A sampling of headlines covering Ford's ouster

BBC UK -  Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ordered to step down (US and Canada News)

The Economist - Model-T Ford breaks down: a city and its government stuck in gridlock

Forbes - Toronto's Bombastic Mayor Gets The Boot (Micheline Maynard)

New York Times - Judge Orders Toronto Mayor to Leave Office (Ian Austen)

Planetizen, Los Angeles - Controversial Toronto Mayor Removed From Office, (Jonathan Nettler)

Reuters (US Edition) - Toronto's combative mayor ordered to leave office (Claire Sibonney)

Washington Post - Judge orders Toronto mayor removed from office; guilty in conflict of interest case

Transcript of conflict of interest decision in Magder vs. Ford

Flashpoint, Toronto and the character of Setting

 
Flashpoint is a hit show both here in Canada as well as in the USA, and its Toronto setting is a part of its success. But, what took so long for Toronto to be front and centre?

Setting is an important part of story-telling. Setting is often actually a form of character, and certain stories can only be told in certain settings, because the character of setting impacts the story.

For some strange reason, Toronto had yet to be embraced as a setting in which a compelling story could be told...but I've never understood why. Thanks to Flashpoint, however, those days could finally be over.