Ford Nation

English Etymology From the family name of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (b. 1969). Pronunciation en eɪʃən 3 Proper noun Ford Nation en Canadian politics collectively The supporters of controversial former Toronto mayor Rob Ford. en Dec 17 2010 Christopher Hume Hume: Ford ushers in Mayor McGuinty http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2010/12/17/hume_ford_ushers_in_mayor_mcguinty.html Toronto Star 8 Aug 2014 Canada 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203094338/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2010/12/17/hume_ford_ushers_in_mayor_mcguinty.html 3 February 2023 en Oct 3 2011 Nicholas Köhler Rob Ford can’t fight city hall http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/you-cant-fight-city-hall/ Macleans Magazine 8 Aug 2014 Canada 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250811082336/https://macleans.ca/news/canada/you-cant-fight-city-hall/ 11 August 2025 en June 1 2012 Don Peat Ford vows to march on http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/01/ford-vows-to-march-on Toronto Sun 8 Aug 2014 Canada 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206093654/https://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/01/ford-vows-to-march-on 6 February 2021 en July 5 2013 Alexandra Bosanac Toronto mayor mingles with Ford Nation as thousands turn out for free burgers and beer at annual barbecue http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/05/rob-ford-mingels-with-ford-nation-as-thousands-turn-out-for-ford-fest/ National Post 8 Aug 2014 Canada Volunteers said they had distributed 1,500 t-shirts emblazoned with “Ford Nation” within the first 45 minutes. en May 16 2014 Paul Koring Rob Ford a topic of discussion at U.S. think tank http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/rob-ford-a-topic-of-discussion-at-us-think-tank/article18726735/ Globe and Mail 8 Aug 2014 Canada “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.” https://web.archive.org/web/20250123233642/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/rob-ford-a-topic-of-discussion-at-us-think-tank/article18726735/ 23 January 2025 en Canadian politics collectively The supporters of Ontario premier Doug Ford (brother of Rob Ford). en Jeffrey Simpson Opinion: How Ontario became Ford Nation The Globe and Mail June 8, 2018 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-ontario-became-ford-nation/ 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260215094237/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-ontario-became-ford-nation/ 15 February 2026 en Doug Ford’s Conservatives dominate the GTA after election The Toronto Star David Rider June 2, 2022 https://www.thestar.com/politics/ontario-election/2022/06/02/doug-fords-pcs-dominate-the-gta-en-route-to-another-majority-government.html 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004172448/https://www.thestar.com/politics/ontario-election/2022/06/02/doug-fords-pcs-dominate-the-gta-en-route-to-another-majority-government.html 4 October 2022 Usage notes + (TV program) 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. Anagrams en adfinnoort frondation en eponyms