Ok, I need to make a confession. There was once a time where I would say without too much reservation that, “I would be comfortable voting for John Tory as Mayor of Toronto.” I won’t specify how long ago that time was, but it was well before his campaign officially
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: Another BCLSB Exclusive: Story Refuted! John Tory Did NOT Take Weekend Off To Attend Masters Golf Tourney!
@Bigcitylib2 thanks. Good to see you as well. @JOHNTORYTO was canvassing in #Etobicoke today #topoli #tocouncil #Toronto— Nick Kouvalis (@NickKouvalis) April 12, 2014 I’d heard this from sources I deemed reliable. Now I feel cheapened and betrayed.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: BCLSB Exclusive: John Tory Suspends Mayoral Campaign
TORY TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN John Tory released the following statement this morning:There are some occasions so momentous that they rise above politics and therefore should not be sullied by politics. I will resume my run for the Toronto mayor’s office on Monday, April 14th.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: John Tory’s New Policy Initiative: As Mayor, I Will Not Smoke Crack
…and he’ll force union/civic action lobbyists to register with the city. But that’s it. That’s today’s big policy roll-out. Oh how low has the bar been set!
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Rob Ford Crushes the First Toronto Mayoral Debate
Sorry, fellow progressives, but it’s true. The first debate was, somewhat mercifully, fairly policy focused with large sections devoted to debating various transit plans (such as LRT vs subways in Scarborough), finances, the Billy Bishop Airport expansion, and so on. In this context, and with a format that had a
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: John Tory On The Island Airport: I Choose "Maybe"!
The report, which was issued by city staff and set to be debated today, contains dozens of unanswered issues which need to be dealt with. Until there are answers to those questions, a fact based decision on the future of the airport will not be possible. Mayor Ford and NDP
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: John Tory, Man Of The People (The Rich People)
Canadian Fashion Designer @daviddixoninc and I after his fantastic show at #WMCFW #TorontoFashionWeek #TOpoli pic.twitter.com/BJ6iq7Mw8Q— John Tory (@johntoryTO) March 19, 2014 Appearances like this aren’t going to win him many votes out in Etobicoke or, as we Scarberians call it, “The Coke”.
Continue readingTrashy's World: As O-Town doesn’t really have a Mayoral race to speak of…
… this political junkie has to find another one to follow and enjoy. And Toronto, the land of the crack-smoking, loud, obnoxious, and the tacky champion of all Torontonians with a sub 75 IQ, is the place to watch. Especially now that Olivia Chow is resigning her seat in the
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: John Tory Talks Policy
Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes.– John Tory on Toronto food trucks
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: How Fake Is My Mayoral Candidate?
From here: Apparently, Tory shifted all his radio show followers to his mayoral run feed, so this might have something to do with his high fake score. Still, the page offered to sell me software to remove all his fake followers. Here’s Karen Stintz for comparison: Ran out of free
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: How John Tory Lost Me … Again ( #topoli )
The first time was when he suggested evolution was still “just” one of many theories that should be taught in schools. Voters soundly defeated him for such backward thinking. Now, he has raised the ire of some by suggesting that the pay equity gap in Canada can be solved by
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Some updates on stories you have been following in Diablogue
Some updates on recent stories in the Diablogue… We’ve been trying to assess in recent weeks how many of the 100 long-term care inspectors Health Minister Deb Matthews promised in June 2013 have actually been hired. The official word is … Continue reading →
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: On The Idea Of John Tory As Mayor Of Toronto
Apparently, his nascent bid for mayor is “building steam”. Some might note that steam is all you ever get out of the guy, but that would be mean. And of course there is this from Chris Stockwell, former Ontario minister and House Leader under Mike Harris @KTBrushett @kinsellawarren Tory is
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Rob Ford Can’t Win
And Olivia Chow beats John “Hamlet On The Don” Tory. And this is before the campaign starts. Before RoFo tries to run without any funds but those brought in by bobble-head sales, no Kouvalis to talk sense into him, and reporters following him around to see if they can get
Continue readingRedBedHead: Three Reasons Why Ford Should Stay
Everyone’s clamouring for Ford to resign: he lied, he smoked crack, he was wasted on the job, the city needs a competent administration. Balls, I say. I’ve seen competent administrations and I can say for certain in the present climate that a “competent administration” will focus its attention on further
Continue readingRedBedHead: Three Reasons Why Ford Should Stay
Everyone’s clamouring for Ford to resign: he lied, he smoked crack, he was wasted on the job, the city needs a competent administration. Balls, I say. I’ve seen competent administrations and I can say for certain in the present climate that a “competent administration” will focus its attention on further austerity and attacking those who resist austerity. Need I remind that the entire left wing
Continue readingRedBedHead: Three Reasons Why Ford Should Stay
Everyone’s clamouring for Ford to resign: he lied, he smoked crack, he was wasted on the job, the city needs a competent administration. Balls, I say. I’ve seen competent administrations and I can say for certain in the present climate that a “competent administration” will focus its attention on further
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: David Axelrod talks Obamacare, Ted Cruz and political leadership in Toronto
On Tuesday I attended the Exceptional Speaker Series in Toronto; it’s a fundraiser for Reena, which provides support children, adults and senior citizens with developmental disabilities. Hosted by National Post publisher Paul Godfrey and moderated by former Ontario PC leader John Tory, the keynote attraction was David Axelrod, a former political
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Not your Bill Davis Tories: Ont PCs formally adopt U.S. tea-party labour politics
The Ontario PCs almost walked away from the brink this weekend. Last year the provincial Tories introduced a white paper advocating U.S.-style labour policies that would undo the rights working people have had in this country for more than a … Continue reading →
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: On Intolerance In Quebec And Elsewhere
Bernie Farber has a nice piece on his Huffpo page. From it: In invoking this so-called “Charter of Quebec Values” the Quebec government has taken a dangerous step into poisonous territory for any institution that considers itself democratic. If this were to pass into law Quebec would become the first
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