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Kelly McParland: Doug Ford's build build build ethos runs into Canadian obstructionism

Ontario's premier is the king of 'build, baby, build,' but the courts, municipalities and the haters are continually standing in his way

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has big ideas. Bigger than big. Like, Mega Big. He loves to build — the more ambitious, the better. Probably no politician in Canada is more intent on meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney’s call to “build, baby, build” than the Conservative leader.

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A big new highway. A big new spa, science centre and concert venue. A really big new tunnel. A massive new convention centre. The world’s largest nuclear station. Transit all over the place. You name it, Ford will break ground on it. Today, if you let him.

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Is the premier getting praise for all this construction activity? In Canada, are you joking? The moaning is enough to drown out the backhoes. A new highway with all those cars? An expanded airport with all that noise? More high-rises with all those shadows? And nuclear … aren’t we supposed to hate nuclear, like we used to hate coal? Windmills is what we want, people, windmills!

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