In 2008 Toronto banned the sale of bottled water at city hall. CBC ran an article with the following title:
Here is a quote from the story:
"Council also voted to ban the sale of water in plastic bottles at City Hall and civic centres. The ban will be extended to other city property by 2011."
The fact that Ford repeatedly sipped bottled water while making his acceptance speech appears hypocritical. At the very least it must make the UN water advisor who previously praised Toronto for it's bottled water ban cringe.
Furthermore, Ford's choice of Don Cherry as a special guest at his swearing in must be very embarrassing to a lot of people in Toronto. Don claims to have worn pink to the event "for all the pinkos out there that ride bicycles."
Ford has some good ideas like reducing waste and improving customer service. I hope he can follow through on those ideas. Call me cynical, but I fear it may be a thinly veiled wish to break up unions and privatize utilities in the city.
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