Brothers Ford make a hasty retreat on school nutrition programs after realizing they look like jerks

Mayor Rob Ford and brother Doug appear to have learned that literally (well, almost literally) taking food out of needy children’s mouths is not smart politics. Of course, that school nutrition programs are going to be saved from the budget axe is good news—but John Lorinc over at Torontoist doesn’t believe it’s proof of anything other than the Fords retreat in the face of a “public relations disaster.” Read the entire story [Torontoist] »