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[–] recursive_recursion@programming.dev 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm not sold on Ford being the right premier for the job

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He looks like blonde Shrek

[–] Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Please don't do shrek dirt like that.

[–] CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

He looks like wish dot com Guy Fieri upon realizing that eating the ghost pepper mac and cheese was, in fact, a mistake.

[–] Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

He looks like Rob Ford on a 12 day crack bender

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

Sure is sold on billion dollar parking garages and 99 year leases though

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

This is how addiction, disability and poverty are seen by the people in charge of dealing with those issues.

[–] toaster@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 months ago

The article really shows a fundamental lack of knowledge and misunderstanding by Doug, however he still states "They say that the safe injection sites help and everything; well, the numbers don't show that," he said. "

When the evidence shows the exact opposite.

"i think Mr. Ford actually needs to be briefed by the Ministry of Health about the positive impacts of supervised consumption sites — we do know that where they are located, we've seen a reduction in overdose deaths and they are effective at reducing the transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C," said Zoë Dodd, co-organizer of the Toronto Overdose Prevention Society.

Doug was being a compulsive liar, as per usual.

[–] drewaustin@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

This is very true. None of his monied interest “friends” have sold him the idea yet. Now maybe if the consumption site had some fancy spa and and a parking lot under Lake Ontario, that would get us a site in no time.