Over the past couple of weeks the world has been witness to, what I have found to be, a sad and frustrating political scandal. The Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, is a joke on the global stage. The recently released documents detailing his appalling behavior while in office, as well as, his recent behavior in City Council and in front of the press - disgusting.
However, yesterday, the Ontario Premier spoke on the issue and I found the end of her speech to be a nice light in what has been a very dark couple of weeks. I see truth in her calm, beautiful, and optimistic statement:
"Toronto is a great city in an amazing province. We have a proud history and a bright future. Toronto is greater than one politician or one government. Ontario is greater than one politician or one government.
I understand that people are affected by what is happening at this moment. But I want the people of Toronto to know that we will not be defined by this."
- November 14, 2013 - Kathleen Wynne - Primier of Ontario
lovely!
ReplyDeleteI too have found it very embarrassing to be travelling, talking to people from all over the world whose only knowledge of Toronto is due to Fords recent entries on the world news stage.