Doug Ford has a plan to hit Trump hard. And it's good. My piece in praise of...wow...in praise of Doug Ford. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/o... - ThreadSky

davidmoscrop.com • 1 day ago

Doug Ford has a plan to hit Trump hard. And it's good.

My piece in praise of...wow...in praise of Doug Ford.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/04/opinion/doug-ford-plan-trump-tariffs

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madmcg.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ford has always been FOS & has destroyed Ontario. Most people are sicker, poorer & will be less able to deal with what is to come now because of him. He will use US issues to bypass all regulations/destroy the environment & mandate HIS "Cdn signage"...anything to enrich himself & business his buds.

tavyg.bsky.social•1 day ago

I have some concerns with his mining aspirations. Environmental restrictions are important.

marnanightingale.bsky.social•1 day ago

I had to hand it to Andrew Coyne the other day, I hear ya.

5andman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Flip Flop Ford 🩴

sophiafhc.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not often but every once in a while I find myself asking "who are you and what did you do with the real Doug Ford?" Hope he sticks to his guns on this.

alexcullen.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Will wonders never cease ...

pdiespecker.bsky.social•14 hours ago

I liked your ideas about copyrights and tech. How do we get that happening?

dainty-bastard.bsky.social•1 day ago

I loathe Ford with the intensity of a thousand white dwarfs.
However: he did well in his speech on CNN. His inert bulk, his clipped, incurious speech and his unalterable simplicity all played to his advantage.

eryq.bsky.social•1 day ago

Heartbreaking.

crazycatqueen.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm American. Most know what tRump is doing is NOT OKAY. We recognize Canada is an important friend and ally. Your leadership is correct, tRump &anyone in his circle cannot be trusted. I have little, but I'll begin looking for Canadian goods to purchase as at least one American's apology to Canada.

solidshatner.bsky.social•1 day ago

David - good article. Two points you need to consider:

1 - the LCBO is the ONLY retailer forced to pull already paid-for products. Everyone private is allowed to sell thru inventory.

2 - a week after chastising the LCBO’s contract for QC bags, he said he would outsource provincial IT to Amazon …

solidshatner.bsky.social•1 day ago

… while everyone is obsessed with StarLink, no one has confronted the Ontario govt to see if the Amazon deal is still happening

calder12.bsky.social•1 day ago

My concern remains that he was "good" for the first few weeks of the pandemic too. This won't last.

matssondean.bsky.social•1 day ago

He'll find his angle and somehow end up richer.

astill73.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

gloomen.bsky.social•1 day ago

Come on, you wretched just a little bit when you hit "Post", didn't you.

bluesguitar.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Credit where credit is due. Kudos to you. 🇨🇦

smikooman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ontario is going to cut off electricity imports next month?

j-stor.bsky.social•1 day ago

The hero we need. Not the one we deserve.

jhmustapha.bsky.social•1 day ago

First Rempel agreeing with you on banks and now this. We are truly in uncharted, Canadians Unite waters!

its-its.bsky.social•1 day ago

The other thing you should consider is blocking all the tech giants on Canadian internet. Block Google and Meta.

princessthor.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm feeling you, friend. I've got the one eyebrow raised, squinty side eye head tilt thingy happening right now. Wondering what the f he's up to

canuck666.bsky.social•15 hours ago

If he delivers on his banning American cos from procurement then here are some big-name companies that'd take a direct hit: 1)Bechtel, 2)Kiewit, 3) Fluor, 4) McKinsey. Tell these cos to beat it and see how fast Trump'll want to talk! About time this happened.We need to award lbusiness to ocal cos.

sideshowmel.bsky.social•1 day ago

Doug Ford despite his flaws, is at least standing up to be a proud Canadian. Danielle Smith will be wiping shoe polish from her traitorous lips tomorrow.

shackwacky.bsky.social•1 day ago

Right? This morning I was like yessssss! Doug! And it felt so frigging weird.

cdgranholmjr.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I’ve got no love for Doug Ford, but Trump is gonna be the reason he becomes PM.

boilerplatejunk.bsky.social•21 hours ago

yes, credit where it is due.

spicyerin.bsky.social•1 day ago

It really hurts to praise him, yet here we are.

moni.fans•23 hours ago

not a ford voter, but he has risen to the occasion for sure.

timabray.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good piece, David. Well-placed praise for an unlikely recipient. But it's good to see people like him embracing the moment and doing what must be done.

kariraymerbishop.bsky.social•1 day ago

I was just wondering if we could trust him. He says he's tearing up the Starlink deal, but he said that before. He says he is immediately applying tariffs to electricity, and he can't do that until the legislature sits again. He's good at bluster and then just goes to Florida for the weekend.

hololos.bsky.social•1 day ago

I have minimal hope that he can sustain anything. There was Thursday, Mar 11, 2020 when he had obviously listened to someone smarter than himself and back-tracked on the previous day's "Enjoy your March Break, folks!" But then shortly thereafter, we got military reports about LTC conditions etc...

