City Councillor Rob Ford Speaks Out Against Bike Rides for Charity

Me thinks Heart and Stroke will win out over Rob Ford one way or another fairly soon.

Funny thing about this is that even with the DVP closed, a good number of the people who participate in the Ride for Heart seem to have no problem finding ways to drive downtown to the parking lots at the start line.

I could see taking issue with the Ride for Heart if it was a small event but it certainly isn't. Every year more people take part. It gets family and friends out on bikes riding together. It enables people to enjoy Toronto in a different way and to imagine our city from a new viewpoint as everyone cruises down the DVP free of traffic noise. All this and it raises millions of dollars.

[i]Me thinks Heart and Stroke will win out over Rob Ford one way or another fairly soon.[/i]

Probably as a patient... ;) Rob Ford is a prime example of [s]a lardface[/s] um, I mean car-dependent gravitationally-challenged person who would greatly benefit from cycling or some other form of exercise to avoid succumbing to massive heart attack in a few short years.

It would seem like giving the city clogged arteries for a day is perfect for raising awareness for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. This is one patient that shouldn't be given a bypass (by moving the, er, plaque to Exhibition place - apologies for the brutalised metaphor).

Good lord. This idiot's on his last straw.

Rather ironic for a man to support an organization that seeks to reduce heart disease while at the same time rail against a group of people involved an activity that may well prevent such health problems.

Rob Ford. Clogged arteries. Cancelling a cycling event for Heart and Stroke ....

God, the jokes just write themselves.

This is ludicrous. The ride event is one of the few charity events that I look forward to every year. Being able to enjoy the highway with my husband and kids car-free whilst bicycling leisuring has always been something we all look forward to as a family.

Rob Ford should try to fight some other battle if it's limelight he's after! I can't believe a politician would stoop so low as to try and stop a charity event that is such a blessing for the city.

what a maroon.
http://www.toronto.ca/councillors/ford1.htm

the H&S Foundation should disavow him.
Hey, also how does City Hall ensure that this 'successful business man' devotes his time to representing his constituents? I thought you had to divest businesses to become a politician - or does that only apply to real politicians?

I feel your points are unfair. My father owns his own lock smith and office furniture repair company and these closers make it hard for him to get to his customers. It's unfair to have people starve in the name of charity, and forcing people to be late for work could coast them their jobs. I don't see why they can't bike somewhere else, like Queen's park, it's just as good, and prevents disturbances to other peoples work lives!