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Ford's father started a printing business that may have been a small concern at the time the new mayor was a child. For all we know it didn't expand into its present large contracts served by plants in the US until Doug was older and active in the business. Having a father slugging it out on the presses in the middle of the night to keep his business afloat is mostly blue collar culture. Ford may have had it easy finding a put up your feet front desk job with great income as a young university dropout but his is not an old money country club experience, much as we'd like to pin that irony on him.
Mr. Layton on the other hand is a councillor today only because of his father's prominence. He was supported by the NDP establishment, including the outgoing area councillor and mayoral candidate Pantalone. He had name recognition. He was a white male from a prominent family who ran against a visible minority female with a longer history of progressive activism in the area. This seems to be counter to everything the Layton family party harps on about. The irony of his privilege seems far greater than Ford's.
Mr. Layton on the other hand is a councillor today only because of his father's prominence. He was supported by the NDP establishment, including the outgoing area councillor and mayoral candidate Pantalone. He had name recognition. He was a white male from a prominent family who ran against a visible minority female with a longer history of progressive activism in the area. This seems to be counter to everything the Layton family party harps on about. The irony of his privilege seems far greater than Ford's.
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