tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6901412947138650989..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Doug Ford and the Rise of the Beastly BigotsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33199223896875448352018-04-30T07:15:56.514-04:002018-04-30T07:15:56.514-04:00hi RT...I hope you are right about many Con suppor...hi RT...I hope you are right about many Con supporters not realizing that their party's platform has changed, or disappeared. For that might give us hope that they could change their minds before it's too late. But there is a big dumb streak in this country, and it just might kill any chance we have of adapting to the challenges of the modern world. And you're right, the irony is that the older people who are Ford's strongest supporters, are the ones who stand to lose the most. Just when we need a strengthened safety net and expanded medical services to deal with an aging population, they won't be there. And let's be absolutely clear, that will cause more suffering and premature death than this country has ever seen... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5039201557002900912018-04-30T06:57:37.018-04:002018-04-30T06:57:37.018-04:00hi Steve...the environment will be a big loser if ...hi Steve...the environment will be a big loser if Ford becomes premier, but I believe the healthcare system will suffer even more. When Mike Harris led the province he killed thousands of nursing jobs, and I'm pretty sure that those who want to privatize our system will have a field day. So all those older Canadians who support Ford will in a sense be digging their own graves. And yes, public transportation will also be cannibalized, and any hope of modernizing our rail system will be lost for another generation...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-701806178598673422018-04-30T06:51:35.145-04:002018-04-30T06:51:35.145-04:00hi anon@4:56 PM...you're preaching to the conv...hi anon@4:56 PM...you're preaching to the converted. I have always believed that progressives should unite to form one party, or at the very least a powerful movement.<br />That's why I never engage in the petty partisanship of the snowflake left. But unfortunately, I and those who share my views, have made little progress over the years. Canadians insist on cheering for their own parties like they cheer for a hockey team, dumb is as dumb does,and only catastrophe will move them.... <br />Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62824989567124695442018-04-30T06:44:27.616-04:002018-04-30T06:44:27.616-04:00hi jrkrideau...moving back to Quebec as e.a.f. sug...hi jrkrideau...moving back to Quebec as e.a.f. suggests is an option, but it might not be far enough away. I might have to take that job in Edinburgh that has been waiting for me for over six months, for only there could I be sure never to hear Ford's ugly dumb voice. But that would take me out of the next federal campaign, and I don't think I could do that, for with Ford and Kenney as Premiers the election of the fanatic Scheer would definitely be the end of Canada as we know it. Decisions, decisions....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-70386923327327855512018-04-30T06:38:42.390-04:002018-04-30T06:38:42.390-04:00hi e.a.f...If Ford does become Premier he will mak...hi e.a.f...If Ford does become Premier he will make Canada look like a rube nation, and we will be the laughingstock of the world. Every time Ford opens his mouth I shudder, for he reminds me of some character in a third-rate gangster movie. Not only will he end Canada's last chance to fight climate change by scrapping the carbon tax, cause massive social unrest, and damage the province's healthcare system. He is so dumb he will be easily manipulated by the Team Harper types who are running his campaign, and will no doubt run his government. <br />There is no possible scenario where this is anything but a disaster... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-4576384068459411472018-04-30T06:28:28.688-04:002018-04-30T06:28:28.688-04:00Hi anonymous @3:15 PM...yes, we are going to have ...Hi anonymous @3:15 PM...yes, we are going to have to encourage strategic voting if only to avoid splitting the progressive vote. It worked to a degree during the last federal election, and there is no reason it can't work again...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23871380301982371172018-04-30T06:25:39.671-04:002018-04-30T06:25:39.671-04:00Hi JD...I always cheered for King Kong, until Ford...Hi JD...I always cheered for King Kong, until Ford came along, and I do hope that the debates will be his undoing. And the latest Mainstream poll seems to suggest that his support is softening. But there is a big urban/rural split and the possibility of a Liberal/NDP split so I guess anything could happen. But one thing is for sure, Doug Ford is and will always be unfit to be the Premier of Canada's most powerful province, and if he is elected he will drag the whole country down with him...