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Just call that one Fordstock.

It wasn’t as much a picnic as it was a rock concert.

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That wasn’t a stage area. It was a moshpit, 5,000 strong.

It wasn’t a red carpet. It was a swarming — in a good way.

Standing up amongst the thousands on hand was not a politician but Ontario’s newest and biggest star.

That star is none other than Premier Doug Ford. And this was Fordmania happening in Vaughan at this year’s Ford Fest.

You don’t believe me?

Well, like so many who missed the story of the Progressive Conservative sweep in the June 7 election, they may have not noticed this either.

Or want to admit it.

The electricity around this premier at his annual event was off-the-charts huge. Thousands upon thousands piled into the Veneto Centre, at 7465 Kipling Ave. in Woodbridge, to not just hear the premier speak, but just to get a look at him — get a picture or a selfie.

With the smell of burgers in the air it was a great way to end summer.