Rejecting the courts, Ford dismisses any limits to his power—and that’s scary

The Ontario premier’s response to this week’s court ruling on the size of Toronto city council shows an alarming lack of awareness of the boundaries of executive power.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s sneer at democratic standards this week ought to concern any Canadian interested in political stability, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

September 12, 2018

OTTAWA—Ontarians got a taste on Sept. 10 of what they are in for under Premier Doug Ford’s version of populist government. In a performance fully worthy of U.S. President Donald Trump, Ford indulged himself in a bombastic outpouring of misinformation, personal attacks, fear-mongering, and conce...

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