Is it possible that at the start of their political careers, Stephen Harper and Rob Ford consulted with Cornelius Grouppe for campaign advice and recruitment methodology?
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Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The feeding frenzy swirling around Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother Councillor Doug Ford has generated a new low from the so called ‘National Newspaper’ the Toronto Globe and Mail. Ironically the judgmental reporters, acting like hungry sharks lusting after the first piece of flesh, are quick to pounce on a suspect politician when they smell blood. In this case they have thrown caution and decency out the window. Initially allegations of the Mayor Ford smoking crack were headlined for a week without one shred of evidence and now the Globe & Mail has upped the stakes with (Read more…) We are in Edmonton right now, and when people ask us where we are from, I mention our community as being about 70 kilometers from Toronto; I then hasten to add that we have nothing to do with Rob Ford, one whose escapades every westerner we meet seems to be well aware of. Never have I felt a greater urge to distance myself from Ontario’s capital, with obvious good reason. I therefore found especially interesting Rick Salutin’s thoughts on civic embarrassment and its effects on the people. You can read it here. Off to Banff tomorrow. I wonder if the (Read more…) I believe Rob Ford was telling the truth because of what he did not say. He did not say: I have never used crack cocaine. And he did not say: There is no video of me appearing to use crack cocaine because I have never been in a situation where I appeared to be using crack cocaine. So, because of what he did not say, I believe that Rob Ford was telling the truth, very carefully. So what are the possible explanations for the infamous Rob Ford video. Rob Ford says it is just ridiculous, but beyond that he offers no explanation. So we are left to our own speculation. But there must be some explanation for the fact that the journalists that saw it thought that it was indeed Rob Ford, so let us look at the possible scenarios. The Ford Nation Conspiracy Theory Scenario Its We become a nation to be sported with: On a slightly more serious note, Heather Mallick offers her thoughts: Rob Ford: Quandary incarnate. A desperate futile we’re-done-here. A Mt. Edith Cavell of disappointment. A mind so thick that it makes light rays go bendy. The people you pay to bury the bad news about you are at fracking level. I’ll stop if you will, Mayor Ford. We had our brief encounter. Please do the decent thing and resign. Recommend this Post
I recently wrote a post on Porter Air and its shameful treatment of its fuel handlers, most of whom start that crucial position at about $12 per hour and are currently on strike while the airline uses scabs in their stead. Its corporate arrogance was once again on full display in Toronto today as it announced its desire (intention) to begin flying jets out of the Billy Bishop (or as it is known regionally, the island) airport, despite this inconvenient fact: an existing tripartite agreement, signed in 1983 by all three levels of governments, which runs until 2033. . . . → Read More: Politics and its Discontents: More Corporate Arrogance From Porter Air Is hunger striker Chief Theresa Spence, who entered Day 20 of her peaceful protest today, your 2012 newsmaker of the year? Is it the Idle No More movement? The Quebec student movement? Beleaguered Toronto Mayor Rob Ford? Is it Kevin Page, Canada’s fearless gallant Parliamentary Budget Officer, who showed uncommon courage recently when he took the Harper government to court seeking accountability and READ MORE 
 2012 newsmaker of the year, aboriginal peoples, Amnesty International, Canada, Canada Politics, Canadian Progressive, Chief Theresa Spence, Chief Theresa Spence Hunger Strike, Featured, Harper government, hunger striker, Idle No More, Idle No More movement, Justice, kevin page, Manifesto, Maple Spring, opinion., parliamentary budget officer, poll, Polls and Surveys, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, protest, Quebec student movement, toronto mayor rob ford Yesterday I wrote a post expressing real pleasure that The Toronto Star is enjoying such a wide readership and profitability, given the important work that it does on a number of levels. Although evidence of that work is found in pretty much every edition of the paper, today’s seems particularly noteworthy for its potential impact. First, as a result of an investigation by the paper into the harmful effects, including strokes, convulsions, depression and suicide on children being treated with drugs for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, today we learn the following: Health Canada has detailed records of probes into ADHD . . . → Read More: Politics and its Discontents: Just Another Day’s Work At The Star I hope that I can be forgiven for what might appear to some as either an unhealthy obsession with Toronto’s chief magistrate or an Ontario-centric regional preoccupation. It’s just that I continue to be fascinated by the fact that Canada’s largest city is led by someone so manifestly unsuited for the job. What it says about the current state of democracy in Canada I will leave to you to ponder. After Ford’s ‘crime-summit’ with Dalton McGuinty yesterday, here is what The Star’s Martin Regg Cohn had to say: The tone was civil, but the bottom line is that Ford brought . . . → Read More: Politics and its Discontents: More on Rob Ford I wonder if there is anyone within the Rob Ford administration with the courage to tell him to just keep his mouth shut for the sake of Toronto’s rapidly-waning reputation? Recommend this Post |
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