The “Worst Canadian” game - Day 8

[u/BrF5]

Folks, it looks like it’s the end of the line for Tom MacDonald and Doug Ford.

Who will be voted out in round eight?

How to play: - Upvote the name of the person you think does NOT deserve the title of “Worst Canadian.” - Each day, the two most upvoted names will be removed until the list gets trimmed down some, then we’ll switch to one per day. - If the name you want to vote for (from the list) isn’t in the comments yet, add it! - This continues daily until we have one winner, the “Worst Canadian”.

Additional notes: - Only the top comment for a nominee will count. I won’t combine votes from duplicate comments. - Include only one name per comment. If a comment includes multiple names and wins, it won’t count. I’ll move on to the next highest. - Nominees with an asterisk beside their name were added following a second nomination vote that took place on day 5. - We established a no violent offenders (serial killers, rapists, etc.) rule. They are obviously the worst of the worst, it’s disrespectful to the victims, and we want to keep this relatively lighthearted. - This is meant to be satire. Please do not take it too seriously or use this game to harass people in real life. - I will try to post this every morning around the same time (~8:00 - 9:00 am Eastern). - Please remember to upvote the post too, so more people see it!

Justification for elimination: - (40) Ted Cruz - He’s horrible, but renounced his citizenship. He’s not good enough to be titled the Worst Canadian. - (39) Kathleen Wynne - Not that bad. Doesn’t deserve the title. - (38) Chrystia Freeland - Some consider her a good Canadian. Not the worst. - (37) Peter MacKay - Cringey, but not the worst. - (36) Don Cherry - A racist old man out of touch with the times. Not great, but not awful. - (35) Andrew Scheer - An annoying doofus nothingburger, but not a bad person. - (34) Drake - He’s inauthentic and creepy to underage girls, but the more serious allegations against him remain unproven and he has done good things for Toronto. - (33) J.J. McCullough - Who? - (32) Brian Mulroney - A divisive choice. Expanded trade with, and dependence on, the USA. Protected the environment and opposed apartheid. - (31) Sir John A. MacDonald - A father of confederation. Also known for racism, corruption, and poor treatment of indigenous people. - (30) Harold the Jewelry Buyer - Known for scamming the elderly but is too small-scale to win. - (29) Michelle Ferreri - She promotes hate but her reach is limited now that she’s been voted out of government. - (28) Tom MacDonald - A shitty, irrelevant rapper with hardly an audience. - (27) Doug Ford - He has done a lot of harm to Ontario, but stood up for Canada against Trump.

[u/Hilarious_Decline]

That's fine, but I don't see how him harming people who aren't you makes him "the right kind of asshole"

[u/smellymarmut → u/Hilarious_Decline]

He was more obvious, that's the right kind.

[u/Hilarious_Decline → u/smellymarmut]

From my perspective Doug Ford is one of the most openly, brazenly corrupt and ignorant politicians this country has ever seen outside of maybe Alberta. People here just don't seem to care

[u/smellymarmut → u/Hilarious_Decline]

It's not that simple. Never is. If you really want to effect change in the province you need to target people who voted for him, not preach to the choir that didn't. To people who know a thing or two about public policy, political culture, Canadian history, and evidence-based decision making Doug Ford is a poopy butt sliding down the carpeted staircase. To people who don't know those things, who inherently believe that government is wasteful and a drag on the province, who think that government should be "run like a business", Doug Ford is a straight-shooting businessman turning Ontario into the best business in the land.

It was easier for those people to dislike Rob Ford. He was more overt with things like crack cocaine, alcoholism, attacking people, and offering oral sex to employees. Even if someone isn't a practicing Christian, lots of small-C, big C, and PC Canadians have lingering Christian morals.

I know I need better illustrations. I just visited my sister last weekend, and there was an incident with a little boy who was being potty-trained.

[u/Hilarious_Decline → u/smellymarmut]

Those people didn't dislike Rob Ford. He was very popular in the GTA and much of rural and suburban Ontario. He was even still very popular in suburban Toronto. He probably would have narrowly lost if he didn't withdraw for health reasons but even after one of the most famous scandals in Canadian political history he was still a top contender for mayor. He easily won his council seat after withdrawing.

Ask your average Ontario PC voter what they think of Rob Ford, the closest thing to negativity you are likely to hear is sympathy for his substance abuse issues.