Rob Ford's Toronto

[animatronic]

Sure, but usually one's faith must correspond and the Anglicans used to be just as much sticklers as the Catholics on this one. Then again, my experience has been with marriages vs. burials. Metropolitan United is pretty large, but then, it's very progressive re LGBT (which I'm sure has nothing to do with the choice). St. James definitely more WASPish

Again, this is absolutely 100% normal. Churches aren't in the habit of turning anyone away, especially for funerals. Those roofs don't fix themselves.

St. James was likely chosen in part for it's size, location and, yes, the formality of being Toronto's 'establishment' church. However, that's also exactly the sort of thing that gets High Anglicans all tingly inside so it is what it is.

 

[kbdid]

Flaherty was raised Catholic but he and his wife began attending the Anglican church "late in life" according to CBC, so I guess had some options (that made sense).

 

[Kat_YYZ]

Well, I still think DoFo is behind it.

 

[zang]

There are many black people in Rexdale. They probably make up a large portion of the poor demographic. Two parent black families are rare.

Wow. Just. Wow.

 

[Armour]

And you can have two parents with two incomes without being married.

That is true. That's still better than having only one parent carrying that load.

 

[EagleEye]

I'm just glad it was The Sun and not The Star. And why would this kid walk out there and make a statement? Doug orchestrated this from beginning to end.

 

[Videodrome]

Well, I still think DoFo is behind it.

Hopefully, this will mostly be over in a week or so...

 

[Kat_YYZ]

Jenny Yuen's twitter has a few photos of the Ford house, Renata outside, people dropping things off.

 

[salsa]

I know I'm wasting my time, but what leads you to that conclusion? That's a pretty big claim.

Good thing that the Liberal government is reinstating the long form census, so that we can use facts to verify Armour's sweeping statements about the people of Rexdale.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

There's a lot of chatter that his next post is imminent.

Alpha and Omega - this post should end when he post - closure?

AoD

 

[pattycakes]

"They" being Doug, or the Sun? Because I find it very easy to believe that Doug could lie to Dan Jacobs about what he said to a reporter.

Doug, of course. Who else would use an 8 year old to further the Ford's political ambition?

 

[L23]

Hopefully, this will mostly be over in a week or so...

Or until Doug doesn't need the sympathy vote for whatever office he stands for in the coming two to three decades, anyway.

 

[animatronic]

Who was watching the kids? Good to see they're being supervise

Doug, of course. Who else would use an 8 year old to further the Ford's political ambition?

Doug Jr-Sr is probably trying to find a way for Doug Jr-Jr to run for the seat underage, so that he can be installed as the Regent of Rexdale for the next decade.

 

[soimelk]

Rob Ford may have died yesterday, but Ford Nation has been on life support for a little while now. During the federal election, Harper's desperate stump with the Fords didn't rally votes for the conservatives. Quite the opposite - it basically gift wrapped a Toronto sweep for the Liberals, and sent enough waves of revulsion around the country that it might have been the nudge which put Trudeau into majority territory that surprised so many pundits and poll watchers.

With Ford's death, it's not surprising how vehement and unrelenting many of his supporters have been in promoting a deceptively revisionist legacy. They're hoping his death will resurrect the narrative of the downtrodden and victimized people's champion, and wash away the current perception that the movement he led is now just a spent force. Expect his funeral to be exploited by his acolytes to maximize this strategy.

 

[PinkLucy]

Sure, but usually one's faith must correspond and the Anglicans used to be just as much sticklers as the Catholics on this one. Then again, my experience has been with marriages vs. burials. Metropolitan United is pretty large, but then, it's very progressive re LGBT (which I'm sure has nothing to do with the choice). St. James definitely more WASPish

St James has LGBT groups and events quite regularly. It was probably chosen in anticipation of large crowds. I hope the pews go empty