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-92067192078664821152018-04-29T21:21:22.177-04:002018-04-29T21:21:22.177-04:00Poll stats before and after Dougie suggests that s...Poll stats before and after Dougie suggests that supporters are voting for the party and either don't know or care about the 180 shift in platform on major issues. Rather than vote splitting hopefully the NDP will target districts where the demographics show they have a real chance of winning and leave the Liberals and Cons to battle it out elsewhere.<br />Its ironic that the inverted aging population profile that supports the trash and burn Con policies will suffer the most as the replacement population is constrained due to below replacement birth rates, spiteful immigration policies and regressive health care funding. Would sooner receive medical support from a supportive first generation immigrant than nada or perhaps a disgruntled nurse Wettlaufer. Seems not everyone agrees!<br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-83111577489966020812018-04-29T20:42:39.781-04:002018-04-29T20:42:39.781-04:00The Charter of Rights will take care of the people...The Charter of Rights will take care of the people of Ontario. What is not protected is the Enviroment. Kiss the green belt goodby should Mono Rail Ford get elected. And electrified GO, Ha Ha, more streetcars and LRT in Hamilton and Brampton, not on Dougie watch. The people of Niagara will never see a Go train service. Pity.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9223274938355326592018-04-29T18:15:52.143-04:002018-04-29T18:15:52.143-04:00Moving back to Québec does have its appeals, I mus...Moving back to Québec does have its appeals, I must say. I have been back in Ontario for 15 years but one does miss la belle province from time to time. jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13142210404223775292018-04-29T18:10:25.917-04:002018-04-29T18:10:25.917-04:00Pig shit would be a million times better than Drug...Pig shit would be a million times better than Drug Ford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15794856591845344052018-04-29T16:56:22.726-04:002018-04-29T16:56:22.726-04:00It's the same old story, the left divided the ...It's the same old story, the left divided the Cons united. When will we ever learn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35004975153854307382018-04-29T15:32:12.313-04:002018-04-29T15:32:12.313-04:00I plan to do the same thing. Horwath has never imp...I plan to do the same thing. Horwath has never impressed me, but she is a million times better than Doug Ford. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5057572001202829392018-04-29T15:28:55.668-04:002018-04-29T15:28:55.668-04:00As I always say when a less than progressive gover...As I always say when a less than progressive government is elected, you will have to live with it or die because of it. You make the choice, just like you did when you voted.<br /><br />Ford and his cabal will make a big appeal to those in religious and ethnic conservative communities. however, what they need to remember, once in office, he'll come for them, one way or another. You can bet he'll start with outlawing all signs of other religions. <br /><br />About all that will keep Ford and his cabal in check will be the Supreme Court of Canada. <br /><br />As to Ford revealing himself in a debate, what if he doesn't debate, leaving on the NDP and the Liberals to carve each other up.<br /><br />If the people of Ontario elected Doug Ford, they will get what B.C. had for 16 years, corrupt, nasty government which was more interested in their financial supporters than the children of the province. (B.C. had the B.C. Lieberals which weren't Liberals, they were Conservatives and had a number of Harper and Alberta Conservatives working for them) During the reign of the Cons in B.C. education went down hill along with health care, policing and we became internationally known for money laundering. Our housing prices sky rocketed and the fent crisis got a real good start in B.C. <br /><br />of course the people of Ontario could move next door to Quebec. Remember the late Ford and his carrying on, with his brother at his side. Guess the late night shows will have Trump and ford to make fun of.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-81514305040882146452018-04-29T15:15:43.886-04:002018-04-29T15:15:43.886-04:00The progressive vote needs to settle on either the...The progressive vote needs to settle on either the ndp or olp. I prefer the olp by miles, but if the ndp becomes the vehicle to block Ford I will gladly cast a vote for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86534288857312549572018-04-29T14:01:08.538-04:002018-04-29T14:01:08.538-04:00They may muzzle their monkey for now, Simon. Howev...They may muzzle their monkey for now, Simon. However, Ontarians will get to see Duh-oug in all his oafish glory during the debates. If Wynn and Horwath can show him as the babbling, lying, homophobic fool that he is, perhaps he can be contained to a minority government, which would be like putting King Bong in shackles.<br />And I think we all know how that movie ended.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com