Boges

If JT can't take a huge lead in the midst of all this while he hasn't even said anything about what he'd do as PM, he's likely toast in a 2015 election.

When did the Sun say that it was a Star conspiracy? The Sun was critical of how the Mayor has handled this as well.

Wow they got it from a deleted file off a HD so Ford probably thought it was gonzo.

He'll have to endure a tent city of reporters on his front lawn then. We can see from what happened this morning he's not a fan of that.

I think Stephen Harper should send Rob Ford and/or Toronto Police Chief Blair some flowers today.

Even though Ford probably won't get charged. His only play right now is to step down, call Chief Blair a liar or do a Mia Culpa.

He's said there's no way to prove if he's doing something illegal in the video so no charges will likely result. The only person they could charge is Lisi.

Just heard on the radio that the Police Chief has confirmed "The Video" does exist. UH OH!!!! I wonder if it'll be made public. The police might arrest him now.

Rye and Ginger is still my top cocktail.

Those 2 as well. I saw a Forty Creek Billboard today. They're all approx. the same price and I really can't taste much of the difference. Obviously Crown is the top choice though.

I'm sure this parent will have her house egged tonight. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10415898/Woman-issues-obese-Halloween-trick-or-treaters-with-warning-letter.html

Only with Ford, is camping out at his house acceptable. Where are the reporters camping outside Kathleen Wynne's house?

This guy had Katy Perry and divorced her. We should listen to nothing he says.

The moral of the story is only appoint independently wealthy Senators so when they have to be removed for corruption they won't put up a fight.

She's hot.

That is the ultimate irony the Canadian government probably goes through the amount of money we're talking about in a matter of minutes. The Ontario Government has 3 separate scandals where billions was wasted and largely the response is "meh".

Scotch and Ginger? YUCK! As I said Johnny Walker Red should really only be used for mixing. Likely with Coke.

This seems like a good thread to post this link. http://news.msn.com/us/texas-dad-alleges-bullying-in-91-0-football-game

Liberals flipped on this. The Bill got defeated. http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/29/liberals_and_ndp_crush_controversial_bill_74_by_tories_to_help_ellisdon.html

That's more like it. 4-nil on the road against the Oilers. Reimer might actually win this job. Will the Oilers ever be good again?

I picked up a Glenlivet at a Duty Free recently (a full litre for $46 US). My Glenmorangie bottle is almost finished but it is terrific. I must say, I could never really enjoy a blended scotch, short of perhaps a high-end Johnny Walker (Red is is only good for mixing), after having a single-malt scotch. It's like drinking water. Jameson's is alright too but that's not a scotch. I much prefer Rye for a lower-end sipping drink. Most Canadian Rye's available are just fine. (Alberta Premium, Wiser, CC and Crown) I caution against anyone buying Crown Royal Maple though. It tastes like cough syrup. I only use the bottle I currently have to spike coffee in the evening, won't buy it again.

Wow that certainly never happened. :-/ I think your theory is correct that like other public service unions the LCBO Union is strong enough to hold the government's hand here.

What's being proposed is allowing convenience stores, who because of dwindling tobacco use are struggling, to sell wine and beer. Right now there are private places you can purchase both beer and wine. But the availability is limited and the hours are restricted. I fail to see how expanding the avenues where people can find these products would be a hit to government coffers. I still think we should question why governments feel entitled to take large amounts of money at every single opportunity. Off topic, but it's become apparent that Ontario's Drive Clean program has just become a giant money grab and does next to nothing to try and make sure cars with excessive emissions stay off the road. Are we to assume that all methods of taxation are warranted to maintain services? Especially when we all can highlight several examples of gross mis-use of taxpayer money in Ontario. BTW the big irony of dwindling tobacco revenue is the high taxes has moved many regular smokers to the contraband route. Which is the point I keep making in the legalization of weed debate. I doubt people who are used to consuming the weed the way they currently are will want to submit to the type of government regulations we see from tobacco and alcohol sales.

Well that's the thing. It's been proven that the LCBO has a set markup. They've even asked suppliers to increase their price so they can maintain their markup. A private business wouldn't need to do that.

Well if it's about money, then stop lying to people about social responsibility. Alcoholics are going to get their fix regardless. It's still not terribly prohibitive to get completely drunk every night of the week. You're just not doing it on VQA wine, single malt scotch or craft beers. People who have to drop $30 for their 12er of HobGoblin aren't the type of people that being targeted for this social responsibility scam.These policies make people who enjoy good qualities alcohol suffer. You need only see how much the LCBO markets to realize their social responsibility line is absolute bunk. They advertise daily on the radio and produce high quality magazines and inserts in newspapers. The truth is the LCBO is just like any other government run operation, it's inefficient and bloated. So they need to power of government to maintain their iron grip on alcohol sales.