But who owns this nice mug do you think? Nope! This is not the Irish mobster surprised by a photographer during a football match. I present Rob Ford, who was elected Monday night for mayor of Toronto. Why take a few minutes of my time to talk about the new mayor of Toronto's beautiful? Simple ... the history of the municipal election has absolutely no precedent in the history of Canada.
A brief reminder: in December 2003 to succeed Mayor Mel Lastman (an eccentric who will be remembered primarily for her appearances in the annual gay pride parade and his handshake with a Hell's Angels before the national media), the population of Toronto brings to power a David Miller. Former NDP candidate, a graduate of Harvard Law School and Toronto, Miller promises to bring much in the twenty-first century Toronto as a cultural capital and ecological excellence in North America, nothing less. With ambitions as noble as costly, Miller needs money, lots of money. But great affliction, the reign of Mayor Miller was marked by a vicious U.S. recession, which does not help you guessed right. Despite some achievements in the cultural elegant, it could well summarize the period Miller: tax, tax, tax! In return, we could summarize the reaction of people in two words: do c. ...!
In December 2009, Miller announced that for family reasons, he would not seek a third term as mayor. In 2006, when it was renewed for the second time, the participation rate was 39%. Monday night, brace yourself: 53%! Yes the zamis, I told you earlier, the "unprecedented". What explains this dramatic Rob Ford!
Former football player nearly 300 pounds, Mr. Ford has campaigned with a slogan sledgehammer blow impossible to ignore: "No more gravy train!". Yahouuuu! By the way, just to give you an idea of the character, Mr. Ford was involved in an altercation with a woman during a game the Maple Leaf. Completely drunk and out of it, security has been out of the Air Canada Center while he yelled at the lady in question: "Go to Iran to violate and make you shoot if you're not happy! Although he was convicted in '99 for impaired driving are the innocent on two other occasions: one for domestic violence (Madame withdrew his complaint), and another for possession of marijuana (that's probably the why he wants to hire 200 more police officers).
In 2007, he declared that roads are for cars, buses and trucks. And although his heart bleeds every time a cyclist gets killed, essentially, Mr. Fort believes that we simply had to drive elsewhere. So, more cycle lanes on major roads in the city of Mr. Ford. No more war on the car, low tax on a new car registration imposed by his predecessor, reducing the number of trams (they slow traffic and cursed), the garbage grants for green roofs, the Ecology is for sissy!
Well, You Get The Picture now! I would hate to speculate on the damage that such a person could inflict on the reputation of the Queen City, but next to him, Regis Labeaume is the boy scout in shorts and suspenders. I understand perfectly well that Torontonians have ras-le-Lollipop pay up through their nostrils, but then to elect Rob Ford for mayor ... I hope I am wrong, but that does not seem to have little relation to what I would call an informed choice. I trust that it takes much more than what Mr. Ford seems to offer to manage the destiny of a city the size of Toronto. No kidding, even Sherbrooke would not elect this guy.
And I thought the world was bad enough as it ... Whew!
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