAME
reggcohn I don’t support these powers but I’m not worried about Tory having them. He’s a cardboard cutout
reggcohn lies
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reggcohn Amayor isno different than a councillor. These powers take the powerfrom the public and give it to one person. I think that meets the definition of communism anyone else flipping out that it is the blue party doing this. Here we feared the orange one
reggcohn But JustinTrudeau invoking the Emergencies Act and suspending the civil liberties of Canadians to solve a parking enforcement problem in Ottawa is A-okay with the
reggcohn When John Tory dies in a bad death of all his wrong doing we will hand out sweets all around Toronto and same goes for u Ford Doug the thug.
reggcohn .JohnTory's 'sin of omission' that it was all BossHogg's idea when in fact he ASKED for these powers should be reason enough to nullify the last Toronto election as he MISREPRESENTED himself to the electorate. ToryFordsShill ToryMustResign
reggcohn Bro, The Prime Minster's cabinet just made up a definition, in secret, to invoke our national emergency law. Made it up.
Good.
What nonsense. Many cities have this model. The province has all legislative control over cities in Canada. There is no 3 rd order of government under our Constitution. Therefore our province can authorize various powers to city mayors. All by a vote in a duly elected govt
They're enabling each other's anti democratic ambitions
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