Is it possible that at the start of their political careers, Stephen Harper and Rob Ford consulted with Cornelius Grouppe for campaign advice and recruitment methodology? Recommend this Post
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Cowichan Conversations: Toronto Globe and Mail Hits A New Low In Canadian Journalism
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The feeding frenzy swirling around Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother Councillor Doug Ford has generated a new low from the so called ‘National Newspaper’ the Toronto Globe and Mail. Ironically the judgmental reporters, acting like hungry sharks lusting after the first piece of flesh,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rick Salutin on Civic Embarassment
We are in Edmonton right now, and when people ask us where we are from, I mention our community as being about 70 kilometers from Toronto; I then hasten to add that we have nothing to do with Rob Ford, one whose escapades every westerner we meet seems to be
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Why I Believe Rob Ford
I believe Rob Ford was telling the truth because of what he did not say. He did not say: I have never used crack cocaine. And he did not say: There is no video of me appearing to use crack cocaine because I have never been in a situation where
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Why I Believe Rob Ford
I believe Rob Ford was telling the truth because of what he did not say. He did not say: I have never used crack cocaine. And he did not say: There is no video of me appearing to use crack cocaine because I have never been in a situation where
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Why I Believe Rob Ford
I believe Rob Ford was telling the truth because of what he did not say.
He did not say:
I have never used crack cocaine.
And he did not say:
There is no video of me appearing to use crack cocaine because I have never been in a situation where I ap…
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Rob Ford Scenarios
So what are the possible explanations for the infamous Rob Ford video. Rob Ford says it is just ridiculous, but beyond that he offers no explanation. So we are left to our own speculation. But there must be some explanation for the fact that the journalists that saw it thought
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Rob Ford Scenarios
So what are the possible explanations for the infamous Rob Ford video. Rob Ford says it is just ridiculous, but beyond that he offers no explanation. So we are left to our own speculation. But there must be some explanation for the fact that the journalists that saw it thought
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Rob Ford Scenarios
So what are the possible explanations for the infamous Rob Ford video. Rob Ford says it is just ridiculous, but beyond that he offers no explanation. So we are left to our own speculation. But there must be some explanation for the fact that the journa…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: This Is What Happens To Canada When Our Politicians Betray Us
We become a nation to be sported with: On a slightly more serious note, Heather Mallick offers her thoughts: Rob Ford: Quandary incarnate. A desperate futile we’re-done-here. A Mt. Edith Cavell of disappointment. A mind so thick that it makes light rays go bendy. The people you pay to bury
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: More Corporate Arrogance From Porter Air
I recently wrote a post on Porter Air and its shameful treatment of its fuel handlers, most of whom start that crucial position at about $12 per hour and are currently on strike while the airline uses scabs in their stead. Its corporate arrogance was once again on full display
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Is Chief Theresa Spence your 2012 newsmaker of the year? POLL
Is hunger striker Chief Theresa Spence, who entered Day 20 of her peaceful protest today, your 2012 newsmaker of the year? Is it the Idle No More movement? The Quebec student movement? Beleaguered Toronto Mayor Rob Ford? Is it Kevin Page, Canada’s fearless gallant Parliamentary Budget Officer, who showed uncommon courage recently when he took the Harper government
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Just Another Day’s Work At The Star
Yesterday I wrote a post expressing real pleasure that The Toronto Star is enjoying such a wide readership and profitability, given the important work that it does on a number of levels. Although evidence of that work is found in pretty much every edition of the paper, today’s seems particularly
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: More on Rob Ford
I hope that I can be forgiven for what might appear to some as either an unhealthy obsession with Toronto’s chief magistrate or an Ontario-centric regional preoccupation. It’s just that I continue to be fascinated by the fact that Canada’s largest city is led by someone so manifestly unsuited for
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: ‘Sheriff’ Ford ‘Clarifies’ His Statements
I wonder if there is anyone within the Rob Ford administration with the courage to tell him to just keep his mouth shut for the sake of Toronto’s rapidly-waning reputation? Recommend this Post
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