Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Doug Ford No Longer Such An Exciting Candidate For Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

TORONTO - The ongoing controversy surrounding Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is apparently making his councillor brother Doug a less attractive potential candidate for Ontario's Progressive Conservatives.

Just two months ago, PC Leader Tim Hudak said he would love to welcome Doug Ford to the Tories' list of candidates in the next provincial election and said he was "excited" to have the councillor on board the Tory team.

Party insiders were hoping a Doug Ford candidacy would help give the Tories a much-needed breakthrough in Toronto, where they hold no seats.

But now that the scandal involving Mayor Ford and his alleged use of illegal drugs has gone global, the Tories are apparently having second thoughts about his brother.

Asked today if Councillor Ford would still be a good candidate for the Conservatives, Hudak was definitely no longer excited at the prospect.

Hudak said if Doug Ford decides to run when the election is called, he would have to seek the nomination through the local PC riding association.

The Conservative leader then declined to take any further questions about Ford as a potential candidate, even though the party has been actively nominating candidates without waiting for an election call.

"When the election time does come around, candidates will declare, including the councillor if he wants to run or not," said Hudak.

"We don't know when the election will be, so we'll answer those questions when we have an election."

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.ca 
Author: CP

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