How about an app that let's me take a picture of Ford giving the finger to a mother and her daughter....
Taking the city's battle to clean up Toronto digital, Rob Ford visited a lane way near St. Clair and Lansdowne to unveil a new mobile app that lets citizens report unwanted graffiti instantly. Instead of coughing up for a phone call, smart phone users can now snap a picture and whisk it off to 311 for processing.
"This is as efficient as it gets," remarked Ford at press conference earlier today. "This will make it easier than ever to report graffiti vandalism and help keep the city spotless.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Oooooo Doug Ford is *so* butch
Councillor Doug Ford, under fire at City Hall for his outspoken, bare-knuckle style, says being a politician is the only thing that stopped him from fighting a verbally abusive bicycle courier last week...
...The councillor, trying to drive into underground parking, got out because the courier was blocking him from pushing a button, he said.
“I told him if I wasn’t an elected official I’d kick his ass in about 10 seconds,” Doug Ford said. But the courier was still cursing him when he walked up from the garage, he said.
You go girl. Not to be outdone, Rob has this to add...
Mayor Rob Ford interjected: “There’d be one less courier because, trust me, Doug has been a kick boxer 10 years . . . I guarantee you that guy would have been history in about two seconds.”
This is our mayor folks...
Read more here.
...The councillor, trying to drive into underground parking, got out because the courier was blocking him from pushing a button, he said.
“I told him if I wasn’t an elected official I’d kick his ass in about 10 seconds,” Doug Ford said. But the courier was still cursing him when he walked up from the garage, he said.
You go girl. Not to be outdone, Rob has this to add...
Mayor Rob Ford interjected: “There’d be one less courier because, trust me, Doug has been a kick boxer 10 years . . . I guarantee you that guy would have been history in about two seconds.”
This is our mayor folks...
Read more here.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Toronto City council kiss Rob Ford's ass
That could take some time...
City council has excused Mayor Rob Ford after the city’s integrity commissioner found he improperly solicited charitable donations from lobbyists for his football foundation.
In August 2010, council accepted the finding of integrity commissioner Janet Leiper and directed the mayor to reimburse the donors.
Because he hadn’t done so, the issue returned to council but this time, council voted 22-12 to rescind its earlier decision and take no action against the mayor.
The move indicates there are no consequences if a member of city council runs afoul of their code of conduct, said Councillor Paula Fletcher, an opponent of the mayor.
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City council has excused Mayor Rob Ford after the city’s integrity commissioner found he improperly solicited charitable donations from lobbyists for his football foundation.
In August 2010, council accepted the finding of integrity commissioner Janet Leiper and directed the mayor to reimburse the donors.
Because he hadn’t done so, the issue returned to council but this time, council voted 22-12 to rescind its earlier decision and take no action against the mayor.
The move indicates there are no consequences if a member of city council runs afoul of their code of conduct, said Councillor Paula Fletcher, an opponent of the mayor.
Read more here.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Rob Ford: Idiot of the Day
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford compared his political opponents at city hall to despot Joseph Stalin on Tuesday, the same day that one of those councillors had praised the mayor for a new attitude.
Speaking on Toronto radio station AM 640, Ford was asked a question about Coun. Josh Matlow — a first-term politician usually described as centrist, who has said he will oppose the mayor's planned abolishment of the land transfer tax.
After calling Matlow a "left-wing NDPer," Ford compared him to left-leaning councillors Adam Vaughan, Gord Perks, Janet Davis and Paula Fletcher.
"These people are all two steps left of Joe Stalin," he said. "So I'm not discouraged by that and I don't expect it. They don't care about the taxpayers. But I know one person that does, and that's me."
Stalin? Really Robbie, Stalin?
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Speaking on Toronto radio station AM 640, Ford was asked a question about Coun. Josh Matlow — a first-term politician usually described as centrist, who has said he will oppose the mayor's planned abolishment of the land transfer tax.
After calling Matlow a "left-wing NDPer," Ford compared him to left-leaning councillors Adam Vaughan, Gord Perks, Janet Davis and Paula Fletcher.
"These people are all two steps left of Joe Stalin," he said. "So I'm not discouraged by that and I don't expect it. They don't care about the taxpayers. But I know one person that does, and that's me."
Stalin? Really Robbie, Stalin?
