Well I told you it would be a fascist circus, and that's exactly what it turned out to be. With the bully mayor on a rampage. Chaos broke out during an extraordinary city council debate on reducing embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to essentially a figurehead.At one point, the mayor
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Montreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Day of Judgement
Now its beyond denial, now it's psychosis. Now he's no longer satisfied with being the Crack Mayor of Toronto. Now he's telling Fox News he wants to be Prime Minister. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Robocall Scandal: Is the Con Story Falling Apart?
He is the only one charged in the Robo Con scandal. Michael Sona, the former Con staffer who claims he is being set-up to conceal a much larger conspiracy.A couple of days ago we finally found out the names of six Conservative Party workers, who the PMO has brought forward to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford Shocks America on Saturday Night Live
OK here's the bad news. Rob Ford made the opening of Saturday Night Live…. Opener – CBC News Toronto – SNL 11-16-13 by IdolxMuzic And the good news?He's actually worse than that. The Americans only used "aboot" once eh?Ford is NOT invited to today's Santa Claus parade. So the kiddies are
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Brian Mulroney, and the Big Tomato
Well there he was the other day, trying to run away from the Senate scandal, while claiming scandalously that his trade deal with the Europeans was bigger than Brian Mulroney's free trade deal. Prime Minister Stephen Harper touted the benefits of the Canada-EU free trade agreement to a business crowd
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Day Toronto Fought Back
His monstrous presence still threatens Toronto. But he is less of a threat than he was yesterday. The good guys are finally winning. The Fordzilla is finally being neutered. Toronto city council has voted to both remove Mayor Rob Ford’s authority during emergency situations and, under a separate motion, has stripped his power
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Piggy Ford, Sun News, and Harper’s Fatal Hat Trick
Gosh. I've never started a post with the same picture I used to end the last one eh? But you really can't repeat this enough times: You can't put lipstick on a Con hog. Mayor Rob Ford threatened to sue former staffers Thursday, but it was his reference to allegations
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Slow Death of the Con Nation
At last he stands revealed, the Bubbah Lord of the Ford Nation, in all his grubby glory. The political thug, the violent rages, the dangerous drunk, the crude sexual remarks, the hookers, the racism. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, and the Con Apocalypse
Oh boy. I have to admit that when you're a blogger and a progressive in Harperland, some days are better than others. And at first glance today really sucked eh? For starters as I walked home this evening I was finally forced to admit what I have being denying for so
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jimbo Flaherty and the Amazing Magic Surplus
Well in case you thought that the Con regime was nickel and diming veterans, and killing good jobs all over the country, because they absolutely HAVE to slay the deficit.Or as Jimbo Flaherty warned us we could find ourselves in a big black hole, the economy is fragile, the global risk
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Revolt of the Veterans
There couldn't be a more powerful protest. Or a greater slap in the face. For years he posed as a patriot, for years he strutted around boasting he was the best friend the Canadian military ever had. For years he could count on the support of most veterans.But not anymore. Read more
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michelle Rempel and the Con War on Women
As I've mentioned before, I may be naive but I can't help feeling that Michelle Rempel is a cut above most Cons. I don't blame her for causing a ruckus on Twitter the other day, by taking a shot at this fluffy event. @MichelleRempel: What's the biggest issue facing women? This kind
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford’s Other Criminal War on Toronto
Imagine you're in the back of an ambulance in Toronto. You're desperately trying to keep a person alive until you can get him or her to a hospital. The lights are flashing, the siren is screaming, but you're not going anywhere because the streets are clogged with traffic.And then the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Breaking: The PMO Offered to Help Duffy Sell His Story !!!!
Uh oh. Call out the Fire Brigade or the Big Lie Brigade. There's more smoke pouring out of the PMO. Remember when Mike Duffy accused the Harper gang of cooking up what he called a "monstrous fraud?" Duffy also alleged that the prime minister’s office gave him a script to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford, the Mob, and the Harper Connection
Well I'm sorry to report that Rob Ford is still clinging to power, and that the big question seems to be will he go to rehab before he drops dead? Mayor Rob Ford appeared to brush aside his brother’s request to take a break from city hall duties Friday night, telling
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Sinister King Con Conspiracy
Well by now just about every Canadian has probably seen the horrifying video of Rob Ford stomping around like a bull in a dining room. Rob Ford, the mayor of Canada’s largest city, has been caught on video in an impaired rant saying he is going to kill someone and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Scandal that Won’t Die
OMG. The horror, the horror. It was supposed to be Stephen Harper's Day of Jubilee. The day he showed off the severed heads of the three Senators to his demoralized caucus. Or tossed them in the general direction of the opposition. And solemnly declared that the sordid Senate scandal, or The Great
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, and the Hoser Nation
It couldn't have been a more disgusting sight, or a more depressing day for Canadian democracy. Three Canadian Senators sacrificed, along with due process, on the altar of political expediency.The Senate flexed its muscle Tuesday and in an unprecedented move tossed three of its members — Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Nightmare in Toronto
OMG. What a nightmare. Rob Ford is still the Mayor of Toronto, still clinging to power. Nobody can get rid of him, he won't resign, he won't go to rehab.And now the Fordzilla is out of CONTROL !!!!!. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harper Cons: The Scandal and the Incompetence
Well I see the Con Convention is over, and so are Stephen Harper's plans to reboot or revive his tired corrupt Con regime. He did everything to please his rabid base. He promised them they could grope the rights of women, and preach that gay people should be murdered without being accused of discrimination.
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