There will be a vote coming up soon a City Hall on whether to formally recommend to Queen’s Park that Toronto would like a 2-phase timeline for bringing in Ranked Ballot, replacing the traditional first-past-the post : mayor for 2018, Council in 2022. (Of course, Council could amend to bring
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The Ranting Canadian: Rob Ford, Toronto’s part-time mayor, is an addict. Among…
Rob Ford, Toronto’s part-time mayor, is an addict. Among other things, he is addicted to lying. Those who are always quick to believe his side of the story are enablers. Ford doesn’t need defending; he needs an intervention. He’s not just hurting himself; he’s hurting the whole city. Ford has
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Rob Ford needs to seek help himself
For those whose families have been touched by alcoholism, as mine has, the story in this morning’s Toronto Star “Rob Ford: ‘Intoxicated’Toronto mayor asked to leave military ball” will ring familiar. Looking back at a long pattern of behavior it would seem obvious to all that Mayor Ford may have
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: There’s been so much bullshit and insanity in the Canadian…
There’s been so much bullshit and insanity in the Canadian political scene lately, it’s hard to keep on top of it all. Here are just a few recent examples: fraud and theft being officially endorsed in the Canadian senate prime minister Stephen Harper and his stooges lying through their teeth
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Toronto’s Ford Follies
Of course the mayor will now appeal his removal from office and attempt to run the clock until the next municipal elections in 2014.
(The guy spends more time in court than I do…)
It almost makes one yearn for the relative calm of the sedate …
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Small-Mindedness of Rob Ford
It has been said that to be a great leader, a person has to have a great vision. I’ll let you decide where Toronto May Rob Ford fits into this equation by reading this story about what he thinks people should be marching and demonstrating for. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Absurdity Continues
I feel just a tad guilty writing this post today, given that world events are of their usual dire nature, the slaughter of protesting Syrian students by a brutal and repressive regime not the least of them. Nonetheless, I will deal briefly with a more parochial issue, the brutal and
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: I Am Mayor, Hear Me Roar!
My question: Is anyone listening? Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: No Surprise Here: Rob Ford Fails in His Civic Responsibility Again
Not that I expected any better of the brazen buffoon wearing the chain of office in Toronto, but Rob Ford once more amply demonstrates that he is not the mayor of everyone in his once-proud city. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Another Poke At An Easy Target
A busy day ahead of me, so I have chosen the path of least resistance for my post today. Enjoy. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rob Ford Continues to Embarrass Himself
‘Mayoral ineptitude’ is probably only one of the many terms that could be used to characterize Toronto’s Chief magistrate, Rob Ford. Not only has he regularly demonstrated his unfitness for municipal leadership over his inflexible position on public transit (subways, subways, subways), but he continues to embarrass himself and demean
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Today’s Star Editorial Cartoon
I trust this needs no further comment from me: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Tale of Two Cities
Yesterday, while my wife was in the store, I, the ever-dutiful chauffeur, waited patiently in the car, first listening to my favorite station, Jazz FM, and then tuning into the CBC news. A story about the impending closure of bookseller Nicholas Hoare’s Ottawa store caught my attention. According to the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Lament For Ontario’s Capital
Oh, how the mighty have fallen … Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rob Ford’s Influence Grows
Rob Ford, long know for his antipathy towards those pedestrians and bikers and other eco-freaks who have conducted a war on cars, may have found an ally (or perhaps a relative) in Florida. One wonders if he regrets not sending Gary Webster on a junket there. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Does It Run In Their Genes?
I guess the ideological apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. While contempt for democracy is egregiously evident in the behaviour and pronouncements of Stephen Harper and his minions, it seems that young Tim Hudak, the Ontario Conservative leader, has also become infected. In his latest column, Christopher Hume observes
Continue readingLaw is Cool: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Lacked Legal Authority to Cancel Transit City
Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish released a legal opinion today concluding that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford did not have legal authority to cancel Transit City. The opinion concludes that the mayor does not have independent power to bind the city, and only exercises power delegated by council or specific
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Why Don’t Politicians Like Democratic Participation?
Yesterday I opined on why democratic participation in our country is so muted, and offered two examples of what can be accomplished when people are willing to get involved. One of the obstacles to greater participation is surely the belief that we have little chance of making an impact because
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Shark Fin Ban Update
The latest news on shark finning, the ugly and barbaric practice of killing sharks so their fins can be used to make a soup prized as a status symbol in the oriental community, comes from two communities, Mississauga and Toronto. Last night, the forme…
Continue readingthe reeves report: Parking taxes and road tolls: the politics of misdirection
I have an important announcement for all political parties – not every comment made by every individual opposition candidate can or should be used as a stand-in for opposition policy as a whole. Because people are not dumb, they see through it, and you end up looking silly. Case in point: a press release came … Continue reading »
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