The Grid TO | Ford’s consultants: Miller was rightLook wait-and-give-him-a-chance people and Ford followers: even the consultants, who Ford wasted a lot of money on, agree with David Miller, 1/3 of the councillors, and just over half the people in Toro…
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Driving The Porcelain Bus: Possible explanation for Rob Ford’s ignorant blunders
Is he running a government or making widgets? – Peace, order and good government, eh?This is Ford explaining to talk radio host John Oakley why he thinks Toronto’s labour costs are too high and there should be large reductions in staffing:In business, …
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Noncommittal Rob Ford brushes off $130 million + $49 million wasted in cancelling Transit City
Metro – Ford deals death blow to Transit CityToronto must pay at least $49M to cancel LRT planI was waiting for more numbers to come in before posting this. So far, we have a waste, by Ford, of $179 million.From the Metro article:Ford was noncommittal …
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford’s Gravy Train – another $43.4 million please
City takes over debt-ridden Leafs practice facility – thestar.comThe City of Toronto will take over interim management of the debt-plagued Lakeshore Lions Arena while it seeks to find a new operator for the four-pad rink that opened two years ago.The f…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford Must Go – Campaign to Impeach Mayor Ford
Rob Ford Must Go – Campaign to Impeach Mayor Ford – Petition Online CanadaRob Ford definitely won’t be impeached due to this petition (I don’t think the mayor can be impeached. I think he can be removed from office if he breaks certain laws – see Oh, s…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Jarvis Bike Lane dead. Ford’s war on cyclists continues
Jarvis Bike Lanes Saved for One Year, Birchmount and Pharmacy Bike Lanes to be Removed – TorontoistToday, Toronto City Council voted 28-19 in favour of removing the Jarvis, Birchmount and Pharmacy bike lanes.Excerpt from the link:As per the language in…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford: Bad math and police layoffs
Layoffs loom for police and city staff – thestar.comBack in May 2011, Rob Ford gave the Toronto Police a big raise. Now, he wants to lay them off. The need for police layoffs could have been greatly reduced if he hadn’t given them such a big raise. For…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Could the vote on the Jarvis Bike Lane be a turning point for Ford’s support on council?
Fighting for Bike Lanes at Toronto City Hall: Pt. I « the reeves reportEarlier today, Mayor Rob Ford voted against all the community grants, while council voted unanimously to continue the grants (with one vote exception where Doug Ford voted along wi…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Hey Rob! Cutting these will result in higher costs down the road and result in insignificant savings
All Aboard the Gravy Train: Business, Culture, Employment, Medical Supplies – TorontoistCutting these services (listed at the link) will result in higher costs for Toronto in the future. And, they won’t amount to much savings for Toronto. It would make…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Ford continues to nickel-and-dime while Toronto burns
City bosses face buyout offer in Ford’s quest for cuts – thestar.comRob Ford continues to make little cuts here and there while ignoring the elephant in the room of his own creation. While he nickles and dimes cuts to employees, he has also cut large i…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford does not compute
Ford’s expenses report questioned in complaint – thestar.comOne way for politicians to cover up bribes would be to funnel those bribes into paying for expenses and not keep track of those expenses or where the money came from. This is one of the reas…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: The Rob Ford supporters never paid attention
Mapping Toronto’s Wellbeing – TorontoistOkay, first, no one is surprised that they didn’t and don’t pay attention.Here is a smoking gun of inattentiveness:Scroll down to “Overcrowded TTC Routes”. Notice that the most overcrowded public transit routes a…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford to Toronto – Pride’s over, who can I snub next?
James: Toronto elected a mayor, not a priest – thestar.comThose huge numbers of supporters who argue that the mayor should have the right to go where he wants and support whichever events he chooses, choose to forget this: Tomorrow, you will be the one…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford: blundering on, tearing down Toronto bit by by while his fans cheer him on.
Hume: Under Ford, city’s reputation for tolerance is strained – thestar.comWhile Ford’s hordes cheer him on in the most unseemly manner, cutting off their collective nose to spite their collective face, they have little to offer aside from insults …
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford – Ignorant, mean, or both?
Free nurses? No thanks, says Mayor Rob Ford – Healthzone.caWell, from our knowledge of Ford so far, we know that he is both mean and ignorant.This time, he is turning down the offer from the province, of 2 free nurses who would work with new immigrants…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Even Ford’s budget chief says Rob’s math is hurting Toronto
Don’t kill land transfer tax, budget chair advises – thestar.comIsn’t it curious? All those people bad-mouthing David Miller and his governance of Toronto. Yet, Miller managed the finances well and ended up with a surplus. Now, those who bath-mouthed…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Even Ford’s budget chief says Rob’s math is hurting Toronto
Don’t kill land transfer tax, budget chair advises – thestar.com
Isn’t it curious? All those people bad-mouthing David Miller and his governance of Toronto. Yet, Miller managed the finances well and ended up with a surplus.
Now, those who bath-mouth…
Driving The Porcelain Bus: Ford and his lackies are stifling the city
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Torontoist
Excerpt:
Rob Ford and many on city council do not yet seem to have a grasp on this concept of the living city. It was Ford, after all, who proposed during his mayoral campaign that we discourage immigr…
Driving The Porcelain Bus: Why Do The Poor Continue To Defend Tax Breaks for the Rich?
Why do the Poor Continue to Defend tax Breaks for the Rich
Great post by Cory McCray. This applies to Canadians too.
Excerpt:
Sometimes I just don’t understand why there is always a financially struggling college kid, a low wage worker, or a middle …
Driving The Porcelain Bus: Ford wastes city money painting over art the city had paid for
Artist says city erased mural it paid him to paint – thestar.com
Methinks Ford wanted to paint over the art that was commissioned by an old political foe – Adam Giambrone.