Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto UPDATES

cybercoma · July 27, 2014

Those people are ridiculous. They were only there to cause a scene, when people were there to have a good time. I think you're confused as to who the victims are here.

Mighty AC · July 27, 2014

Those people are ridiculous. They were only there to cause a scene, when people were there to have a good time. I think you're confused as to who the victims are here.

I'd say the victims have been real news, reason, cheeseburgers and common sense.

Edited July 27, 2014 by Mighty AC

Boges · July 28, 2014

Well done Ford haters.

TORONTO -- A Toronto man has been charged after police say an online post urged people to throw food at Mayor Rob Ford during a party in a city park.

Police say they became aware Thursday of an Internet post on a Toronto-based website that referred to the annual "Ford Fest" event to be held the following day at an east-end park.

It's alleged the author of the post offered free beer to anyone who threw eggs or tomatoes at Ford.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/toronto-man-charged-after-offering-beer-to-anyone-who-threw-eggs-at-rob-ford-1.1935124#ixzz38lwYn8p5

cybercoma · July 28, 2014

What the hell did they charge him with? Conspiracy to start a food fight? I wonder if the Toronto SWAT team storms high school cafeterias handing out assault charges when those food fights break out like in the movies.

Boges · July 28, 2014

charged with counselling an uncommitted indictable offence.

Whatever that means.

GostHacked · July 28, 2014

Closing a small portion of the road for a race is different from closing that length of a major road. That being said it's on a Sunday morning. That's probably the one time of the week that there'll be very little traffic.

Towns all over the place close down a small portion of their main streets for Farmer's Markets every week in the summer.

What makes some motorists angry is that some parkways and roads are closed every Sunday to vehicle traffic and only used for bicycles. Wait, thought this was about the bikes/sharing road thread ...

Boges · July 28, 2014

What makes some motorists angry is that some parkways and roads are closed every Sunday to vehicle traffic and only used for bicycles. Wait, thought this was about the bikes/sharing road thread ...

No this was about Ford being cool with 3 kms being closed for a weekend for an Indy race but outraged that 5 kms would be closed 2 Sunday mornings in August for street festivals.

Edited July 28, 2014 by Boges

BubberMiley · July 28, 2014

Whatever that means.

It means he tried to get people to do something bad but nobody listened to him.

jacee · July 30, 2014

Rob Fords playground photo-ops raise questions about voting record

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cut the ribbon of a Jane-Sheppard park whose funding he had voted against in 2012.

Those were his exact words: I started this, Ramsaroop said.

I didnt know that politicians were allowed to lie to your face, Ramsaroop said.

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Though Ford had never attended a meeting of the parks committee as mayor, he took his seat at the committee in September specifically so he could cast a pointed vote against three proposals to improve parks-related service.

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We cant have these lefties spending like drunken sailors, Ford said then.

It appears that Ford is trying to fluff up his reputation on parks and other family-friendly issues, hanging around children a lot.

(Kinda makes me wanna hurl.)

I guess we'll see whether Ford Nation thinks lying to fluff himself up is acceptable in a mayor.

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Edited July 30, 2014 by jacee

Boges · July 30, 2014

Rob Fords playground photo-ops raise questions about voting record

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cut the ribbon of a Jane-Sheppard park whose funding he had voted against in 2012.

Those were his exact words: I started this, Ramsaroop said.

I didnt know that politicians were allowed to lie to your face, Ramsaroop said.

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Though Ford had never attended a meeting of the parks committee as mayor, he took his seat at the committee in September specifically so he could cast a pointed vote against three proposals to improve parks-related service.

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We cant have these lefties spending like drunken sailors, Ford said then.

It appears that Ford is trying to fluff up his reputation on parks and other family-friendly issues, hanging around children a lot.

(Kinda makes me wanna hurl.)

I guess we'll see whether Ford Nation thinks lying to fluff himself up is acceptable in a mayor.

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Lying worked for Kathleen Wynne.

jacee · July 30, 2014

Lying worked for Kathleen Wynne.

So it's ok for your hero RoFo to lie to constituents ... Is that your point?

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Boges · July 30, 2014

So it's ok for your hero RoFo to lie to constituents ... Is that your point?

