No more secret fishing trips for the buds
Good times with his bud on Harrington Lake are likely in the rear view mirror for Mr. Ford. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
Rob Ford
Busy news day: Murray, Carney, Ford
Ok, obviously I was interested in this as the big event of the day but you cannot control for what the political gods of the day have in store for…
Meanwhile, over at Blogging Tories…
… the decision to remove Rob Ford from office has been blamed on Toronto lefties. Yup. Damn lefties. At it again. Calgary lost the game last night cuz of the…
Argos win the Grey Cup…
…and Rob Ford is ordered to be removed from office! Ontario Superior Court Justice Charles T. Hackland said in a ruling released Monday that Ford violated the Municipal Conflict of…
Goodbye
Rob Ford is removed as Mayor of Toronto, and Mark Carney is flying across the pond to become Governor of the Bank of England. If any politician is looking to…
The great lie of the populist politician – by Don Gillmor, November 23, 2012
The great lie of the populist politician - by Don Gillmor, November 23, 2012 : http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1291812—the-great-lie-of-the-populist-politician The linked column is a great summary of the North American tradition of rich...
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s Big Fat Fall (VIDEO)
Toronto’s scandal-ridden, Rob Ford, spectacularly falls during a press event supporting Sunday's Grey Cup final between the Argos and Calgary Stampeders.
Col Mustard, with the Camera, In Camera
Today Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was testifying in a libel case against him. I just tuned in for a few minutes and her this gem: “…in camera” is a bit…
Col Mustard, with the Camera, In Camera
Today Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was testifying in a libel case against him. I just tuned in for a few minutes and her this gem: “…in camera” is a bit…
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Loves Bike Lanes
As Toronto fights smart planning and removes sustainable transportation infrastructure (indeed, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so), New York City Mayor Bloomberg continues to espouse how great…
The one option left in Don Bosco’s playbook
When things go wrong, those with the least power usually suffer the most. Football players at the bottom of a pileup have the most weight pressing down on them, and…
Rob Ford Isnt The Mayor, He’s A Reality TV Show
Cue circus music: “It’s the Rob Ford Show” OK, OK, I get the joke now. For most of the last two years I’ve watched in horror as our metropolis was…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Jim Coyle wonders whether or democracy is in decline, and cites as evidence the utter disconnect between the primary functions of elected…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Business Insider reports on a new study from the U.S.’ Congressional Research Service showing that in addition to exacerbating inequality, top-heavy tax cuts…
Rob Ford: The Beast and the Animals
I try to ignore him. I look away from his ghastly image. I close my ears every time he opens his monstrous pie hole. I try to delude myself into…
Right-wing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford should step down: POLL
Fifty-five per cent Torontonians want their right-wing Mayor Rob Ford to leave office if he is found guilty in the ongoing conflict of interest case, according to the results of…
A Political Implosion In Slow Motion
Royson James writes in today’s Toronto Star that mayor Rob Ford is beyond redemption: At some point, Mayor Rob Ford’s mayoralty will collapse under the weight of his own political…
An Un-Canadian Insult: Pauline Marois Portrayed As Hitler On Facebook
This is hate speech par excellence! A Facebook Page, Montreal Official, portrays incoming Quebec premier Pauline Marois as Adolph Hitler, and as asks: “How long will it take her to…
A Robocall Invitation to Toronto Mayor’s Rob “Ford Fest” Barbecue
The term “robocall” reminds the majority of Canadians of the robocalls election fraud perpetrated during the May 2011 federal election. The robocalls and related U.S.-style voter suppression methods robbed thousands…
The Trials and Tribulations of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
There are times where I just feel sorry for him.