{"id":21757,"date":"2011-08-02T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T15:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=21757"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:20:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:20:32","slug":"our-letter-to-doug-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/08\/02\/our-letter-to-doug-ford\/","title":{"rendered":"Our letter to Doug Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-21759\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/08\/02\/our-letter-to-doug-ford\/img_6136\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21759 alignnone\" title=\"IMG_6136\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/08\/IMG_6136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/08\/IMG_6136.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/08\/IMG_6136-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because of his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1030746--doug-ford-blasts-margaret-atwood-over-libraries-says-i-don-t-even-know-her\">recent comments<\/a> about coming down on library services and stabs against a Toronto cultural icon, Spacing decided it was necessary to send a friendly reminder to Councillor Ford about the role local libraries play in our city (and also send a few gifts to expand his personal library). Though he was busy last week with the executive committee meetings, our package was received at Ford&#8217;s office on Friday and we hope that our letter will help Ford to understand that libraries are something that city leaders should never wish to cut &#8220;in a heartbeat&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Dear Councillor Ford,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We at <\/em><em>Spacing read with dismay your comments critical of Margaret Atwood\u2019s support for Toronto\u2019s public libraries.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We share Ms. Atwood\u2019s view that libraries are vital public spaces for all Torontonians. In addition to their collections of books, music, and other materials, Toronto\u2019s libraries serve as community gathering places and meeting facilities; sources of free, accessible, indoor programming for children and seniors (especially important given the extreme weather Toronto experiences); home bases for entrepreneurs and students in need of free wireless Internet access; and access points for new Canadians and others seeking support and information about living in our city.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We urge you to reconsider your position regarding any reduction to the number or services of Toronto\u2019s libraries. And, as huge fans of Ms. Atwood, we also encourage you to familiarize yourself with her writing. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, we\u2019ve included a few of her works to add to your personal collection.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Sincerely,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em> The Spacing magazine editorial team<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because of his recent comments about coming down on library services and stabs against a Toronto cultural icon, Spacing decided it was necessary to send a friendly reminder to Councillor Ford about the role local libraries play in our city (and also send a few gifts to expand his personal library). Though he was busy<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/08\/02\/our-letter-to-doug-ford\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Our letter to Doug Ford&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4010,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,21763],"tags":[783,87,8963,5149,19],"class_list":["post-21757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-services","tag-free-wireless-internet-access","tag-libraries","tag-margaret-atwood","tag-the-spacing","tag-toronto"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our letter to Doug Ford - Spacing Toronto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/08\/02\/our-letter-to-doug-ford\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our letter to Doug Ford - Spacing Toronto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Because of his recent comments about coming down on library services and stabs against a Toronto cultural icon, Spacing decided it was necessary to send a friendly reminder to Councillor Ford about the role local libraries play in our city (and also send a few gifts to expand his personal library). 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