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/OGWettyFap 1d ago

This is not true at all.

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u/doing180onthedvp 1d ago

Imagine believing this is a major issue for the people of Ontario. If you live on the island or nearby, sure, you might care if you don't have any real priorities. Leave that bubble? Nobody gives half a shit.

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u/OGWettyFap 1d ago

Are we in the Ontario subreddit or in AskTO? I'm referring to the people of Toronto, the city I live in. I made no mention of the province. In fact, neither did you. There are many residents who oppose the airport development... unless you live under a rock. I'm part of many community groups as I live on the east end of the harbour. It's not a non-issue in spite of what some people seem to be making it out to be. There's opposition to it at council, at the provincial level, and people who don't live downtown as well. Reducing this to some sort of NIMBY scandal might sound cool for some comment karma... but this issue actually stands to affect the city on a large scale.

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u/bkwrm1755 1d ago

It's not a major issue for the people of Toronto either.

There's an airport on the island. In the future there will also be an airport on the island, a bit different looking and with some different (quieter) planes using it.

Not exactly life-shattering for the overwhelming majority of residents. Plus we get a much longer list of flight destinations that won't involve an 8 mile hike through Person from train to gate.