Mastodawn

ANALYSIS: Is Doug Ford waging a war on cars?
“Whether it’s EVs, bikes, or even just public transit, the story is the same: the Ford government has been inept if not hostile when it comes to anything other than getting drivers in cars. Perversely, this isn’t even good for drivers: every incremental car we add to the road makes the experience of driving worse for everyone.
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Without meaning to, without understanding that he’s doing it, Doug Ford has spent eight years waging his own war on the car”

https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-is-doug-ford-waging-a-war-on-cars

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Pinchy63 🇨🇦11h ago

@MichaelPorter
My theory is he doesn’t know how to ride a bike. Walking isn’t his thing either. Isn’t he the dude who bought himself a luxury van for someone to drive him around in? Burning gas is more his style.

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David Megginson

@Pinchy63 Honestly, I doubt Doug Ford cares whether he is or isn't making life easier for drivers. It's all performative.

What he does care about is being seen to address the pet peeves of commuters who spend hours driving into downtown Toronto every day from the 905 (the so-called "soccer moms" and "hockey dads").

He's not smart, but he's wily enough to know that voters in the suburban belt around Toronto are the ones who get him elected, not the kinds of the far-right nutjobs that Danielle Smith, Scott Moe, or Pierre Poilievre think they have to pander to.

@MichaelPorter

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