What will Doug Ford do now that a judge has blocked his plan to cut Toronto city council?

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“Governments are required to act in accordance with the law and, in particular, our Constitution. Even when you don’t agree with the law.”

我读到这一段。
福特违反宪法了？
如果是，就简单了，弹劾他。


这种明显的瑕疵你看不出来，因为他切合你的想法

怎么瑕疵了？

 

[向问天]

怎么瑕疵了？

如果福特违法了，直接起诉他。
还用得着瞎BB么？

 

[GuardianAngel]

按正常上诉，要等多久？ 这届议会裁减就没戏了。这也是被逼的。 说不民主的，你左棍法官裁决的时候是投票决定的吗？ 民主何在？

法官权利很大的。碰到法官手上的话，他说了算，比民选的权利大多了。and a judge does not need to answer to anyone.

他用的那个freedom of speech 理由也太牵强了

 

[GuardianAngel]

福特这波神操作
按常理也可能就不是他了.....
省选得多伦多者得安省，他难道是为了以后铺路？

怎么个"为了以后铺路"法，讲讲看

 

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周末加班!

 

[soysauce]

These Ontario PC MPPs claim they support the Constitution and the rule of law:

• @randyhillier

• @celliottability

• @MonteMcNaughton

• @PaulCalandra

• @darylkramp

Now they’re suddenly quiet.

 

[ccc]

These Ontario PC MPPs claim they support the Constitution and the rule of law:

• @randyhillier

• @celliottability

• @MonteMcNaughton

• @PaulCalandra

• @darylkramp

Now they’re suddenly quiet.

They dare not to cross the Party Line.

 

[soysauce]

They dare not to cross the Party Line.

沉默就是力量

 

[冷笑9声]

扬名立万儿的事有很多。。比如干Esso们把油价降了，干Hydro One把电价降了。。。

famous and infamous只差个in

你哪壶不开提哪壶。。蛮干就是为了让你忘记那些油价电价的口号。。。

 

[小地主]

你哪壶不开提哪壶。。蛮干就是为了让你忘记那些油价电价的口号。。。

我得时不常地Friendly reminder一下

 

[flapjack_monkey]

按正常上诉，要等多久？ 这届议会裁减就没戏了。这也是被逼的。 说不民主的，你左棍法官裁决的时候是投票决定的吗？ 民主何在？

嗯，全民投票选举法官，从地方到联邦，几年一换届，这才能做到真正的民主。

 

[wpolar_bearx]

CBC 'He did the right thing': Former premiers back Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause
Christy Clark, Brad Wall and Jean Charest agree: Trudeau should not intervene

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/po...rs-doug-ford-notwithstanding-clause-1.4823066

 

[New Person]

Ford辛苦了，周末还要加班。
Ford orders Legislature to sit Saturday to speed up passage of bill to slash Toronto council

House needs to sit at 'atypical times' to ensure bill is passed, email obtained by CBC News says
Mike Crawley · CBC News · Posted: Sep 13, 2018 10:29 PM ET | Last Updated: September 13

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during question period at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday September 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young (Chris Young/Canadian Press)
Premier Doug Ford has ordered the Ontario Legislature to sit on Saturday in an attempt to speed up passage of the new bill to slash the size of Toronto city council, CBC News has learned.

An email marked "Strictly Confidential" was sent to Progressive Conservative MPPs Thursday night ordering them back to the Legislature Saturday at 1 p.m.

CBC News obtained a copy of the email.

"In order to pass Bill 31 in a timely manner, the House will be sitting at atypical times over the next week," it reads.

The PCs and the New Democrats have been battling over how quickly the bill should be passed, with the NDP attempting to slow the process down.

Bill 31 was introduced Wednesday. It invokes the notwithstanding clause to override Monday's Ontario Superior Court ruling, which found the Ford government's previous attempt to reduce the number of wards in Toronto unconstitutional.

The legislation would cut the number of wards from 47 to 25, with a little more than a month to go before Toronto's municipal election. City councillors, including Mayor John Tory, have vowed to fight the move

Earlier on Thursday, the legislature was adjourned until Wednesday of next week. MPPs unanimously agreed that the House will not sit Monday and Tuesday, so that they can attend the annual International Plowing Match in Chatham- Kent, located in southwestern Ontario.

Meanwhile, the city official responsible for running Toronto's Oct. 22 election said every delay resulting from the battle between the province and the city affects her ability to ensure fairness in the vote, regardless of whether it involves 47 or 25 wards.

'A tipping point'
"We have hit a tipping point," said Ulli Watkiss. "Both scenarios are becoming virtually impossible for us to carry out."

Toronto had challenged the province's council-cutting legislation in court and a judge agreed that passing the bill in the middle of municipal election campaign violated the freedom of expression rights for voters and candidates.

But Ford quickly announced he'd use the notwithstanding clause to override the ruling. His government is also appealing the decision.

Toronto councillors decided Thursday to continue to fight the province's legislation in the courts, with Toronto Mayor John Tory saying the city had to pursue all legal options regardless of the odds.

"I firmly believe you don't make a bad law better by overriding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms," he said. "We're all here to keep standing up for Toronto."

 

[GuardianAngel]

Toronto 市长选举也快了吧？
John Tory 跟Ford吵，对他的市长选举是好是坏？

 

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Toronto 市长选举也快了吧？
John Tory 跟Ford吵，对他的市长选举是好是坏？

Very interesting questions indeed.