I remember the day politicians worked for the people.
this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2026
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This guy's a bloated turd, probably smokes crack all day like his brother did.
Well done Toronto. Got my fingers crossed for you.
Obv. The Fords are going to be pro car.
If the bike lanes go out. Use the whole lane.
Cannot figure that guy out. Sometimes he's based and other times he's a gorram fash
He'd fit will in New Hampshire, actually
He's a fascist that sometimes wins easy brownie points by opposing Trump.
He's a fash all the time, fash do pander, don't be fooled.
This is the proper response to someone literally trying to destroy your city. You have to show up to the battle.
Wow the Ford administration is full of assholes huh?
"The province plans to remove 19 km of protected bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University. After the delay, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria took to X to vow that the intention is still very much clear. “Work to restore vehicle lanes on Bloor Street West was scheduled to begin tonight but was halted by protesters. Make no mistake: these bike lanes are coming out. We have a clear mandate and we will deliver,”"
What is this mandate he speaks of? Lol that sounds like some bullshit.
Mandated by their wealthy and corporate patrons.
Mandated by his petty little ego and his hatred of the people who denied him. He has a hate boner for the city, and he'll use all the power granted to him by the suburbanites to destroy it.
A bicycle is a vehicle. They are vehicle lanes so no change required...
How is Doug Ford still in power
Wasn't he the cocaine guy? Or was that his brother?
That was his brother, if my memory recalls correctly.
Crack not cocaine
Crack is a form of cocaine.
Yeah and it’s different from snorting it
Enough hateful people living in the rural areas I guess.
"But protests never work" Hmmmmm
They work a lot better when you are directly obstructing the action you are protesting against.
Well done Toronto!
Amazing Job Toronto!
What a fucking asshole.
Why is that guy still in a job?
Such a carbrain politician.
City of Toronto should pull all permits for companies that agree to do this work.
Hey Ontario, how are you still allowing that mini Trump this kind of power?
Ironically he's gotten more popular by pushing back against Trump even though he's basically the same guy with the same opinions. Nationalists sure are stupid.
Meanwhile in the states: "Duh, both sides, all government bad, what's on Hulu?"
Buddy the day after this they called in the riot squad to arrest the protestors and ripped out the lanes anyway. We're glass house neighbors.
A documentary about how they couldn't remove the bike lanes in Toronto. probably.