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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
Agreed.
Turning your back on someone while they speak is a pretty juvenile move, and evidences some really bad faith on the part of the city councillors.
From the photo, it seems pretty clear that the councillors have no interest in doing their job and are more interested in petty photo ops in some misguided attempt to further their own political careers.
But when one guy (as broken and scandal-ridden as he may be) is seen trying to get work done on behalf of the city and his opponents are seen as playing childish games, it becomes obvious what everyone's real goal is. If city business at Toronto grinds to a halt and streets don't get swept or the trash doesn't get picked up, that's hardly the fault of the big guy, given the city council's actions.
Although I'm sure that the most partisan (and those in the city council) would vehemently disagree.
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While their actions were childish, I don't think they can continue to work as usual. Mayor Ford needs to be held accountable and maintaining the status quo on Council will only be seen as legitimization by Team Ford. They need to keep the city functioning but they need to keep Ford accountable at the same time. It's a delicate balance and should be approached with a certain level of maturity not exhibited in recent actions.
Nevertheless, if Mayor Ford calls them out on it and they use the "It's in the past, let's move on." argument, I'd have to laugh. It would be too good of a childish opportunity to pass up.