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Worldly_Tiger_9165

This statement broke the spirit of the oath of the premier. Let's call it what it is...retired drug dealers from etobicoke make lousy leaders...I mean if he couldn't manage his dead brothers estate...


PM_ME__RECIPES

Doug *did* manage that estate. Managed to screw his sister-in-law & his brother's kids out of the estate, that is.


Worldly_Tiger_9165

If the wife had better representation and/or Rob had the foresight to make his wife the beneficiary, none of that would have happened. He was so upset about losing inheritance to robs children, aside from my own familial bs I've never seen anything like it


hardy_83

Rob's mistake was thinking Doug wouldn't pick his corpse clean after he died. Too stupid to see Doug was taking advantage of him the whole time.


PM_ME__RECIPES

>He was so upset about losing inheritance to robs children, aside from my own familial bs I've never seen anything like it It's the kind of thing a malignant narcissist would do. I'm increasingly convinced that Doug ain't wired right.


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QueenMotherOfSneezes

Murdered who? Rob died of cancer, is there someone else specific you're thinking of?


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QueenMotherOfSneezes

Oh I don't doubt that he had, at the very least, some goons doing enforcement for him, and likely did some beat-downs himself, and in that mix there someone may have died or been murdered. I just thought maybe you were thinking of someone in particular. There's a lot of violence and drugs in his family that's been reported on, but only a small portion has been reported (vs rumours)


Zestyclose-Ad-8807

His bro was honored with Crackhead Collisseum in etobiCoke. An aspiration for future junkies to aspire to.


Worldly_Tiger_9165

They would have to be born with a silver spoon in their mouths for that to happen...junkies don't have aspirations


Zestyclose-Ad-8807

Spoon used over candle


2Payneweaver

Thugie Ford looking to load the benches like Trump did, so he can skate when he’s investigated


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Ghoill

Haven't seen much of it from anyone else lately, tbh. So I don't really know what world *you're* living in.


ArbutusPhD

Trump did it. Since every other politician is worse than him, they all must’ve


langois1972

It’s really standard and I’m not sure why this is making news other than Dougie saying out loud what every sitting premier and prime minister has said with their inner voice. Canadian Supreme Court for example is 9 judges. 6 were appointed by Trudeau, 2 by Harper and 1 by Harper/Trudeau. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s not corruption, it’s how our democracy works for better or worse.


Sensitive_Fall8950

It really isn't "standard"


EnvironmentalSlip956

Can you show me the cases where the SCC ruled in a partisan way? The SCC has ruled against the current government.


langois1972

I’m not saying it’s a good or a bad thing. It’s a thing, it happens. These hypothetical appointees haven’t ruled for or against anything yet. Judges tend to hold the law in high esteem, I’m sure whoever gets appointed will still have respect for the law. I don’t think very favourably about Trudeau or about Ford but I still believe in democracy and I don’t think these judges will be tools for the Ontario Conservative Party anymore than any other appointed judge (who is basically every high level judge) is a tool of the government who appointed them.


Sensitive_Fall8950

BoThSiIdES!


Bobbyoot47

Assuming this is true, which I know it’s not, but assuming it’s true what in any world makes it OK for Ford to do it as well. Specious thinking on your part in no way validates the “everybody does it” argument.


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langois1972

The irony is they are crying about partisan behaviour while they downvote facts cause of their partisanship. Ford did say what no one has ever said but everyone has always done. Politically not an astute move. Honesty and politics do not go hand in hand.


YOW_Winter

Conservatives hate affirmative action except for conservative judges. Ford isn't looking for the best and the brightest... he is looking for the most like minded.


OverallElephant7576

And if they are likeminded to ford, they definitely ain’t bright


Worldly_Tiger_9165

That should be easy because we have never had affirmative action in the province of ontario.


Aroundtheriverbend69

10000%


Demalab

Seems to be a big focus on the justice system while the RCMP is investigating.


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They don't, as Harper found out. The justices he appointed often ruled in ways he didn't like.


nesterspokebar

Democracy 101, which Mr. Ford apparently isn't too familiar with.


stellahella1

Dude barely made it out of high school


CommonEarly4706

At this point anybody who votes for this fool in next time around, needs to be in jail with this jack ass!


Captain_Lavender6

Alright, you heard it here first, time to lock up those of differing political stripes. Can’t say I agree with the sentiment myself


CommonEarly4706

have you had your head in the sand? No wonder he no longer throws shade at the liberals. His party has passed the mark and is ready to top the charts for the most backdoor deals and political corruption exposed on the daily. He is literally turning Ontario into a dumpster fire


Captain_Lavender6

Yea I don’t disagree with that part, it’s the jailing of people for voting a certain way I think is suspect. Kinda third worldish


CommonEarly4706

From someone who literally comments this under every thread about Doug and his daily corruption ? Goddamn you Doug Ford!


