Ford Nation
English
editEtymology
editFrom the family name of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (b. 1969).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Proper noun
edit- (Canadian politics, collectively) The supporters of controversial former Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
- 2010 December 17, Christopher Hume, “Hume: Ford ushers in Mayor McGuinty”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 8 August 2014:
- But to offend the poster child of the newly ascendant right-wing would offend Ford Nation, its multitudes signed up and ready to go, go, go and vote, vote, vote.
- 2011 October 3, Nicholas Köhler, “Rob Ford can’t fight city hall”, in Macleans Magazine, Canada, retrieved 8 August 2014:
- Emboldened, he went on to threaten Liberal Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty with Ford Nation, saying his followers could topple him if he didn’t cough up more money for the city.
- 2012 June 1, Don Peat, “Ford vows to march on”, in Toronto Sun, Canada, retrieved 8 August 2014:
- In a move clearly designed to stoke the fires of Ford Nation and enrage left-leaning councillors, Ford came out swinging at left-leaning special interest groups.
- 2013 July 5, Alexandra Bosanac, “Toronto mayor mingles with Ford Nation as thousands turn out for free burgers and beer at annual barbecue”, in National Post, Canada, retrieved 8 August 2014:
- Volunteers said they had distributed 1,500 t-shirts emblazoned with “Ford Nation” within the first 45 minutes.
- 2014 May 16, Paul Koring, “Rob Ford a topic of discussion at U.S. think tank”, in Globe and Mail, Canada, retrieved 8 August 2014:
- “There are those who like Ford’s coarse and unrefined style,” she said. Part of “Ford Nation is loyal to Ford because they know he offends and upsets the elites.”
- (Canadian politics, collectively) The supporters of Ontario premier Doug Ford (brother of Rob Ford).
- 2018 June 8, Jeffrey Simpson, “Opinion: How Ontario became Ford Nation”, in The Globe and Mail[1], retrieved September 30, 2022:
- Doug Ford? Doug Ford! In Ontario, of all places?! Surely, Ford Nation can’t win there, not with a leader so unfamiliar with facts and rational discourse, not in Canada’s fulcrum province, the place of habitual moderation.
- 2022 June 2, David Rider, “Doug Ford’s Conservatives dominate the GTA after election”, in The Toronto Star[2], retrieved September 30, 2022:
- The vote-rich Greater Toronto Area, where any party must perform strongly to have a chance at winning an Ontario election, has tightened its embrace of Ford Nation.
Usage notes
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- Also used as the name of a 2013 Toronto television talk show featuring Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, city councillor Doug Ford, which was removed from broadcast after one episode.