The other day I wrote a brief post called The Failure of Political Leadership, inspired by what is quickly becoming a national embarrassment for the City of Toronto in its choice of Rob Ford as mayor. Now quite openly betraying his promise not to gut …
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Politics and its Discontents: Unmediated Passion For Libraries – A Cure For Cynicism
I defy anyone to remain untouched after reading this story and watching the accompanying video in which 14-year-old Anika Tabovaradan makes a passionate plea to Mayor Rob Ford not to cut library services in Toronto. As the spokesperson for a large segm…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Failure of Political Leasdership
It is perhaps to state the obvious in asserting that our elected officials rarely represent our interests very well. Examples, far too numerous to list, abound. Probably the most obvious failure currently in the news is that of Rob Ford, who became t…
Continue readingGiorgio Mammoliti: the pride of #TOcouncil | #TOpoli
Someone suggested during yesterday’s marathon that the Fords can’t help being ignorant and stupid. They are what they are. But this guy, by contrast, does it on purpose.[<a href=”http://storify.com/orwellsbastard/giorgio-…
Continue readingMary Trapani Hynes AKA Next Mayor of Toronto?
Mary Trapani Hynes, a senior, was among the deputants who came to let Mayor Boss Hogg, his brother Donut Dougy and the rest of the clan know how they felt about cuts to services. She was more than likely the biggest hit of the day and the evening. She seemed to be a . . . → Read More: Mary Trapani Hynes AKA Next Mayor of Toronto?
Continue readingFord Puppet Shows His Contempt For Constituents
As many Torontonians would know, today is the day City Council is having a meeting with constituents to discuss cutting ‘gravy’. Poor long suffering Giorgio Mammoliti, he apparently is longing for his pillow and blanky. He’s not a happy camper, to say the least.
When Fern Hill published the details over at Dammit . . . → Read More: Ford Puppet Shows His Contempt For Constituents
Continue readingDougy Ford, Perhaps If You Actually Set Foot In a Library, You Might Learn Who Margaret Atwood Is
Oh, poor, long suffering Dougy Ford, city councillor, side kick to his brother Mayor Rob “Boss Hogg” Fordzilla. Always the bridesmaid, but not the mayor. He seems to be bitching about too many libraries in Etobicoke and not enough Timmy Horton’s. Oh and he hasn’t a clue as to who Margaret Atwood is.
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Star Readers ‘Weigh In’ On Rob Ford’s Performance
Although not a resident of Toronto, I always find it difficult not to pay attention to the goings-on in ‘The Big Smoke,’ as its citizens are found of calling their city. Much has already been written by bloggers evaluating the disparity between the rh…
Continue readingSome late-night thoughts on Mayor Stupid with @thekeenanwire and @UnionSt | #TOpoli
Storify: great for aggregating tweets, but you can go blind putting them in order if you’re dealing with more than a handful.If only there were a sort function …[<a href=”http://storify.com/orwellsbastard/why-its-import…
Continue readingCore Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health | #TOpoli
I’m sorry, I had to give my head a shake.
Fluoridation?
Look, we’ve all seen the passage in Dr. Strangelove where General Ripper talks about what an insidious Communist plot it is, but the thing is, that’s not just satire. Fluoridation of our drinking water has been a touchstone for conspiracy-minded whackjobs since the 1950s, but . . . → Read More: Core Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health | #TOpoli
Continue readingCore Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health / #TOpoli
I’m sorry, I had to give my head a shake.Fluoridation?Look, we’ve all seen the passage in Dr. Strangelove where General Ripper talks about what an insidious Communist plot it is, but the thing is, that’s not just satire. Fluoridation of our d…
Continue readingCore Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health / #TOpoli
I’m sorry, I had to give my head a shake.Fluoridation?Look, we’ve all seen the passage in Dr. Strangelove where General Ripper talks about what an insidious Communist plot it is, but the thing is, that’s not just satire. Fluoridation of our d…
Continue reading@thekeenanwire, #TOpoli and that whole ‘deserve’ thing, redux
Go and read this piece from Ed Keenan in The Grid.
He’s right of course, and you don’t need a master’s degree in public administration to know that public services cost money. And you don’t need cheap childish gimmicks, either.
The troublesome part i…
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