The Ford Follies
As most people in the free world are by now aware, the Mayor of our beloved T’ranna, Rob (Are You Gonna Finish That?) Ford has been bullying his way through…
Rob Ford
The most important question(s) of the day:
Will Rob Ford’s crack smoking video knock Mike Duffy’s expense scandal off the top of the wires? Which story is worse for the Conservative establishment? How’s that convention going, anyway?
Ford Drug Scandal Engulfs Hudak Tories?
On 7/31, police observed “unknown male” selling drugs. He and Lisi visited “the Animal Eye Clinic” and “the Doug Holyday campaign office.”— Chris Selley (@cselley) October 31, 2013 Well, maybe…
Congratulations Mayor Nenshi!
John Macfarlane, editor of The Walrus,* asks the question: When did society turn against its best and brightest and more importantly, why? He was bemoaning the fact that Torontonians had…
Toronto’s Wards By Population Density
These are Toronto's current 44 wards listed in order of decreasing population density, expressed in number of people per square kilometre. The colours indicate which pre-amalgamation city a given ward…
Toronto’s Wards By Population Density
These are Toronto's current 44 wards listed in order of decreasing population density, expressed in number of people per square kilometre. The colours indicate which pre-amalgamation city a given ward…
Toronto’s Wards By Population Density
These are Toronto’s current 44 wards listed in order of decreasing population density, expressed in number of people per square kilometre. The colours indicate which pre-amalgamation city a given ward…
Toronto’s Wards By Population Density
These are Toronto’s current 44 wards listed in order of decreasing population density, expressed in number of people per square kilometre. The colours indicate which pre-amalgamation city a given ward…
What Might A Finch Subway Look Like?
Rob Ford says he wants to replace the in-flight project to build the Finch Ave West LRT with a subway. No details of any plan have been released. What could…
#yegvote hangout with Patricia Misutka and Chris Labossiere
Tweet With only 4 days left until the conclusion of Edmonton’s 2013 municipal election, Mack Male and I were happy to welcome guests Patricia Misutka and Chris Labossiere to our…
Reactions of selected Canadian politicos…
…upon hearing of Alice Munro winning the Nobel Prize for Literature Pauline Marois – “The Parti Québécois does not recognise this award because her writings are clearly counter to our…
Mayoral election a race between Don Iveson and Kerry Diotte
TweetIt has become clear to this political watcher that Edmonton’s mayoral election has become a race between two candidates with distinct competing visions for Edmonton. And those two candidates are…
Campaign Diary Volume 9: Sidewalks, snow, public transit & Adlai Stevenson
A sidewalk snow removal machine in Ottawa. Below: Better a hole in the shoe than a hole in the head, as the slogan said. Adlai Stevenson in ’52, campaigning in…
On consistent rules
Bill Curry reports that many Canadian municipalities are wondering why Rob Ford has access to funding streams not available to anybody else: Ottawa’s $660-million gift to Toronto for a subway…
Talking Rob Ford and Toronto Politics at Word on the Street
Continuing my run of political Sundays, I spent the afternoon yesterday in the shadow of Queen’s Park in downtown Toronto, where a number of panels and discussions at the Word…
Rob Ford working in his office
Maybe he smoked too much weed.
Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto, , having fun
He is a ‘jolly-good’ fellow. Enjoy. 😉
Mayor Rob Ford shows his dance moves
Rob Ford, Senator Mike Duffy and Senator Pamela Wallin have something in common. They’re all good at contortion moves and dancing. The Canadian public is at awe at the expertise…
Deb – enough with the scary nonsense
It is very unlikely that Deb Matthews personally wrote the letter sent to a member of the Quinte Labour Council about local hospital funding. She did sign it, which suggests…
Rob Ford makes international news – Reported by MSNBC
Rob Ford and Hulk Hogan arm-wrestle. Rob Ford wins? It looks fix to me. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy