Ontario Liberals close in on Hudak’s Conservatives: poll | News | National PostThe Ontario NDP continue to rise in the polls. In the latest Forum Research poll, support for the NDP has risen to 26%. Previously, in Forum polls, they were at 24% in lat…
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Driving The Porcelain Bus: NDP now tied with Conservatives federally
Public grief over Layton puts NDP even with Tories in poll – The Globe and Mail
The Conservative support has dropped since the election and the NDP keeps on rising. The 2 parties are now tied with 33% support each. Liberals are in 3rd place with 21%.
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Driving The Porcelain Bus: Doug Ford pours on the lies. Will the public continue to bite?
Do you like Doug Ford’s preliminary plans for Toronto’s waterfront? – Your CommunityThey have to keep piling it up. One lie after another. The next one has to top the biggest one before. Regarding Doug Ford’s plans to mess up the Waterfront development…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Right wing group Toronto Taxpayers Coalition backs contest to win lunch with Doug Ford
Toronto News: Readers wonder: What’s lunch with Doug Ford without any gravy? – thestar.comThese groups that purport to be in support of taxpayers are nothing but a front for hard-right-wing conservatives and libertarians who care nothing for anyone b…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford’s War On Graffiti Is Out Of Hand and Costly
Strutting And Fretting « All Fired Up In The Big SmokeRead the link for a story about someone getting a notice to remove graffiti from their back-alley garage door. The garage door is pretty much out of site. If Ford Nation is targeting situations lik…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Stephen Lewis’ Eulogy for Jack Layton
Full text of Stephen Lewis’ stirring eulogy for Jack Layton – The Globe and MailStephen Lewis gave a very moving eulogy for Jack Layton at the funeral. The audience broke into long applause a number of times.Here is the eulogy:Never in our collective…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stones
Let Freedom Rain: How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stonesA side of the story you won’t read in the Canadian media. Heartbreaking account of Israeli ‘torture’ of Palestinian kids. Stephen Harper must be so pleased.
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: A Response to Ms Christie Blatchford
A Response to Ms. Christie Blatchford « Joshua Hind: No Humble OpinionsJoshua responds to Christie’s attack on Jack Layton on the day of his death with a version of Marc Antony’s speech from Julius Caesar inserting Jack and Blatchford. Very well done.
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: A letter to Canadians from the Honourable Jack Layton
A letter to Canadians from the Honourable Jack Layton August 20, 2011Toronto, OntarioDear Friends,Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtful, inspiri…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Why Boycott Israel?
Why Boycott Israel?Excerpt: Author and history professor Mark LeVine speaks with sociologist Lisa Taraki, a co-founder of the Palestinian campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. Mark LeVine: What is the “Boycott, Divestment and San…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Apocalyptic crisis budgeting
Apocalyptic crisis budgeting – thestar.comThis is a good article by Edmund Pries in the Star regarding the recent budgeting of conservative governments.Here it is below. I’ve highlighted a few parts:The headlines have been apocalyptic and relentless. U…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Toronto – Shouldn’t the mayor be held to account?
Ford should have known he’d break promises on service cuts and layoffs – The Globe and MailAnd so should the people of Toronto during the election campaign.Excerpt:Mr. Ford ran for office claiming to be something different than the usual smooth-talki…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: If you mishandle this situation, you will not be sitting here four years from now
Toronto Spoke: “You’ve been very arbitrary with your choices,” says Jason Adam Robins « Ford For TorontoClick the link to watch the video.Here is the transcription of the video. Jason Adam Robins was one of the deputants to speak at Toronto City…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford is asking for solutions
Toronto News: Take buyout or be laid off, Ford warns workers – thestar.com… but, we know (from the past 8 months as an example) that he won’t listen.Rob Ford: “If someone else can come up with a solution, let me know.”I have a solution for him (regar…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford’s bad math and lies continue to dog his steps
Toronto News: Ford poised to break promise of no layoffs – thestar.comRob Ford promised he would balance the books by getting rid of the gravy train – he found there was no gravy train.Rob Ford promised to not cut services – he is working hard to cut s…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Toronto G20: The only organized agression was perpetrated by police
Toronto News: Aggression during G20 rally ‘perpetrated by police,’ judge rules – thestar.comAlthough we now have a judge’s statements that the police were unjustified aggressors on the weekend of the G20 protests in Toronto (June 2010), the stateme…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Where does he live – in a hole somewhere? Norman Jewison on Doug Ford
Toronto News: Norman Jewison wades into Ford-Atwood spat – thestar.comExcerpt:Acclaimed Canadian director Norman Jewison says he was “shocked” by Doug Ford’s dismissive comments on Margaret Atwood, accusing the city councillor of betraying the au…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: NY university names David Miller a city-building fellow
CTV Toronto – NY university names Miller a city-building fellow – CTV NewsFrom One Toronto:Rob Ford, a Mayor without VisionToronto residents should be proud to have our former mayor, David Miller, recognized as a city builder. From Transit City, to cle…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Ontario – Cyclists are here to stay – get with the program
Toronto News: Hume: What goes around in Quebec comes around in Ontario – thestar.comExcerpts:This isn’t a matter of right or left, but of right and wrong. Due to circumstances well beyond the city’s control, this is the direction we are headed. For…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Ahem, Ford Nation. It didn’t have to be this way
City Budget: This isn’t about austerity & four other notes « Ford For TorontoHere is a great look into the current numbers game at Toronto City Hall. (read the link for the details)Excerpt:It’s been noted again and again, but a simple combinat…
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