So, in case you missed it THIS was on the cover of today’s MetroNews Toronto, and it made me almost giddy with glee. Let’s leave out for a second the dramatic amount of arrogance involved in most of these statements, but what a fantastic miscalculation of the current political climate. What I mean to
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The Scott Ross: A Tale of Two NDPs
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Nail In The Coffin For Rob Ford On The Tranist File
Rob Ford lost a another key vote today in Toronto City Council. Weeks ago, the councillors called a meeting to bring back Transit City (essentially), voted on it, and Transit City is back. Also at that time they formed a special panel to look into the options for Sheppard East.
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Coward Rob Ford Leaves Chaos In His Wake
Today, Toronto mayor Rob Ford bolted and ran when he saw that he could not win the day. He left a fractured and confused City Hall in his wake. This mayor is finding by not working to gain a consensus, by not being willing to listen to reason, by not
Continue readingPoll: Albertans ‘smug’ and ‘condescending’
Canadians love to mock Toronto and beginning with last year’s Stanley Cup run, Vancouver. It’s understandable why the former is resented; it is the concentrated core for entertainment, news and industry. Let’s face it, if you read a newspaper or watch TV, the source is likely from Toronto. It gets
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford’s Pattern of Knowingly Disobeying Conflict of Interest Rules
Ford’s pattern of disobeying conflict of interest rules at City Hall goes back to 2005. This list further proves that there is no way Ford can claim ignorance in the new case against him that could get him kicked out of the mayor’s position. See The Toronto Star: Ford’s conflicts
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Homophobic language from an Ontario Catholic School Board
A Toronto area Catholic school board has recently released a blueprint to combat a wide range of discrimination. Laudably it includes a robust defense of the need to combat homophobia. However, it also includes a passage quoting all but the last sentence of the Catholic Church’s Catechism (or teaching) #2358: “The
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Mayor Ford On Trial. Could Be Removed From Office
Rob Ford is to stand trial for conflict of interest for speaking on and voting on a motion in council that would personally benefit him financially. If the judge is convinced that Ford wilfully broke the rules, then Ford will be removed from office, and the judge would then also
Continue readingEdwin Current: Paul Madger goes after mayor Quimby! sweet!
I’ve been lagging on my task of researching possible actions to receive a similar result but looks as though Paul Madger has taken this on. I just had to share this and send sentiment for positive results towards Paul. I hope this works out in Paul’s f…
Continue readingEdwin Current: Paul Madger goes after mayor Quimby! sweet!
I’ve been lagging on my task of researching possible actions to receive a similar result but looks as though Paul Madger has taken this on. I just had to share this and send sentiment for positive results towards Paul. I hope this works out in Paul’s favour and Rob Ford
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CANADIAN POLITICS TORONTO: KEEP THE SCHOOL HOUSE SHELTER OPEN: Here’s another callout from down Ontario way and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). This is an appeal and petition to keep a downtown homeless shelter open. Here’s the story: &&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Hello everyone, The fight for the School House Shelter and
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CANADIAN POLITICS TORONTO: PRE-BUDGET RALLY AGAINST ONTARIO AUSTERITY: The following call-out is from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). ()()()()()()()()()()() On March 16 FIGHT POVERTY AND DEMAND: A LIVING INCOME! HOUSING!QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICES FOR ALL!Solidarity Against Austerity Friday, March 16, 2012Rally and March12noonMeet at College St and Bay St, Toronto
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Rob Ford’s Lackey, Gordon Chong, Rips Off Consultants for $80,000
Gordon Chong mismanaged his funds and ripped off consultants to the tune of $80,000 (hired them knowing there was no money to pay them).Now the city will be on the hook to bail out his mismanagement. Guess who picked Chong to do this? Yep, Rob Ford, mathematician extraordinaire. THANKS ROB
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Toronto City Council Takes Over Governance From Lame Duck Mayor Ford
“The questions several councillors are now asking is, “Is this the new normal? Must we rescue every issue from the administration’s incompetence?”¹- The answer, of course, is, unfortunately YES. Before the election, when it looked like Ford would win, I was hoping that council would stop Ford’s nonsense from the
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Respect for the Taxpayer from Rob Ford – NOT!
Rob Ford got his lackeys on the TTC council to fire Gary Webster, the Chief General Manager the other day for doing his job well. They fired him without just cause. As a result, the City (that’s you, taxpayers), will be on the hook for $560,000.00 for Gary’s severance package.
Continue readingChris Tindal: Rob Ford word cloud
This morning The Globe and Mail published an opinion piece by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in which he lays out his case for subways, parking taxes, families and exciting new retail opportunities. After reading it once through I thought some of his word choices were interesting, so I created this
Continue readingcmkl: Toronto stops fielding email inquiries – oh what have you done?
So the City of Toronto’s answer service is going to stop fielding queries by email as of March 15. Because Mayor Rob Ford wants to save $280,000. Because he doesn’t care if hold times go back up to 75 seconds from their current 8 seconds. Because he apparently doesn’t care
Continue readingThings Are Good: New Art Project Examines Humanity and Art-as-Experince
ZED.TO is an art project that is examining how people relate to one another while exploring the boundaries of art and theatre. It’s run by a small group called the Mission Business and looks like they’re going to create something downright nifty. ZED.TO – an immersive biotech adventure from Trevor
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Grant Gordon: The Real New Progressive Politics
These videos are both fantastic for similar reasons. They both show how positive and energetic Mr. Grodon is and how he is the progressive voice that Toronto-Danforth needs in Ottawa. I had the pleasure of spending two days canvassing for Mr. Gordon. The first thing I noticed was that the
Continue readingopenalex: Rivers Forgotten – The Underground World Beneath City Streets
I was in Toronto last week and finally had a chance to get my hands on Rivers Forgotten, Jeremy Kai’s stunning book of underground photos (Koyama Press, 2011). Kai has spent years exploring the cavernous system of storm sewers that run below Toronto’s streets. Working in very challenging conditions, he
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