<blockquote> <p>Rob Ford represents the id. He represents big men who eat too much, party too much, don’t listen to mother, show up drunk. He serves an essential cultural service in a way. He is our growing pain. Toronto is coming of age hard and fast. It’s getting big and mean and the stakes involved in it are starting to become actually significant. It’s not a small town by the lake anymore. It’s the ninth most expensive city in the world. But we’ve had enough fun with mayor Ford by now. We need somebody real . The monsters have to go away eventually. Usually it’s the day after Halloween.</p> </blockquote>