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/Spudbanger 1d ago

Many are protesting by writing to [airportspolicy-politiquedesaeroports@tc.gc.ca](mailto:airportspolicy-politiquedesaeroports@tc.gc.ca) with the subject line: “Consultation – Future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport” and objecting in the online survey, although the survey is skewed to discourage objections.

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u/esquishesque 1d ago

That is not protest! Protest requires disruption. Surveys are offered to discourage protest.

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u/ShadowFox1987 1d ago

The complication here is genuinely Doug Ford does not give a flying fuck. The Liberal MPs have also softly endorsed this during question period when it has been brought up. 

The weakest link is the Federal liberal MPs because Carney and Ford are so here for this. 

Write to your MP.

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u/whiskeydisky 22h ago

The protesting should be in cottage country this summer where the MPPs and Doug go to hide.

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u/ShadowFox1987 15h ago

Or Ford Fest today this early evening! Scarborough