The T.O. Fords – one buffoon deserves another…
buf·foon –noun 1. a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc. 2. a person given to coarse or undignified joking. So, Rob Ford is an…
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Jack Layton
Jack Layton’s news today was certainly upsetting. However, if anyone can fight an uphill battle it’s him. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, sir.
Mayor Ford: User Fees For Everyone…But Him
You probably don't need me to tell you that Rob Ford is a hyprocrite and a liar in addition to being a mean-spirited prick. All that is apparent every time…
Rob Ford refused to pay election fines
City officials waived fines related to Ford’s election campaign - The Globe and MailRob Ford was fined $13,362.25 for 483 infractions of the bylaw governing the placement of election signs.…
KPMG – Helping Tax Dodgers & Corporate Fraudsters Everywhere
The Ford Bros Circus of Stupid decided that the best way to figure out which services we ought to toss on the bonfire was to hire auditing firm KPMG. Well,…
Thanks for Nothing: KPMG and the Review that Wasn’t
When asked by Councillor Mary Fragedakis if they had considered the long-term costs of cutting support to BIAs or the economic benefits of arts funding or social services, KPMG's answer…
Over 400 “Friends for Life” to thank as they cycle along the shores of my gene pond, river, and canals!
There is some hope that this near-historic hot weather will return to “normal hot” by Sunday. I have no doubt that this will be a great relief to all involved…
Is Mayor Rob Ford a liar, con-man or just ignorant? The facts say yes
The Grid TO | Top five Ford truthiness fact checks of the weekMost of the article by Edward Keenan at The Grid:This week, the brothers Ford have had a particularly…
Hotocalypse
Hot enough for ya? For you non-metric types, that 38C is an even 100F. I think I speak for most of my fellow Canadians when I say, “WTF?” I suppose…
Gee Skewers Ford
I was about to write another pithy dismembering of the lies and stupidities of the mayoralty of His Honour Rob Ford. But then I read today's article in the Globe…
Poster > Cyclist response to "Rob Ford’s Bike Plan"
Fuck Ford poster protests Rob Ford's bike planAt the link is a poster created in response to Rob Ford's bike plan (removing bike lanes from convenient streets for cyclists, and…
Rob Ford will raise taxes next year
Ford opens door on 3% tax hike | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto SunAfter promising to not raise taxes or cut services, and, after finding that there is/was…
Trying to make sense of Rob Ford
Trying to make sense of Rob Ford, his followers on city council and the reasons behind the cuts and spending.We now know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there…
Toronto Cuts Just Beginning
Here is a note Mark MacLennan posted on Facebook.Toronto Cuts Just Beginningby Mark MacLennanPlease circulate this any way you can. I took the time to read through all of this…
Rob Ford continues to lie to the public as he wastes more money and increases the deficit
Ford’s financial numbers don’t add up - The Globe and MailRob Ford claimed the other day to have saved the city $70 million in the first six months. In this…
Three Strikes and You’re Out, and By Out, I Mean Dead
This story was plastered above the fold in yesterday’s print edition of the Toronto Star: Gleb Alfyorov thought he was going to a hospital for help. So did the judge…
Fordconomics 1
Claiming you have saved $70 a week because you are making $70 less a week and have borrowed the difference.
Torontonians to Rob Ford: Hands off our libraries!
Poll shows Torontonians oppose closing local libraries and library privatization – councilors take note < Libraries, Privatization, Ontario | CUPEThe Toronto Public Library Workers Union commissioned Forum Research to ask…
Ford’s consultants: Miller was right
The Grid TO | Ford's consultants: Miller was rightLook wait-and-give-him-a-chance people and Ford followers: even the consultants, who Ford wasted a lot of money on, agree with David Miller, 1/3…
Possible explanation for Rob Ford’s ignorant blunders
Is he running a government or making widgets? - Peace, order and good government, eh?This is Ford explaining to talk radio host John Oakley why he thinks Toronto's labour costs…