Recently, this blog seems to have come to the attention of proponents of Porter Airlines, and I guess that was to be expected. A discussion cannot and should not be one sided, and if this blog is to become a forum for discussion, then by all means, all opinions are welcome.
It is the tone of some of these recent comments which I personally find disturbing (especially when they are made, as was recently the case, by someone who will not take ownership of the derogatory comments posted by giving a full name).
When David Miller first campaigned to become mayor, it was, among other things, but very prominently so, his strong stance against the bridge to the island airport which won my vote, and my strong financial support. For the record, I was not, and I am not, a waterfront condo owner, nor an island dweller, nor wealthy, nor a business person, just an ordinary Torontonian who happens to deeply love this city ... and judging by the majority which felt the same at the time, I am hardly part of a self-interested minority. To ascribe to Mayor Miller the intention of building more condos on the islands is ludicrous. What he, I, and the rest of his supporters envision for the waterfront has nothing to do with more bricks and mortar, but with more open space, fresh air, sounds of wind and water, the beauty of our city's enviable location on the water. That would be good for Toronto, its tourism and hence economy, for Ontario, for Canada, for the environment, i.e. for the common good, the planet as a whole. As for the success of the island airport being in the best interest of all Canadians, that is more than a little specious: it would be far better for us, as taxpayers, if the tap were turned off and no more good money thrown after bad, than to hope for some far fetched "return on investment" down the road.

Gabrielle David