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Politicians lie.

People only seem to get outraged when it's politicians they don't like. People still believe he's saved the city $1 billion don't they?

guyser · July 30, 2014

People still believe he's saved the city $1 billion don't they?

Only complete idiots, morons, those that suck at math, ignoramuses ,unemployed and of course those who wear wife beaters.

Oh and brother Doug.

jacee · July 30, 2014

Politicians lie.

So you accept lying as a legitimate political strategy.

Thanks for clarifying.

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Boges · July 30, 2014

So you accept lying as a legitimate political strategy.

Thanks for clarifying.

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Never said that, but this last Ontario Provincial election has proven that people are cool with politicians lying if they like their politics.

Mighty AC · July 30, 2014

Never said that, but this last Ontario Provincial election has proven that people are cool with politicians lying if they like their politics.

Try adding some sugar to your grapes. An unpopular man with some horrible ideas blew what should have been a can't miss election. Get over it.

guyser · July 30, 2014

Never said that, but this last Ontario Provincial election has proven that people are cool with politicians lying if they like their politics.

Or...realizing that some of the debacles would have been the same had the PC's been in power. Can one say power plant?

When the Liberals were that bad, whats it say about how bad the people thought the PC's would be?

Big Guy · July 30, 2014

Ford does not lie, he “forgets”. Rob Ford just cut the ribbons on a new childrens' playground in Toronto. He stated that he was instrumental in “starting the park project.”

In 2012, there was a proposal to let the city use $140,000 in private money to build the park. The proposal passed 34-1. Thirty four members of council agreed. The only dissident? Rob Ford.

http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/07/30/rob_fords_playground_photoops_raise_questions_about_voting_record.html

This guy is something else!

Boges · July 30, 2014

Or...realizing that some of the debacles would have been the same had the PC's been in power. Can one say power plant?

When the Liberals were that bad, whats it say about how bad the people thought the PC's would be?

That's not true. Had the PCs been in power those plants may not have been placed there in the first place. The Liberals ignored all advice that those locations were bad and then relented when they realized they stood to lose seats.

The Liberals got elected on a lie, if anything Hudak was too honest.

The minute Wynne got elected her mantra is now "No New Money" for anyone. She allowed Metrolinx to give an 8% raise over 4 years but won't increase spending. How's that gonna happen without cuts?

Austerity is coming, Hudak was just honest about it.

Edited July 30, 2014 by Boges

Black Dog · July 30, 2014

That's not true. Had the PCs been in power those plants may not have been placed there in the first place. The Liberals ignored all advice that those locations were bad and then relented when they realized they stood to lose seats.

The Liberals got elected on a lie, if anything Hudak was too honest.

Forget about the million jobs thing already, eh?

guyser · July 30, 2014

That's not true. Had the PCs been in power those plants may not have been placed there in the first place.

ahh....er....not so sure about that one boges.

Boges · July 30, 2014

ahh....er....not so sure about that one boges.

Going to play the waldo card and ask you to cite if you think the PCs would have put those plants there. Regardless the PCs weren't in power, so to say that they would have done the same thing is a cop out, they didn't the power or access to reports to say that it was a good place to put power plants.

Regardless, the result was $1.1 billion flushed down the toilet. And the Liberals had to own that. It was what brought Dalton McGuinty down ultimately.

Edited July 30, 2014 by Boges

Boges · July 30, 2014

Forget about the million jobs thing already, eh?

I saw that as a pledge. He was trying to be specific about his plans. In hindsight he should just have said JOB! JOBS! JOBS!

Edited July 30, 2014 by Boges

guyser · July 30, 2014

Regardless, the result was $1.1 billion flushed down the toilet. And the Liberals had to own that. It was what brought Dalton McGuinty down ultimately.

No question about that.

Now if the PC's had been in.....it may have been a bit less, like maybe 950M. Which is so much better.

And do not confuse me with someone fond of the Ont Liberals.

Argus · July 30, 2014

No question about that.

Now if the PC's had been in.....it may have been a bit less, like maybe 950M. Which is so much better.

If the PCs had been in they might never have made the moronic decision to put those power plants next door to where people live in the first place. Ever think of that?