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Wednesday, January 04, 2012
It's only over when the Fat Mayor sings
To celebrate the 15th successful year of the Student Composer Collective, the Faculty of Music will present Rob Ford, the Opera...
...The opera [approximately an hour in length] is a surrealist fantasy based loosely upon the personality of Toronto’s current and much discussed Mayor.
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...The opera [approximately an hour in length] is a surrealist fantasy based loosely upon the personality of Toronto’s current and much discussed Mayor.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Rob Ford and Astral Media cover Toronto in more f*cking ads
Toronto’s newest piece of street furniture was going to be the centrepiece of a state-of-the-art tourist information system and then it was redesigned. Now that it’s being placed on downtown sidewalks, public-space activists are making their opinion clear: They hate it.
Why? Because they say it looks like nothing more than a garish billboard.
The city calls them “information pillars,” but opponents say that name is disingenuous. “They’re 95-per-cent advertising and the information they offer is of negligible value,” said Tim Grant chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association. “It is clearly a billboard.”
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Why? Because they say it looks like nothing more than a garish billboard.
The city calls them “information pillars,” but opponents say that name is disingenuous. “They’re 95-per-cent advertising and the information they offer is of negligible value,” said Tim Grant chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association. “It is clearly a billboard.”
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Rob Ford is delusional
“We’ve had a fantastic year,” he told John Oakley of AM640 radio. “We have changed the culture down at City Hall. I’m convinced of that. It’s like turning around the Queen Mary, but we’re turning, slowly but surely.”
Facts? We don't need no stinking facts.
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Facts? We don't need no stinking facts.
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Friday, December 09, 2011
Rob Ford doesn't want us to know who he meets with
Mayor Rob Ford’s office is continuing to thwart efforts to get a peek at his daily itinerary, raising questions from Ontario’s information and privacy watchdog about his commitment to transparency and accountability.
The mayor has denied a request from The Globe and Mail to obtain his schedule within 30 days. The reason given was that meeting the time limit would bog down the Office of the Mayor.
RRRiiiight.
Read more here.
The mayor has denied a request from The Globe and Mail to obtain his schedule within 30 days. The reason given was that meeting the time limit would bog down the Office of the Mayor.
RRRiiiight.
Read more here.
Monday, December 05, 2011
Rob Ford and his tantrum against The Star
The man's social skills have not seem to have matured beyond high school.
On the day his former press aide took up a job at the Toronto Sun, Mayor Rob Ford insisted he won’t play favourites with the city’s news outlets. “If people want to read a paper, pick up the Globe, Post, or Sun,” he said in a Friday morning radio interview.
Still, those outlets might not want to trumpet the endorsement too loudly because the mayor made it by way of criticizing the Toronto Star. It’s the latest move in an unusual campaign his administration has waged against the paper for a July, 2010, article that put his nose out of joint, about his aggressive style as a high school football coach. Mayor Ford initiated legal action, which has lapsed.
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On the day his former press aide took up a job at the Toronto Sun, Mayor Rob Ford insisted he won’t play favourites with the city’s news outlets. “If people want to read a paper, pick up the Globe, Post, or Sun,” he said in a Friday morning radio interview.
Still, those outlets might not want to trumpet the endorsement too loudly because the mayor made it by way of criticizing the Toronto Star. It’s the latest move in an unusual campaign his administration has waged against the paper for a July, 2010, article that put his nose out of joint, about his aggressive style as a high school football coach. Mayor Ford initiated legal action, which has lapsed.
Read more here.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Rob Ford: Don't look in there. NO DON'T LOOK!!!
Lawyers for Rob Ford will usher in the new year by asking an Ontario court to set aside a decision by Toronto council’s compliance audit committee and instead hold a trial, complete with new evidence, to probe allegations that the mayor violated Ontario’s municipal elections act during last year’s campaign.
But a Toronto election law expert predicted that the gambit may not succeed because courts in the past have been reluctant to veto decisions of appointed expert bodies, such as compliance audit committees. “I think it’s a real uphill struggle” for Tom Barlow, Mr. Ford’s counsel, said lawyer Jack Siegel.
Read more here.
And in related Rob Fordness:
Why we plan to fight Ford’s Star boycott
Read more here.
But a Toronto election law expert predicted that the gambit may not succeed because courts in the past have been reluctant to veto decisions of appointed expert bodies, such as compliance audit committees. “I think it’s a real uphill struggle” for Tom Barlow, Mr. Ford’s counsel, said lawyer Jack Siegel.
