cybercoma Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I missed it. What happened? He seemed to fall off the map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeyhands Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 I missed it. What happened? He seemed to fall off the map. Ford uses Mayors office to recruit candidates that agree with him Ford "Apology" The Kickboxer adds his 2 cents of class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Council defies Ford on contracting-out cleaners http://www.thestar.com/news/cityhallpolitics/article/1160003--council-defies-ford-on-contracting-out-cleaners?bn=1 Council agreed, voting 29-12 to defy Mayor Rob Ford and seize oversight of any future contracting-out of city cleaning jobs from an internal committee of senior city staff. That overturns the long-standing practice of council voting on contracts only if they’re worth $20 million or more. Ouch. One vote away from Ford being nothing more than a paper mayor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 I'm curious how that's much different from Daddy Dalton. Hmm, comparing his words and actions to pinnochio. Doesn't look good for Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Very mature Toronto News media. Ford going to KFC for lunch is actual news? http://www.thestar.com/news/cityhallpolitics/article/1163496--video-residents-mock-mayor-rob-ford-as-he-enters-a-kfc?bn=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeyhands Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Very mature Toronto News media. Ford going to KFC for lunch is actual news? http://www.thestar.com/news/cityhallpolitics/article/1163496--video-residents-mock-mayor-rob-ford-as-he-enters-a-kfc?bn=1 Yup Yup... I dunno.. I think it's kinda funny. Why bother with the desperate support publicity stunt if you aren't even going to try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Very mature Toronto News media. Ford going to KFC for lunch is actual news? http://www.thestar.com/news/cityhallpolitics/article/1163496--video-residents-mock-mayor-rob-ford-as-he-enters-a-kfc?bn=1 It is when he has been doing a weight-loss challenge publicly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Very mature Toronto News media. Ford going to KFC for lunch is actual news? http://www.thestar.com/news/cityhallpolitics/article/1163496--video-residents-mock-mayor-rob-ford-as-he-enters-a-kfc?bn=1 Doubledown http://www.kfc.com/doubledown/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 It is when he has been doing a weight-loss challenge publicly. Still it's tabloid journalism at its worst. Does anyone know what he ordered or if he had a big workout earlier in the day? Apparently Doug Ford is the one that really kind of goaded Rob into doing this Cut the Waste challenge. What was really unsettling about the video is the jeering of the people that took the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Still it's tabloid journalism at its worst. Does anyone know what he ordered or if he had a big workout earlier in the day? Apparently Doug Ford is the one that really kind of goaded Rob into doing this Cut the Waste challenge. What was really unsettling about the video is the jeering of the people that took the video. And as we know, Ford has always been a paragon of class and decorum in his dealings with his opponents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/19/majority-of-toronto-likes-fords-policies-poll http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/mayor-fords-approval-rating-up-poll/article2408791/ Latest Poll has Ford doing better. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s approval rating is at its highest point since last June, a new poll by Forum Research Inc. has found.The automated telephone poll of Toronto residents found that 47 per cent of those surveyed approve of the mayor’s work, up from 41 per cent last month, and an analysis of the numbers by Forum Research suggests that Mr. Ford would be the likely winner in a three-way race if an election were held today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 That's just pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capricorn Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 That's just pathetic. It goes to show that even with politicians we dislike, some segments of the population find their on-the-job performance acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 It goes to show that even with politicians we dislike, some segments of the population find their on-the-job performance acceptable. There's not a single redeeming quality about Rob Ford. If Torontonians find his on-the-job performance acceptable, then they're painfully stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) There's not a single redeeming quality about Rob Ford. If Torontonians find his on-the-job performance acceptable, then they're painfully stupid. Yeah it's not like the Ford Administration signed 3 union deals this past year avoiding major labour strife and passed the first budget since amalgamation that spent less than the year before. Way to call the people that voted for Ford stupid though. That type of attitude will ensure he'll be elected again. Edited April 21, 2012 by Boges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalfloss Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Yeah it's not like the Ford Administration signed 3 union deals this past year avoiding major labour strife and passed the first budget since amalgamation that spent less than the year before. Way to call the people that voted for Ford stupid though. That type of attitude will ensure he'll be elected again. And those who elect him will still be stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) And those who elect him will still be stupid. Toronto must be a very stupid place then. Wait you guys got Dalton McGuinty elected. That's a given. Edited April 21, 2012 by Boges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) dbl pst Edited April 30, 2012 by Black Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) “Now, there’s two answers. It’s either there’s corruption down at City Hall or there’s major incompetence at City Hall in budgeting. How do you just find a hundred million dollars?”– Councillor Rob Ford, John Oakley show, March 2010. Toronto’s 2011 year-end surplus is a whopping $292-million – $138-million more than city staff forecast when council signed off on this year’s contentious budget, The Globe and Mail has learned. Edited April 30, 2012 by Black Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 ...and passed the first budget since amalgamation that spent less than the year before. Except for the years.....oh...hang on....2010, 2009 , 2008, 2007...do I keep going? http://metronews.ca/voices/ford-for-toronto/124860/surplus-surprise-unprecedented/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPCFTW Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Except for the years.....oh...hang on....2010, 2009 , 2008, 2007...do I keep going? http://metronews.ca/voices/ford-for-toronto/124860/surplus-surprise-unprecedented/ Where does that article contradict Boges statement that Ford has the first budget since amalgamation that spent less than the year before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalfloss Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) NP is reporting that the surplus is due to Miller's land transfer tax. Real estate boom brings Toronto budget surplus as high as $270-million Edited May 1, 2012 by mentalfloss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 NP is reporting that the surplus is due to Miller's land transfer tax. Real estate boom brings Toronto budget surplus as high as $270-million Those surpluses assume a booming real estate market. You can't budget assuming you'll be bailed out by real estate. That's sort of how the meltdown in 2008 got started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalfloss Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) Those surpluses assume a booming real estate market. You can't budget assuming you'll be bailed out by real estate. That's sort of how the meltdown in 2008 got started. I don't think the additional surplus was budgeted. I'm just crediting the revenue to Miller's tax plan. Edited May 1, 2012 by mentalfloss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Where does that article contradict Boges statement that Ford has the first budget since amalgamation that spent less than the year before? 2008 . but i did misread him...oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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