It's not easy to sort out who's who in Toronto Politics any more. If we were interested ,we could have a better idea who's who in Egypt.
Maybe that's what the Toronto Star is up to. Keep throwing buckets of it over Ford so that nothing else gets the public's attention.
I don't know how well I would get along with the Ford brothers. How could I know without being part of City Council
But with Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday and their team, they have undertaken a monumental task. I admire that.
A recent clip on T,V, showed a series of separate incidents of the Mayor stumbling and tripping and generally being physically maladroit.
Think about that.
If a teacher or anyone else did that to the fat kid in class , would there be a problem identifying the sigificance?
I don't think so.
And I don't think the people of Toronto are misled by it either.
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Evelyn:
I cannot understand your seduction by Rob Ford.
The man has accomplished some good things during his term but these seem almost despite his going out of the way to be confrontational, and at some times boorish.
Toronto has a combined capital and operating budget of $14 billion for 2013.
The chief executive should operate in a more business-like manner when running this business.
I have no idea what the people of Toronto think about its mayor, and polling will not provide an answer, certainly not after the B.C. election debacle.
Physical maladroitness is not the issue. It is the mental aspect that should count.
If you have read the in-depth article on Nigel Wright in today's Globe and Mail you might wonder about a machine occupying a place almost equal to that of the prime minister. The latter might also be a machine, but with less physicality.
Wright arises at 4:00 a.m. to run a 20 km distance every day, rain or shine, winter or summer.
By the way, Toronto Council numbers 43, only seven fewer than the Liberal majority government in BC.
How do you envisage yourself working in that bat-cage?
In Aurora nine often seems too many.
Toronto residents voted for Rob Ford. They can vote him out. We did that in Aurora. The Star is just doing what they can to survive. We don't have to read it.
It isn't going to matter if the Star is right or wrong. There is a back-lash in TO. People have been on the edge of canceling for quite a while & this has proved to be too much. They are taking a hit in their core of subscribers. Those folk will not return.
4:57 PM, you must be a Toronto Sun reader.
@ 8:53 PM
Nope. Very seldom even read an article there. So much for your pigeon-holing.
The agenda for this week's meeting seems endless, with speed-bumps scattered throughout. Take care, E.
Since it is not possible to write an anonymous letter to the Auroran your blog-site will have to serve as the beneficiary of a couple of comments arising from this week's issue.
It is always heart-warming to hear from Nigel Kean, his positive observations and comments should always be enjoyed on an empty stomach.
What has this aberration done for the town of Aurora in the last 10 years that is fondly remembered?
I think your head is quite attractive in the picture on your blog-site.
Our Nigel's disgust is noted and ignored, as is his condemnation of a reasonable salary increase for the mayor starting with next term.
On the subject of Lois Brown's "Ottawa Report" I note the following five subjects:
Welcoming Commander Chris Hadfield back to earth.
Experimental Lakes Area Agreement
Food Safety Improvements
Removing Illegals
Youth Employment
With the first we can all concur. A significant accomplishment. Well done.
Let's skip the next two and go to removing illegals. Might this by chance refer to members of the Senate?
The entire employment issue is a screw-up at the moment, be it youth or temporary.
Readers might want to have some of the inside gossip that only Conservative MP's might be privy to.
Who is NIgel?
Nigel is the best Mayor that Aurora never had.
Council meetings hold no interest without you in your chair. Please take bloody care of yourself.
1:23 PM, I thought that was Bob McRoberts.
1:23 pm
Bob McRoberts was a deputy mayor.
Nigel was a nothing.
If Mayor Ford did this, & I really hope he did not,it has nothing to do with what he has done or not done as Mayor. From what I have read, people who smoke that stuff are skinny! Maybe it was a one-time thing? Who gets to cast the first stone?
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