I admit to chuckling when Toronto first elected Rob Ford. While we here in Calgary, a city often accused by the uninformed of being a tad rednecked, chose the bright, well-educated, articulate Naheed Nenshi as mayor, Toronto chose the reddest of rednecks. I wouldn’t say we were feeling superior, but there may have been a trace of smugness mixed in with the humour.
Well, it isn’t funny any more.