sweatgamerepeat.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sometimes, the only way to deal with a mob boss is with a mob boss

Wrong guy for the province but the right guy for the moment perhaps

gloomen.bsky.social•1 day ago

Kind of like a drug dealer with a rival muscling in on his territory: "No body gets to hurt Ontarions except me".

canadiangenxog.bsky.social•1 day ago

He could easily ban ministries and agencies from using X. I'll hold my breath.

rubberduckcanuk.bsky.social•1 day ago

Does the plan involve a wire brush and orifices?

briantwalters.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'll believe it when I see it. He has lied so, so much.

itzmekatherine.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don’t have faith in Ford.

rajtham.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Canada's mega pension plans should also be more patriotic

https://bsky.app/profile/rajtham.bsky.social/post/3ljllkvlsbc2k

therealzman.bsky.social•18 hours ago

“So take your DOGE nonsense & Russian Compromised Crap Satellite System

Then shove them both up your Wanna Be Hitler Youth, Apartheid Fantasizing, Nonsensical Druggie Constipated Ass!”

Doug Ford earlier this morning

(In my head)

TheRealZMAN

PS

Any Canadian Gov Guys?
Have Doug DM me

🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸

micheleallinotte.bsky.social•1 day ago

Feels dirty, doesn’t it?

davidmoscrop.com•1 day ago

Very.

doehill.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm from Saskatchewan and I wish we had a Premier like Ford - if we have to have a conservative Premier who enriches his buddies and has little to offer in the way of policy beyond that, can we at least have one that will stand up for Canada.

corylanterman.bsky.social•6 hours ago

http://www.youtube.com/@PodCasterComedy?sub_confirmation=1

endmetothemoon.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ok, now I want my personalized book signed,

"To Jon,

I promise to keep the Ford praise to a minimum

Love, David"

lagunderson.bsky.social•1 day ago

...but will he do it?

thesaanichdaily.bsky.social•1 day ago

The main thing that gives me hope that we can weather this better than the US is the that we have a social safety net here and government that is willing to spend help people get through this.

I'm sure Trump will bail out some farmers and a select few others but the average person?...not so much

firefly-7461.bsky.social•1 day ago

I need to see proof..sorry

mattivated.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Based on Ford's history, I have extremely strong doubts he will follow through on meaningful measures to hit back

ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social•1 day ago

Wow! Now that's a March surprise!

jaagibs.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump is going to nearly kill off what's left of family farms with his dumb antics, but a little push from Canada will be the coup de grace.

actsofrindness.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well, he specifically campaigned on that when calling an unnecessary election. So. He better have a plan. Good stuff. Maybe he can invest in education and health care and renewables a bit more too.

ruggedbroad.bsky.social•1 day ago

No wonder you cracked that brew...

fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social•1 day ago

That was difficult to read. It’s factual, of course, but reading a positive critique of Ford, and agreeing with it, causes discordant tingling in my brain case.

400-otd.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I hear ya

ruggedbroad.bsky.social•1 day ago

I get this. If I read something positive about Danielle Smith here in 'Berta, I'm sure I would start projectile vomiting.

melanienicole76.bsky.social•1 day ago

Absolutely. Like he’s right but it’s breaking something in my head man. 🤪

lasantink.bsky.social•1 day ago

I felt dirty reading that! LoL. But seriously, it's a good article and Ford does deserve praise for his stance. I'm all for hitting the US hard. They need to feel pain.

desinsky.bsky.social•1 day ago

So what happens to other provinces that need US electricity when Ford stops Ontario's flow to US? Like NB or NS?

communalbrother.bsky.social•1 day ago

Doug Ford will always suck shit in my book. He's still a toadie for conservatism and the rich. and you can tell he admires trump for being able to do exactly what he would given the chance

cynbelterreus.bsky.social•1 day ago

He also fucking hates bikes and public transit

communalbrother.bsky.social•1 day ago

in all honesty, I hate Toronto bikes and bikers too, but only because I've almost been hit by them on multiple occasions. but that's no reason to tear up bike lanes

mrduplicity.bsky.social•17 hours ago

✨

allison99.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm going to wait and see. Ford's such a ding-dong, it's difficult to believe he has the solutions to this terrible situation we find ourselves in.

bkhpc.ca•1 day ago

It's the beer.

fitinfounder.bsky.social•1 day ago

Did you throw up a little in your mouth, writing it?

libraryvixen.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Hey, been awhile, missed your writing (2 years since I got kicked off King Free Speech Elon's Shitter for...speaking freely)

Just remember- the Fords were Donald Trump BEFORE Donald Trump was Donald Trump. The proto-Trumps, as it were.

randchange.bsky.social•1 day ago

Unlike Pierre, he’s serious about running for PM.

kristadb1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Gawd, even that photo. Like Tim Houston looks like he's getting ready to garrote someone with his tie.

What is happening

*sobs*

Please stop making me say nice things about Doug Ford. I am begging you, America.

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