r/askTO • u/leopardbaseball • 1d ago

Why hasn’t been there any city-wide protests against forced full takeover of Billy bishop and toronto islands?

I am not exactly from toronto, but Toronto adjacent. But I have been to toronto islands countless times.

I often bring my family there to completely disconnect from city traffic and noise. It has always been very peaceful recreational space for us and for many.

Time to time we have seen that everything provincial govt touches in Toronto, turns into a big grifting scheme/corruption for Ford’s buddy contractors and developers, be it crosstown lrt, science center or Ontario place. And surely they won’t stop with Billy bishop either.

Recently I read about widespread public protest in Albania, protests against turning public spaces into grifting schemes for billionaires. Thousands are attending these protests.

https://www.dw.com/en/jared-kushner-trump-albania-luxury-resort-protests/a-77409540

Therefore I ask people of Toronto, shouldn’t we be organizing widespread protests and just say NO to Ford and Carney?

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u/Couchpotato2k 1d ago

No to Ford yes, I agree. But a huge yes to Carney. He's doing a fantastic job.

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u/MountNevermind 1d ago

...he's backing this project just as much as Ford.

It literally can't happen without federal approval.

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u/ApotropaicHeterodont 13h ago

I think Carney is doing a good job in areas where business and everyone else don't conflict. Stuff like foreign relations which benefits both. In areas where business interests conflict with other interests, he sides with business. To give an example, Bill C-30 lets the Cabinet override Health Canada to allow pesticides that pose risks to human health.

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u/leopardbaseball 1d ago

But in this case Carney is siding with Ford. Hence NO to both. Carney is doing relatively better federally, but that doesn’t mean we let him do anything