Despite the other replies' good points, I think Doug Ford's Ontario is a unique case because he's so terminally car brained he sincerely thinks that adding more car infrastructure will help relieve traffic. On top of that he's also a corrupt pig that's making decisions almost entirely for the benefit of capitalists who have been friendly with him. Basically all his major transit decisions have been made to juice property values for big land owners (Highway 413, Bradford Bypass, Ontario Line stations, etc).

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does he have his hands in any construction businesses? A lot of city government officials will get kickbacks from local companies. Construction can be a really easy way for money to disappear or commit insurance fraud.

[–] drinkinglakewater@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Ford's style of corruption is keeping big party donors, who just so happen to be friends with him, happy with policies that hugely benefit them. The closest anyone's actually proven to him having money directly change hands is when he invited those same donors to his daughter's Stag & Doe party with like $5000 plates.