QUOTED: Stephen Harper mentions he kind of likes subways, Rob Ford hears resounding support

—Prime Minister Stephen Harper himself, cautiously lending a bit of support to Rob Ford’s subway scheme. Harper’s comments really don’t do Ford much good, since it’s lack of funding and council support, not the federal government, standing between the mayor and his transit dreams. But that didn’t stop Ford from trotting out the quote—trimmed of a little fat, natch. The clip aired on Ford’s radio show yesterday, but it was cut off before the pesky bit about the feds not getting involved. Listen to the entire show [Newstalk 1010] »