For all the bashing of The Toronto Star that's been found on the pages, they do still employ a handful of talented writers. Christopher Hume covers Urban Affairs and Architecture for the paper. His concepts for the revitalization of the city's waterfront are both practical and cost-effective, and his understanding of the plight of the urban motorist and worker is without comparison.
In today's GTA section of The Star, Hume tackles an issue concerning Mayor Rob Ford that has angered me to no end; his blatant refusal to cater to the wants and needs of the suburban Torontonians and those living in the peripheries of the city. The crux of my beef centres around the Ford's cuts and further proposed cuts of the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) not in the downtown core or affluent uptown neighbourhoods, but in Scarborough and West and North Etobicoke. The problem with such proposed cuts is that many of the people that live in said areas do not work 9 to 5 hours. These people work in kitchens or other occupations that require an effective transit system to get them home at all hours.
Mayor Rob Ford cares not for the people who were suspicious of his motivations and were abhorred by his bigotry and vaguely racist remarks. He cares about the white, middle to upper class Torontonians who supported him based solely on his fiscal policies.
Christopher Hume eloquently shares a similar opinion in today's paper, while pinpointed reasons beyond the TTC for why the Mayor has turned his rotund backside on many a Torontonian.
Toronto Star, September 26th
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