A Shirtless Protest Movement, My Conversation with Joe Killoran and it’s Outcomes.

Please bear with me as I make a few separate yet related points on the matters of:

Politeness

Frustration

Protest

And PROTEST

Politeness

I’ve always felt grateful that most Torontonian’s repress their inner desire to let rip on a person or situation that is particularly disturbing. Oh don’t get me wrong, I’m not talking the politeness we show to tourists, and I know we’re not saints, we’ll mutter under our breath something fierce, or snipe from the sanctuary of a locked vehicle, but it’s rare that someone will rant in open public (anonymous social media venues aside). This self imposed prohibition by most people generally makes Toronto a wonderful place to live.

Ford's Intimidation Tactics and Violent Temperament

As citizens we have to stand up to the intimidation of our elected officials, even if it means being prepared to join in the rumble.

I came to Canada in the late 1960's, when my family chose to leave the political turmoil in the United States behind. A major part of the story of our family's arrival in Canada was the tale of how my 5'-0" mother was assaulted by a thug at a democratic rally, while she had 4 young children in tow.

For me the most disgraceful and unacceptable political sin is the use threats and intimidation as a political tool. Therefore, as you may imagine, the sight of Rob Ford, the Chief Magistrate of Toronto, threatening Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong on the floor of the Council Chamber not more than 25 feet away raised my ire to say the least.