Jarnhamar said:
1. an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.
2.an extensive sphere of activity controlled by one person or group.
So like a bunch of smaller cities ruled by by an oligarchy ( a small group of people having control of a country or organization.
Seems accurate enough to me.
Must I remind you, again, that our
Emperor mayor at City Hall can't even install a speed bump without permission from the
Emperor premier at Queen's Park.
If you want to call people and places empires and emperors, you should read this,
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-premier-powers-1.4764817
Jarnhamar said:
Seems accurate enough to me.
Did they? If Toronto makes up half of Ontario's population, and you've provided an excellent source supporting that, why then did Ford have such a sweeping victory? Why did the Liberals lose their party status?
Did all or even most of Toronto vote Liberal?
I don't follow party politics.
As far as I am concerned, ( I'll say it again ) there is no Liberal or Conservative way to fix a sewer.
Jarnhamar said:
So not just 'the rest' of Ontario wanted Ford elected but a good chunk of Toronto as well?
You asked. I answered. Toronto rejected Rob ( 2013 ) and Doug ( 2014 ) Ford.
As far as party politics are concerned, I suspect people who are going to vote Conservative are going to vote Conservative no matter who is running the party. Patrick Brown, Christine Elliott, Doug Ford, Tanya Granic Allen, Caroline Mulroney ...
My question would be, did the Conservatives get in because of Doug, or in spite of Doug?
Compared to Toronto's 2014 mayoral election, Doug's time on the provincial campaign trail was a lot shorter.
He also seemed relatively subdued compared to his behavior at City Hall and during the mayoral election campaign.
Perhaps he understood, or it was explained to him, that unlike municipal politics, the election is less about him, and more about the party. The Conservatives seemed likely to get in even before Doug hit the provincial campaign trail.