"Ah yeah, sure I know. It’s a free country. You know you…
“Ah yeah, sure I know. It’s a free country. You know you got the right. But I got a badge, what do you got?” That line from West Side Story…
toronto politics
John Tory will save us from ourselves
John Tory announced today that he is considering campaigning to be Mayor of Toronto in 2014. All I can say is, thank god. “I’m being asked to think about and…
Rob Ford you are responsible for the province cutting funding
Ontario’s Liberal government is cutting close to $150 million in transfer payments to the City of Toronto. The payments, which are used to fund social programs, will be cut off…
Rob Ford’s nine lives will get him to the next election
By all accounts Rob Ford should not have any public support. He has spent the last fourteen years showing contempt for basic social and legal norms. He was charged with…
These photos are just begging to have captions or speech bubbles…
These photos are just begging to have captions or speech bubbles added. What a bunch of crooks and parasites these Conservatives are — all brought to power by cheating, lying…
More of Ford’s staff are abandoning…
… Good Ship Ford
● “People have got to know whether or not their…
● “People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” – disgraced American president Richard Nixon ● “I don’t recall. I…
Mayor of Toronto has wrong public relations “strategy”
If you’re a politician and have been accused of doing something that threatens your job and reputation try to avoid the issues confronting you. Lay low, be quiet and hope…
Rob Ford, Toronto’s part-time mayor, is an addict. Among…
Rob Ford, Toronto’s part-time mayor, is an addict. Among other things, he is addicted to lying. Those who are always quick to believe his side of the story are enablers.…
There’s been so much bullshit and insanity in the Canadian…
There’s been so much bullshit and insanity in the Canadian political scene lately, it’s hard to keep on top of it all. Here are just a few recent examples: fraud…
Finding work a struggle for new teachers in Toronto
Flickr image by spDuchamp. *** Note: this piece was originally published with OpenFile Toronto on Feb. 10, 2012, but is no longer available online since their website shut down. ***…
Yes, In My Back Yard!
Not Far From The Tree’s table at YIMBY 2011. Photo courtesy the Centre for City Ecology. The flow of information and ideas between community residents and policy makers is often…
<sarcasm>Congrats to Toronto mayor Rob Ford on winning the…
Congrats to Toronto mayor Rob Ford on winning the appeal in his conflict of interest case. Finally a break for rich, white, straight, suburban, middle-aged men who have never worked…
Julian Fantino: once a dirty cop, now a dirty politician The…
Julian Fantino: once a dirty cop, now a dirty politician The dishonourable Julian “Mussolini” Fantino, Canada’s minister of international cooperation, was recently busted for ordering a pro-Conservative propaganda letter (signed…
Rob Ford- election hater
So that dahhhling of the knuckle-draggers, the inimitable Rob Ford, thinks he should not have to face the voters in a by election should he be forced to hand in…
I almost fell of my bus seat when I saw this headline:
Tories still see ally in Rob Ford Really? Seriously? Toronto area Conservatives are coming to this train wreck’s defense? Would Ford have the utter gall to run for the CPC…
Nobody Loves The Mayor
Calling the situation a “crisis” for city hall, Coun. Giorgio Mammoliti, a Ford ally, said he would not support a byelection because he thinks it would be a waste of…
Lovebirds.
Lovebirds.
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…