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Re:Canada’s $6.9B Wildfire Is the Size of Delaware and Still... by na85 on Friday June 03, 2016 @08:52PM (#11834311)
>Meanwhile, the enlightened, progressive people of Toronto elected Rob Ford.

I'm not from Toronto but the fact is that the barely-literate, anti-intellectual, suburban outlying population of places like (edit) Etobicoke elected Rob Ford.

edit: ah yes, the old reddit-style downvote because the truth hurts. The simple fact is the man was a train wreck, and his supporters are basically Tea Party North.

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Re:Canada’s $6.9B Wildfire Is the Size of Delaware and Still... by hunterjrj on Friday June 03, 2016 @09:17PM (#11834396)
Ok, I'll bite: You realize that Markham is a separate municipality and it's residents aren't eligible to vote in Toronto municipal elections?
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Re:Canada’s $6.9B Wildfire Is the Size of Delaware and Still... by na85 on Friday June 03, 2016 @09:30PM (#11834456)
As I said, I don't live there. So no, I didn't know that. But I do know that the bulk of Rob Ford's support is/was mostly in the outlying suburbs of Toronto, and not "old toronto". Substitute Markham for someplace like Etobicoke and I think the point still stands.
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