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Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 25, because Rob Ford isn’t so bad for the arts after all

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Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 25, Because Rob Ford isn’t so bad for the arts after all

The silver lining of our library-loathing mayor’s no-frills agenda has been an outpouring of city-wide creativity. Here, a collection of the most notable Ford-inspired art.

BAG MAN FORD
MEATHEAD FORD
GRAFFITO FORD
KICK-ASS FORD
GRAFFITO FORD
KICK-ASS FORD
GRAFFITO FORD
KICK-ASS FORD
GRAFFITO FORD
Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 25, Because Rob Ford isn’t so bad for the arts after all
TENOR FORD

Courtney Shea is a freelance journalist in Toronto. She started her career as an intern at Toronto Life and continues to contribute frequently to the publication, including her 2022 National Magazine Award–winning feature, “The Death Cheaters,” her regular Q&As and her recent investigation into whether Taylor Swift hung out at a Toronto dive bar (she did not). Courtney was a producer and writer on the 2022 documentary The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, based on her 2014 Toronto Life magazine feature “The Yorkville Swindler.”

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