Read more here.
And in related Rob Fordness:
Why we plan to fight Ford’s Star boycott
Read more here.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Ford’s press secretary goes from Dumb to Dumber
She is constantly at Mayor Rob Ford’s side, stepping in when media interviews veer in the wrong direction, ending news conferences after a few questions from reporters.
Adrienne Batra, Mr. Ford’s press secretary and the woman who helps shape his message, is leaving city hall to take a post as comment editor and writer with the Toronto Sun. She also will weigh in on municipal politics for a local talk radio station.
Read more here.
Adrienne Batra, Mr. Ford’s press secretary and the woman who helps shape his message, is leaving city hall to take a post as comment editor and writer with the Toronto Sun. She also will weigh in on municipal politics for a local talk radio station.
Read more here.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Rob Ford to appears as The Sugar Plum Fairy a cannon doll in ballet
FYI Your Lordship, that is sooo gay...all the drag queens in Toronto can be heard saying at once : "Whoa girl, dial it back hun"
Mayor Rob Ford will soon make his stage debut with The National Ballet of Canada, the ballet’s artistic director Karen Kain announced Monday.
The mayor will not dance but he will wear a silly, colourful costume, caper about and — whether he likes it or not — follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, David Miller.
Kain announced at a City Hall ceremony that Ford had accepted her invitation of a cameo appearance as a “cannon doll” in a performance of seasonal favourite The Nutcracker, which runs Dec. 10 to Jan. 3.
Ford, a high school football coach not known for his affinity to the arts, will wear a multi-coloured “Petrushka” costume for about two minutes onstage, said ballet spokeswoman Catherine Chang.
Read more here.
Mayor Rob Ford will soon make his stage debut with The National Ballet of Canada, the ballet’s artistic director Karen Kain announced Monday.
The mayor will not dance but he will wear a silly, colourful costume, caper about and — whether he likes it or not — follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, David Miller.
Kain announced at a City Hall ceremony that Ford had accepted her invitation of a cameo appearance as a “cannon doll” in a performance of seasonal favourite The Nutcracker, which runs Dec. 10 to Jan. 3.
Ford, a high school football coach not known for his affinity to the arts, will wear a multi-coloured “Petrushka” costume for about two minutes onstage, said ballet spokeswoman Catherine Chang.
Read more here.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Rob Ford unaware spring will come next year
Of course he has all winter to come up with new laws...
Mayor Rob Ford is calling on Occupy Toronto protesters to vacate St. James Park soon.
“They’ve had a peaceful protest but I think it’s time that we ask them to leave,” Ford told reporters Wednesday at a transit event with Premier Dalton McGuinty.
“I think it’s time that we ask the protesters to move on.”
Read more here.
Mayor Rob Ford is calling on Occupy Toronto protesters to vacate St. James Park soon.
“They’ve had a peaceful protest but I think it’s time that we ask them to leave,” Ford told reporters Wednesday at a transit event with Premier Dalton McGuinty.
“I think it’s time that we ask the protesters to move on.”
Read more here.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Rob Ford hopes police can dust off their G20 finery to deal with those nasty Pinko demonstrators
Rob Ford is a right winger with face to save...
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is expected to meet with city officials this week to look for a peaceful way to end the Occupy Toronto protest at St. James Park...
...Ford said Tuesday that he's working to resolve the issue.
“We're working on a plan with staff. We're gonna have a concrete answer in a few days,” he said.
Concrete? Riot gear isn't made from concrete...
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is expected to meet with city officials this week to look for a peaceful way to end the Occupy Toronto protest at St. James Park...
...Ford said Tuesday that he's working to resolve the issue.
“We're working on a plan with staff. We're gonna have a concrete answer in a few days,” he said.
Concrete? Riot gear isn't made from concrete...
Read more here.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Toronto committee approves part of Rob Ford's half assed plan to save face
He'd better get Nick on the phone, as he's making this shit up as he goes along.
Toronto's powerful executive committee has decided to put off one part of a controversial plan to sell off some of the city's most valuable assets as a way of easing the municipal debt load.
At a meeting on Tuesday the committee decided to approve a recommendation to sell the city's stake in Enwave Energy Corporation, but defer another to sell off a percentage of Toronto Hydro.
