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

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他要反毒品有这个劲头就好了。我看他完全是假公济私。

君子报仇10年不晚。

 

[阿土仔]

他要反毒品有这个劲头就好了。我看他完全是假公济私。

别忙下结论，先看看这25人的市议会能不能提高效率、为民众干几件实事。

 

[New Person]

别忙下结论，先看看这25人的市议会能不能提高效率、为民众干几件实事。

问题的本质不是什么多少人的议会，也不是什么效率。FORD不能回答两个问题：为什么是在市选将投票的现在？为什么仅仅削减多伦多议会。当然，他是打着提高效率的旗号，所以说他是假公。否则，连假公都谈不上。

 

[阿土仔]

问题的本质不是什么多少人的议会，也不是什么效率。FORD不能回答两个问题：为什么是在市选将投票的现在？为什么仅仅削减多伦多议会。当然，他是打着提高效率的旗号，所以说他是假公。否则，连假公都谈不上。

"为什么仅仅削减多伦多议会?" --- 因为福娃出身就是多市议员，对多市的弊端最了解，所以先拿多市开刀。这个回答满意吗？



顺便说一句，上边的是我猜的，我先免责！

 

[New Person]

"为什么仅仅削减多伦多议会?" --- 因为福娃出身就是多市议员，对多市的弊端最了解，所以先拿多市开刀。这个回答满意吗？



顺便说一句，上边的是我猜的，我先免责！

完全不满意。我的猜测是因为他输了市长的选举。此事对他个人事关重大，所以才不惜加班加点，甚至动用宪法条款。

 

[soysauce]

完全不满意。我的猜测是因为他输了市长的选举。此事对他个人事关重大，所以才不惜加班加点，甚至动用宪法条款。

据说是想要在大瀑布水边修赌场，之前他做议员时力推被否了。福省长也不容易，为安省财政，急于在自己熟悉的行业“毒赌”上创收。

 

[阿土仔]

完全不满意。我的猜测是因为他输了市长的选举。此事对他个人事关重大，所以才不惜加班加点，甚至动用宪法条款。

擦，现在省长都做了，还在乎以前的市长选举？这个推断明显不和情理。

 

[New Person]

Some members of legal community oppose Ontario's use of notwithstanding clause
TORONTO -- As Ontario's legislature prepared to hold a rare midnight sitting to debate a bill that would cut the size of Toronto city council, members of Canada's legal community called on the government not to overrule a court decision striking down an earlier version of the legislation.

On Sunday afternoon, an open letter signed by about 400 Ontario legal professionals was sent to Attorney General Caroline Mulroney asking that she not support the use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause.

The clause was invoked by Bill 31, dubbed the Efficient Local Government Act, which reintroduces legislation that was struck down by an Ontario Superior Court judge.
he judge ruled that the initial bill violated the charter rights of candidates and voters in Toronto's upcoming election.

The new bill, which slashes the number of Toronto councillors to 25 from 47, was debated at an uncommon weekend sitting at Queen's Park on Saturday.

The lieutenant-governor granted the government's request to reconvene the house at 12:01 a.m. Monday to continue to expedite passage of the bill.

Will Hutcheson, a family lawyer based in Toronto and author of the letter, says the provincial government's use of the clause violates the rights of both the candidates in the election and the citizens of Toronto.

"I think it's really dangerous to use the notwithstanding clause," said Hutcheson. "Rights can be overwritten by the notwithstanding clause ... that means the charter really doesn't protect our rights the way Canadians have thought it does."

Hutcheson said he wrote the letter on Wednesday and published it online, and since then it has been signed hundreds of times. He said he is sending it to Mulroney and her office on Sunday ahead of the midnight sitting.

"We, the undersigned members of the legal community, are writing this open letter to you because your office is assigned to champion and safeguard the fundamental principles of the rule of law and due process in Ontario, and the rights of the people," reads the letter. "We are gravely concerned about Premier Doug Ford's proposed use of the notwithstanding clause."

A second letter, sent to Ford and Mulroney and signed by more than 80 law professors from across the country, calls the Ontario government's use of the notwithstanding clause "a dangerous precedent that strikes at the heart of our constitutional democracy."

The professors say they recognize that it is within the government's power to invoke the notwithstanding clause, "but it should never be the first resort -- it should be the last."

"The notwithstanding clause must be the exception -- not the rule," states the letter spearheaded by University of Toronto professor Brenda Cossman.

The letter notes Ford has suggested he would not hesitate to use the clause in the future and says his invoking it in this instance is "challenging the core principles underlying our constitutional democracy."

The professors say it rejects the role of an independent judiciary in upholding the fundamental rights and freedoms of every person in Ontario.

The Ministry of the Attorney General did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.

Earlier this week, City of Toronto clerk Ulli Watkiss said that with each passing day it becomes "virtually impossible" to ensure the city provides its residents and candidates with a fair election.

Government House Leader Todd Smith has said that the city needs certainty around its election, which is set for Oct. 22, so the bill must be passed quickly.

Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath said New Democrats would continue to oppose the use of the notwithstanding clause, saying Ford has dragged the entire province into a "personal grudge match against Toronto."

"The best chance of allowing Toronto to hold a fair, democratic election this fall is for Bill 31 to be withdrawn," Horwath said in a release Sunday evening.

The government finds itself crunched for time at the legislature with the International Plowing Match in Chatham-Kent set for Tuesday and each year Queen's Park closes for a day so all politicians can attend.

The midnight sitting will allow the Tory government to reach the needed 6 1/2 hours on this stage of debate to push the bill forward in the legislative process.

 

[向问天]

Some members of legal community oppose Ontario's use of notwithstanding clause
TORONTO -- As Ontario's legislature prepared to hold a rare midnight sitting to debate a bill that would cut the size of Toronto city council, members of Canada's legal community called on the government not to overrule a court decision striking down an earlier version of the legislation.

On Sunday afternoon, an open letter signed by about 400 Ontario legal professionals was sent to Attorney General Caroline Mulroney asking that she not support the use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause.

The clause was invoked by Bill 31, dubbed the Efficient Local Government Act, which reintroduces legislation that was struck down by an Ontario Superior Court judge.
he judge ruled that the initial bill violated the charter rights of candidates and voters in Toronto's upcoming election.

The new bill, which slashes the number of Toronto councillors to 25 from 47, was debated at an uncommon weekend sitting at Queen's Park on Saturday.

The lieutenant-governor granted the government's request to reconvene the house at 12:01 a.m. Monday to continue to expedite passage of the bill.

Will Hutcheson, a family lawyer based in Toronto and author of the letter, says the provincial government's use of the clause violates the rights of both the candidates in the election and the citizens of Toronto.

"I think it's really dangerous to use the notwithstanding clause," said Hutcheson. "Rights can be overwritten by the notwithstanding clause ... that means the charter really doesn't protect our rights the way Canadians have thought it does."

Hutcheson said he wrote the letter on Wednesday and published it online, and since then it has been signed hundreds of times. He said he is sending it to Mulroney and her office on Sunday ahead of the midnight sitting.

"We, the undersigned members of the legal community, are writing this open letter to you because your office is assigned to champion and safeguard the fundamental principles of the rule of law and due process in Ontario, and the rights of the people," reads the letter. "We are gravely concerned about Premier Doug Ford's proposed use of the notwithstanding clause."

A second letter, sent to Ford and Mulroney and signed by more than 80 law professors from across the country, calls the Ontario government's use of the notwithstanding clause "a dangerous precedent that strikes at the heart of our constitutional democracy."

The professors say they recognize that it is within the government's power to invoke the notwithstanding clause, "but it should never be the first resort -- it should be the last."

"The notwithstanding clause must be the exception -- not the rule," states the letter spearheaded by University of Toronto professor Brenda Cossman.

The letter notes Ford has suggested he would not hesitate to use the clause in the future and says his invoking it in this instance is "challenging the core principles underlying our constitutional democracy."

The professors say it rejects the role of an independent judiciary in upholding the fundamental rights and freedoms of every person in Ontario.

The Ministry of the Attorney General did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.

Earlier this week, City of Toronto clerk Ulli Watkiss said that with each passing day it becomes "virtually impossible" to ensure the city provides its residents and candidates with a fair election.

Government House Leader Todd Smith has said that the city needs certainty around its election, which is set for Oct. 22, so the bill must be passed quickly.

Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath said New Democrats would continue to oppose the use of the notwithstanding clause, saying Ford has dragged the entire province into a "personal grudge match against Toronto."

"The best chance of allowing Toronto to hold a fair, democratic election this fall is for Bill 31 to be withdrawn," Horwath said in a release Sunday evening.

The government finds itself crunched for time at the legislature with the International Plowing Match in Chatham-Kent set for Tuesday and each year Queen's Park closes for a day so all politicians can attend.

The midnight sitting will allow the Tory government to reach the needed 6 1/2 hours on this stage of debate to push the bill forward in the legislative process.

他们要否定宪法？

 

[New Person]

他们要否定宪法？

自己看了做结论吧。

 

[冷笑9声]

自己看了做结论吧。

周末挑灯夜战有结果了么？

 

[New Person]

擦，现在省长都做了，还在乎以前的市长选举？这个推断明显不和情理。

正是因为他当了省长，才有了这个胡汉三情结。胡汉三，知道吗？

 

[阿土仔]

周末挑灯夜战有结果了么？

夜战有饭局吗？吃的什么？总不能素侃吧？

 

[New Person]

周末挑灯夜战有结果了么？

今天省议会休会。

 

[阿土仔]

正是因为他当了省长，才有了这个胡汉三情结。胡汉三，知道吗？

当年的胡汉三仅仅是回来了（还是从前的老地主）。试想他要当上了省主席，还能顾得上冬子妈吗？