Rob Ford’s Hideous and Hollow Apology
It was of course a monstrous sight. Rob Ford telling the world, and I mean the world, I'm so sorry I've acted like a brutish bully, and I'm even more…
Rob Ford
Happy Canada Day from the prime minister of Canada and the premier of Alberta, channeled by Perfesser Dave
Oooooh! Happy Canada Day, Canadians. Enjoy yourselves. Prime Minister Steve Harper and Premier Dave Hancock wish they could be here with you and Perfesser Dave. Below: Mr. Hancock and Mr.…
Send in the Clown
It was nice while it lasted. The last two months in Toronto’s municipal election featured policy announcements, reasonable debate, and even a few bold ideas. However, these two months have…
Democracy Watch files integrity complaint against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
National watchdog organization Democracy Watch has filed a complaint with the Toronto Integrity Commissioner about inside lobbying by Rob Ford and Doug Ford on behalf of companies with ties to…
Olivia Chow is the Best Choice for a Bike-Friendly Mayor of Toronto
On October 27th of this year, Toronto will have the opportunity to elect a new Mayor who will commit to improving transportation in our city. For those who want a…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Simon Enoch discusses the costs of turning over a profitable system of public liquor stores to corporate control – as Brad Wall has…
Rob Ford and the Lost Animals of Far Enough Farm
Well although he personally believes that crack addicts should be jailed not pampered, I see Rob Ford is finally in rehab.His monstrous Fordzillamobile is in the pound.Earlier this week, Ford's…
Toronto Star: Toronto Councillor Doug Ford Believes Treatment Home for Kids with Autism "Ruined the Community"
Is Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford so contemptible as to verbally attack autistic children residing at a home for children with autism? con·tempt·ible adjective \kən-ˈtem(p)-tə-bəl\ : not worthy of respect…
Tim Hudak and the Abominable Gila Monster
OK, I might as well say it. I need an Ontario election just when it's finally starting to feel like Spring, like I need a hole in the head, or…
John Tory’s empty "plan" for Toronto
Toronto mayoral candidate John Tory has penned an op-ed in the National Post claiming to explain what his plan is for Toronto. Usually politicians spend most of their campaigning time…
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. @sunlorriehttps://twitter.com/sunlorrie”>@sunlorrie > He wasn’t there yesterday–was hanging out at Tim Horton’s at Dundas/High Park. #topoli&mdash”>https://twitter.com/search?q=%23topoli&src=hash”>#topoli— Sheila Barry (@SheilaB27) May”>https://twitter.com/SheilaB27/statuses/464009640557023234″>May 7, 2014 Kady’s professional opinion: I’d say if — an…
GFL Update
Apparently: Clr. Perks will move motion on GFL vehicles receiving safety standard downgrade pic.twitter.com/nny3iUXDb8— Ann Hui (@annhui) May 6, 2014 More info here. Maybe this will get real reporters on…
The Frenzy Over Rob Ford’s Whereabouts
As I write these words, the Toronto Twitterati are going berserk over reports that Rob Ford, who was supposedly going to the States to enter a rehab program there, withdrew…
The Tragic Love Story of Steve Harper and Rob Ford
Well I think it's safe to say that those two bosom buddies Steve Harper and Rob Ford had a REALLY rotten week.Once they had such big plans to impose total…
No wonder Rob Ford is so screwed up. His mother is Dame Edna…
No wonder Rob Ford is so screwed up. His mother is Dame Edna and his father was Nosh from the movie Eat the Rich (see photos above). But seriously folks,…
Lorrie Goldstein May Be A Kook, But
…he’s not necessarily wrong about this: Chow doesn’t want Ford out of the race because that helps John Tory: Chow stops short of calling for Ford to resign http://t.co/o6CXaAJfEL— Lorrie…
New Ontario Poll: Pain For NDP, Green Party Rides ROFO Coat-Tails
From here. Meanwhile our gal Kathleen is doing A-OK. And we can assume the Green Party uptick is due to Rob Ford’s recent endorsement. I mean, why not?
Ford Happens
Yesterday (April 30, 2014), I thought that the most exciting political news of the day was the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) laboriously…