Toronto voters elect moderate conservative to replace Ford

[Victorian Gray]

I thought Canadians were liberal? Why would they elect a moderate conservative to replace a crack smoking mayor?

Isn't tolerance one of the core values of liberalism? If you are tolerant, why vote for the opposite of mayor Ford? Surely smoking crack played no factor with the liberal voters, right?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tion-standing-place-cancer-suffering-Rob.html



As I have posted before, everyone is a bigot. With some people we just have to dig a little deeper. With the case of Ford, smoking crack was probably the limit on what liberals will tolerate.

If you consider yourself a liberal, where do you think your limits are at? Would you vote for Ford if he ran again? If not why not?

If you are a liberal and would not vote for ford, do you consider yourself a bigot because you are discriminating against someone with a drug problem?

You really need to step away from your computer for a few decades.

 

[michal1980]

so they elected someone like ried?

 

[yllus]

Here's a breakdown of how various parts of Toronto voted in the mayoral election.

I live in downtown Toronto ("Toronto Centre") and voted for Tory. He's a good, sensible man with executive experience. He'll do a fine job.

In comparison, Ford is a bully, a bigot, and a compulsive liar. I wouldn't especially care if he did heroin every night if he did a good job, but he did the furthest thing from a good job.

Chow just ran a terrible campaign that clearly illustrated she was out of touch with what the city's residents wanted in terms of priorities.

 

[werepossum]

Here's a breakdown of how various parts of Toronto voted in the mayoral election.

I live in downtown Toronto ("Toronto Centre") and voted for Tory. He's a good, sensible man with executive experience. He'll do a fine job.

In comparison, Ford is a bully, a bigot, and a compulsive liar. I wouldn't especially care if he did heroin every night if he did a good job, but he did the furthest thing from a good job.

Chow just ran a terrible campaign that clearly illustrated she was out of touch with what the city's residents wanted in terms of priorities.

That's a very useful map if one needs to know where to go to buy crack. Or Chairman Mao pantsuits.

Congratulations on having a mayor-elect who is not a crack head - or a crack head's designated driver.

 

[Victorian Gray]

so they elected someone like ried?

Who is "ried"?

 

[Imp]

Not one mention of the other Ford?

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dai...rd-familys-values-into-new-job-132453015.html

Ford, 20, was elected Ward 1 TDSB School Trustee with no past experience and without uttering a word to the media throughout his campaign. He handed former MPP and two-term incumbent John Hastings a stunning defeat, earning about 44 per cent of the vote, nearly twice the votes Hastings garnered.

http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/...newest_ford_politician_his_own_man_at_20.html

He studied leadership for a semester at Wilfrid Laurier University and took a year of business studies at Humber College before quitting to enter politics.

To be honest, I picked someone at random for School Trustee in my ward. Didn't recognize a single name.

Edit: Had to add this gem.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/1...ol-trustee-because-he-can-relate-to-students/

He ran what might be considered an unorthodox campaign. He did no media. He had no website. He did not attend a trustee debate. For a National Post profile, he refused to confirm details as mundane as his age and the year he finished high school.