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Heroes and Villains 2011:
Villains—Our Political Leadership

Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains—the very best and very worst people, places, things, and ideas that have had an influence on the city over the past twelve months.
Today, in villains: some of our frustrating, disappointing, downright scaredy-cat politicians.
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Rob Ford, for being bellicose but not brave. |
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Ford’s Council Friends, for running interference too often. |
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Tim Hudak, for invoking divisions in the name of conservatism. |
From December 12–23, the candidates for Mightiest and Meanest—and new this year, a reader’s write-in option! From December 26–29 you’ll be able to vote for Toronto’s Superhero and Supervillain of the year, and we’ll reveal the results December 30.









