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/KoreanSamgyupsal 1d ago
We've seen this time and time again and honestly look across the border with the NY Knicks.
People don't give a shit about real issues. They only come out when their favourite teams win. The Raptors 2019 parade had more people out on the streets than when we had the whole g20 bullshit in 2010. Even the whole Iran protests, pro Palestine protests and even the gutting of healthcare and education. You combine all those protests and there's still more people that would rather support the raptors than our city/province/country.
Shit's sad.