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I wonder how much of a concern the new conservative Ontario government is?

by Cuuugi 8y ago

maerF0x0 8y ago
could you link to something that shows what you're referring to? eg: is there some action or platform that you think would be a concern?
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  The Fords (when Rob was mayor) attempted to forcibly take the land from the Provincial and Federal governments (by way of their investment in Waterfront Toronto—the company working with Sidewalk Labs on this project). The Provincial government at the time continually blocked them out. Now Ford is premier. It's unknown if he'll set his eyes back on his grand plan. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17492065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17492065
perardi 8y ago
It depends on how much power the provincial government has here, and how the relationship with the city government evolves. The mayor and the new premier are both members of the Progressive Conservative party, but John Tory and Doug Ford are…they have rather different temperaments. Ford is, to risk oversimplifying, Trump-esque, and not easy to predict yet. This could either become a traditional "public-private parternships are great" pitch, or a weird populist backlash against big government and big business. (Who knows. Ford and the anti-gentrifications folks might end up both being against this. But really, who knows at this point.)
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  It's also taking up the land in the Portlands area (used to work down there) where the Fords wanted to build a ferris wheel, megamall and.... monorail I wouldn't be overly surprised if they ran into snags. Ford has been known to hold a grudge. But that's just speculation. Haven't heard anything about it from the new government yet. For anyone unfamiliar with the area, it's largely undeveloped, home to warehousing, light industry, stockyards, and the Pinewood Film Studios (to the east end). https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/08/30/doug_fords_dream_waterfront_ferris_wheel_monorail_and_a_boatin_hotel.html https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/08/30/doug_fords_dream...

I wonder how much of a concern the new conservative Ontario government is?

by Cuuugi 8y ago

I wonder how much of a concern the new conservative Ontario government is?

could you link to something that shows what you're referring to? eg: is there some action or platform that you think would be a concern?

52-6F-62 8y ago
The Fords (when Rob was mayor) attempted to forcibly take the land from the Provincial and Federal governments (by way of their investment in Waterfront Toronto—the company working with Sidewalk Labs on this project). The Provincial government at the time continually blocked them out. Now Ford is premier. It's unknown if he'll set his eyes back on his grand plan. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17492065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17492065

perardi 8y ago

It depends on how much power the provincial government has here, and how the relationship with the city government evolves. The mayor and the new premier are both members of the Progressive Conservative party, but John Tory and Doug Ford are…they have rather different temperaments. Ford is, to risk oversimplifying, Trump-esque, and not easy to predict yet. This could either become a traditional "public-private parternships are great" pitch, or a weird populist backlash against big government and big business. (Who knows. Ford and the anti-gentrifications folks might end up both being against this. But really, who knows at this point.)

52-6F-62 8y ago
It's also taking up the land in the Portlands area (used to work down there) where the Fords wanted to build a ferris wheel, megamall and.... monorail I wouldn't be overly surprised if they ran into snags. Ford has been known to hold a grudge. But that's just speculation. Haven't heard anything about it from the new government yet. For anyone unfamiliar with the area, it's largely undeveloped, home to warehousing, light industry, stockyards, and the Pinewood Film Studios (to the east end). https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/08/30/doug_fords_dream_waterfront_ferris_wheel_monorail_and_a_boatin_hotel.html https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/08/30/doug_fords_dream...