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Toronto's powerful executive committee has decided to put off one part of a controversial plan to sell off some of the city's most valuable assets as a way of easing the municipal debt load.
At a meeting on Tuesday the committee decided to approve a recommendation to sell the city's stake in Enwave Energy Corporation, but defer another to sell off a percentage of Toronto Hydro.
Read more here.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Rob Ford prefers Pinko leaning "fancy" business cards
"gold-coloured foil" awww, that's so pretty...
Rob Ford’s office produced several documents on Monday to justify the high price it pays for business cards printed by the mayor’s family printing business.
Office expenses filed on Friday showed that Mr. Ford’s office paid Deco Label & Tags $1,579.15 for 20,600 business cards, or seven cents for the first 15,000 and six cents for each additional card.
But the mayor prefers something fancier than the standard blue-and-white slip. Mr. Ford’s card features a City of Toronto logo stamped in gold-coloured foil and a city ward map on the back.
Best bullshit:
Adrienne Batra, the mayor’s press secretary, said Mr. Ford will pay for the cards out of his own pocket.
“He has no intention of letting the taxpayers of Toronto pay for this expense,” she said.
No, not after he got caught, probably not...
Read more here.
Rob Ford’s office produced several documents on Monday to justify the high price it pays for business cards printed by the mayor’s family printing business.
Office expenses filed on Friday showed that Mr. Ford’s office paid Deco Label & Tags $1,579.15 for 20,600 business cards, or seven cents for the first 15,000 and six cents for each additional card.
But the mayor prefers something fancier than the standard blue-and-white slip. Mr. Ford’s card features a City of Toronto logo stamped in gold-coloured foil and a city ward map on the back.
Best bullshit:
Adrienne Batra, the mayor’s press secretary, said Mr. Ford will pay for the cards out of his own pocket.
“He has no intention of letting the taxpayers of Toronto pay for this expense,” she said.
No, not after he got caught, probably not...
Read more here.
Partial Toronto Hydro sale to save Rob Ford's ass
Toronto council's executive committee is set to vote on a proposal to sell hundreds of millions of dollars in municipal assets to ease the city's debt load.
Best bullshit:
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, then a councillor, was one of those who voted in favour of a motion that stated "it is not in the public interest to sell all or any part" of Toronto Hydro.
But he now favours the partial sale of the utility, and of Enwave.
"But sun it is not when you say it is not, And the moon changes even as your mind. What you will have it named, even that it is"
Read more here.
Best bullshit:
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, then a councillor, was one of those who voted in favour of a motion that stated "it is not in the public interest to sell all or any part" of Toronto Hydro.
But he now favours the partial sale of the utility, and of Enwave.
"But sun it is not when you say it is not, And the moon changes even as your mind. What you will have it named, even that it is"
Read more here.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Rob Ford now the "Worst Person in the World"
Well maybe not worst, but most divisive in word and deed perhaps. Certainly unfit to be mayor of a major city.
If you ask Keith Olbermann, Rob Ford is the worst person in the world.
Toronto’s mayor was featured in Olbermann’s Worst Persons segment of his Countdown program Friday for his behaviour when he called 911 after his encounter with This Hour has 22 Minutes’ Mary Walsh.
Read more here.
If you ask Keith Olbermann, Rob Ford is the worst person in the world.
Toronto’s mayor was featured in Olbermann’s Worst Persons segment of his Countdown program Friday for his behaviour when he called 911 after his encounter with This Hour has 22 Minutes’ Mary Walsh.
Read more here.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Release the f*cking 911 recording, bitches
Toronto police Chief Bill Blair has waded into the controversy surrounding Mayor Rob Ford and his 911 calls earlier this week.
In a statement released late Friday afternoon, Blair is adamant that the mayor did not call 911 operators "bitches" as was reported by CBC News on Thursday.
Someone's gonna need lip chap from all the butt kissing.
Read more here.
In a statement released late Friday afternoon, Blair is adamant that the mayor did not call 911 operators "bitches" as was reported by CBC News on Thursday.
Someone's gonna need lip chap from all the butt kissing.
Read more here.
Oy bitches, I'm Rob Nepotism Ford
Mayor Rob Ford has outsourced the printing of business cards for himself and his staff to his family’s printing company, billing taxpayers up to four times as much per card as councillors who have them printed by the city.
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