The Star and The Globe might just be a front. Or, not.
In the first place ,their business is selling advertising. If circulation drops ,they lose sales.
Was the Globe selling fewer copies .? How was the Star's circulation.
There's nothing virtuous about the newspaper business. Business is business.
Today we heard a reporter who could not have been more than thirty, vouch for the truth of an allegation of something said to have happened thirty years ago. How could he ?
The Globe states ten people told them Doug Ford was a go -to dealer for Hash when he was sixteen. Only hash heads could vouch for that Hardly likely to be choir boys or the local Boy Scout troop.
Both newspaper's stories have the same foundation. Shallow to say the least.
The new Premier Kathleen Wynne clearly does not recognize the need for good working relationships with non-Liberal movers and shakers in Toronto. People do understand municipal government is little brother to the Province. The relationship, therefore assumes a particular perspective. The slightest move can look like intimidation and or extreme bullying.
The Premier fired Paul Godfrey , the chairman of LGO, a prominent former city politician who worked productively with the previous Liberal administration
Rob Ford defeated George Smitherman for the office of Mayor . Mr. Smitherman was a former cabinet colleague of the new Premier. His greatest support came from Provincial Liberals.
Doug Ford has declared he will be a Conservative candidate in the next Provincial election. He might be a candidate for Party leadership.
The Liberal government is not secure. Tim Hudac may be the best thing they've got going for them.
Doug Ford would undoubtedly be a threat.
Today we heard about city services being transferred to private contracts from union and how many millions of dollars in savings that means to the taxpayers.
CUPE might well be on the look-out for opportunities to discredit the Ford Brothers.
Bob Rae has still not recovered from his brush with CUPE . It was twenty years ago and he was leader of the NDP.
We should not forget the real cosy sweetheart deals possible within a massive administration like the City of Toronto.
Remember the millions overspent on computers by a city employee beiing wined and dined and bedded by the computer salesman .It took a thirteen million dollar public inquiry to bring out all the sordid details but there they all were,complete with elected officials.
It would be fool hardy indeed to imagine it was a solitary opportunity. How many high-priced personnel and city business associates would be more comfortable if the Ford brothers with their inclination towards blunderbuss politics were not in charge.
Murdoch's Mysteries is a favourite program. I love the authenticity. The recreation of life in Toronto at the turn of the century. They have pens and ink wells but they have overlooked the blotting paper.
The drama shaping up inToronto right now is better than anything that could be imagined.
And by the way ,Murdoch's superior, The Inspector , is typical Torontonian . The only thing missing is a Belfast accent. Does he not remind you of a couple of characters on the real stage today.
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And how much has been squandered on Aurora's hi-tech inventory program mandated by the province and that doesn't work anywhere?
All governments piss away money, be it thousands or millions or even billions.
But then they have the taxpayer to fall back on.
It's time for tax payers to say enough.
The report that Macsquinty (on purpose) commissioned from the eminent economist Don Drummond to solve Ontario's fiscal problems, an excellent document, has been turfed into the back of the biggest drawer in the darkest filing cabinet. Why? Because it provides tough solutions for today's problems. Not politically acceptable.
Newspapers are always suspect sources of "news" as are all the media, including and especially many blog-sites.
How many drug dealers have to certify that so-and-so was pushing or dealing or buying what and when? They should all be eradicated.
As for political history, all this does is make one want to throw up, on many of the people whose names you have mentioned.
Your reach seems to be exceeding your grasp.
10:13 PM
Jealous?
This all makes me equate politicians with another age old profession beginning with 'P'
I think I can maybe answer your question about the Star/Globe thing although it is very convoluted. Last week the value of shares in the Star fell as the investment reporter from the Globe placed them on his ' Buy ' list. He claimed that they represented value & quality!
I would far rather the provincial Conservative have a leader along the lines of William Davis.
But Doug Ford?
That's jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
Or as you say "blunderbuss politics."
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