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…
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Thomas Mulcair for NDP Leader
Years ago, when I joined the NDP to vote for Jack Layton, I did so because I saw a chance to elect an exceptional leader. I saw the chance to…
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…
democraticSPACE Supports Thomas Mulcair
Here is the post by democraticSPACE: Seeing the extreme positions taken by Republican candidates in the U.S. gives us a clue as to the typical dynamic of leadership races –-…
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…
List of Toronto G20 Lawuits
The following is a partial list from The Toronto Star: G20 Summit: Cop Unmasked As Protest Couple File Suit (Read the Star article for all the details) March 7, 2012:…
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…
Crooks & Liars: Harper and his Conservatives and their Election Fraud
We’ve always known, via an ever-growing mountain of facts, that Harper and his Conservatives are crooks and liars. Will this election fraud situation be the addition to the mountain that…
Howard Hampton’s letter endorsing Thomas Mulcair
The following is an open letter from former Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party Howard Hampton on behalf of NDP Deputy Leader Thomas Mulcair. Fellow New Democrats, As we…
"Tom Mulcair is the NDPs only alternative"
from Troy Media: Tom Mulcair is the NDP’s only alternative I’ve highlighted some key points in the article. ATHABASCA, AB, Mar. 9, 2012, Troy Media/ – “Ordinary Canadians,” to use…
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…
Thomas Mulcair interviewed by Planet S
Planet S recently interviewed Thomas Mulcair, NDP Leadership 2012 candidate: THOMAS MULCAIR In 2008, Thomas Mulcair became the first NDP MP to be elected in Québec. Prior to that, Mulcair,…
NDP vs The RoboCall Scandal
The corporate mainstream media has been doing a pretty lousy job of giving fair coverage to the official opposition party, the NDP. Someone who didn’t know better might think the…
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…
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…
Councillors Voted To Deny Rapid Transit For Their Constituents
On Feb. 8, 2012, the majority of Toronto City Council voted to reaffirm most of the Transit City LRT plans. The vote was 25-18. Nine councillors voted no to the…
Has Toronto’s Mayor Become Irrelevant?
Photo of Rob Ford by Tannis Toohey for The Toronto Star Yesterday, Toronto City Council took over the lead on transit planning in the city and voted to reaffirm most…
Toronto Councillors To Vote For the Return of Most of Transit City
TTC Chair Karen Stintz Moves To Bury Rob Ford’s Subway This Wednesday, Toronto city council will vote to bring back most of the Transit City plan. 24 members of council…
Rob Ford Continues To Waste Your Money Hiding His Crime
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1118538–mayor-rob-ford-s-lawyer-calls-audit-order-a-waste-of-money?bn=1 Rob Ford’s lawyer, in yet another desperate plea “to prevent an audit of his campaign expenses” … “told a judge the forensic audit would be “a waste of taxpayer’s…
Toronto Prevails Over Ford Nation in Budget Vote
Liveblog: City Council’s Final Debate on the 2012 Budget The people of Toronto can breathe a sigh of relief (for now). For the most part, the majority of Toronto City…