tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post6740891016184225243..comments2024-03-19T08:19:45.049-04:00Comments on Crane and Matten blog: Rob Ford should stayCrane and Mattenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809682169218066019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post-55606293361918754572014-01-14T16:58:27.164-05:002014-01-14T16:58:27.164-05:00I think Rix has some good points. When and where h...I think Rix has some good points. When and where has a politician with Ford's scandals been allowed to stay in power? How can anyone feel sorry for him when he has created this mess?<br />I'd like to add a reminder that the definition of "Toronto" has changed, so the Toronto referenced in the article is not the Toronto that most of us are used to. The suburbs are not the city, and the lack of representation of Metro Toronto will continue to be problematic in years to come. I have no idea why de-amalgamation is not talked about more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post-41613566131584131762013-11-18T22:09:26.905-05:002013-11-18T22:09:26.905-05:00"Rob Ford, the small time entrepreneur...&quo..."Rob Ford, the small time entrepreneur..." Well, that's how he likes to present himself, and I see he has done a good job with you two. Let's ignore the fact that his family business is worth (so I hear) $100m; let's ignore the connection with organized crime (and the possibility that he could be blackmailed for his connections with a crack house), the connection with a murder investigation and his photo with the victim, the rumours about his brother Doug, and just present him as one of the good old boys. When I heard about the case it was from an American from Florida in Berlin, and this is what he was talking about; he was not some puritan who disapproves of recreational drugs.Rixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14895811691692071389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post-47184296175673951642013-11-09T09:15:53.362-05:002013-11-09T09:15:53.362-05:00I don't know if Rob Ford can be ascribed to As...I don't know if Rob Ford can be ascribed to Asian suburban residents of Toronto with the qualities mentioned in the post. However, considering all the issues discussed or not discussed here, putting such a continuous pressure on him from the first day to step aside for unproven allegations is more like a provocative movement by the opponent, typically using journalistic tools. To me, putting such a pressure on an authority to resign with no legal conviction and with all considerations discussed in this post, is nothing but a modern, stylish version of the attacks and murders in Egypt to topple a legal president- even a radical unpleasant one. If there is something called LAW over such controversies with its own predefined mechanism, citizens, whether they like the guy or abhor, ought to respect it. In such controversies, I think, law is the first and last resort.Hadinoreply@blogger.com