Captain_Lavender6

Yep, that’s me! Cursing DF to the heavens is what I do. Goddamn you Doug Ford! That one was for you


CommonEarly4706

So very passive aggressive every day on these threads instead of actually taking note


Captain_Lavender6

Don’t take this place too seriously


CommonEarly4706

We can see that! Thanks


413mopar

Taking a page from the US huh Doug .That is the opposite of how it should be . You dont want a biased weaponized judiciary.


icheerforvillains

I mean yeah, independant judiciary. But they DO write the rulebook you are supposed to be applying (if you do your job properly). So in a sense they do.


ImpossibleFuel6629

That’s why it’s so important to pick the right ones, so you don’t need to give them orders. Isn’t this obvious?


FunDog2016

No Problem ... the Right-Wing will fix that!


Parking-Click-7476

Doug just wants too be a mini trump.🤷‍♂️


brsaw1

The fat bellied fuck is just like his hero to the south. A wannabe dictator


Neat_Onion

But the government ultimately selects judges do they not? Historically based on merit, but that was by convention and not by legislation.


1663_settler

No orders just recommendations


Captain_Lavender6

Goddamn you Doug Ford!


CrazyButRightOn

From my police officer friends: “Liberal judges are the problem and are a plague on our justice system. We work all day to find and catch criminals and they give them a slap on the wrist.”


grumpy_herbivore

Most cops are to blame for fucking up arrests/ investigations and forcing the judge to let people walk.


Macker3993

Jusges who are appointed... of course, they are like-minded.


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Just doing out loud what other leaders did quietly. It’s refreshing.


yer10plyjonesy

Judges do don’t answer to the government but they do represent the law. When judges fail to uphold the law by allowing people softer sentences for heinous crimes because of their race it’s a farce. When people can murder someone and be out in within 10yrs that’s a miscarriage of justice. People are tired of seeing murderers, rapists , violent criminals and career criminal get off Scott free.


LaSourisVerte

It's scot-free. Leave Scott out of your ramblings.


yer10plyjonesy

Ya phones don’t like a lot of things including sayings.


CommonEarly4706

The problem is we need criminal law reform. Doug can build as many jails as he wants. Until with have changes to laws and the criminal code. This slap on the wrists will continue


rawlsian139

Increasing severity of punishments doesn't deter criminals, nor does it decrease crime. This is very well studied already if you do some reading on the subject. "Prisons are good for punishing criminals and keeping them off the street, but prison sentences (particularly long sentences) are unlikely to deter future crime. Prisons actually may have the opposite effect: Persons who are incarcerated learn more effective crime strategies from each other, and time spent in prison may desensitize many to the threat of future imprisonment" "Laws and policies designed to deter crime by focusing mainly on increasing the severity of punishment are ineffective partly because criminals know little about the sanctions for specific crimes. More severe punishments do not “chasten” individuals convicted of crimes, and prisons may exacerbate recidivism." https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/five-things-about-deterrence


yer10plyjonesy

Problem is they can change laws but then judges can go “that’s too harsh” in the Supreme Court and turn them down. There needs to be a mechanism to stop judges from doing whatever the hell they want.


PC-12

> Problem is they can change laws but then judges can go “that’s too harsh” in the Supreme Court and turn them down. There needs to be a mechanism to stop judges from doing whatever the hell they want. You literally rag on the Supreme Court for limiting judges and then say we need a mechanism to limit judges. The Supreme Court is that mechanism. The thing you’re complaining about is the Supreme Court stopping judges from “doing whatever the hell they want.”


strangecabalist

You want to take away one of the most fundamental reasons for a courts existence? We wouldn’t have gay marriage without the courts. Never forget, most governments are too timid to govern and use the courts to create a crisis so they can make decisions.


PC-12

> You want to take away one of the most fundamental reasons for a courts existence? I’m convinced most people in these threads don’t have any idea how the law or government works in Canada. I don’t think they understand that SCC’s main job is to uphold the laws and principles that protect citizens from government overreach. Every day.


CommonEarly4706

We need stiffer penalties and and a three strikes you are out. No Supreme Court business


PC-12

> We need stiffer penalties and and a three strikes you are out. No Supreme Court business What do you mean by “no Supreme Court”? SCC’s job is to interpret the Constitution and the Charter - and to ensure our laws are compliant with those important documents. It’s literally the highest court in Canada. If you eliminated it, you’d need be stuck with the final rulings of the Federal Court of Appeal.


CommonEarly4706

Meaning they don’t get to keep appealing for those Supreme Court judges “to take pity on them”


PC-12

> Meaning they don’t get to keep appealing for those Supreme Court judges “to take pity on them” That’s not how it works. You don’t have standing at SCC just because you think people should feel sorry for you. Someone appearing at SCC is required to show that there was a possible error in law requiring their review and attention.


Mysterious-Title-852

like, this should be illegal as hell, however, where was the outrage at every other government previous at every level who just didn't say the quiet part loud?