this is the scenario where revolt is justified.

there's a concept called the rule of law in government, and it's tied into a social contract.

the city council should hold the election as initially planned - in open revolt to doug ford's abuse of power.

see, the fact is that douggie really thinks getting elected gives him absolute power.

...because he doesn't have the slightest concept of constitutional government. at all.

the tyranny of the majority is generally seen as a tory idea. it points out the importance of a limited scope of government power, and a system of checks and balances, in order to prevent abuses of power. and, this is all very conservative in scope.

what doug ford is really standing up and saying is "i don't understand what a conservative governing philosophy is". no conservative would argue that an elected premier has absolute authority over the courts; any conservative would argue that that's preposterous, and that a strong court system is required to keep people like doug ford in line, and prevent them from abusing power, or behaving foolishly, or both.

so, who is he representing?

a despotic streak on the contemporary right, and one that's largely being imported.

this is authoritarianism and despotism, it's not conservativism - not even of a reactionary sort.

(and that's a friendly message from the left.)