Rob Ford has been removed as mayor
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Corn Flake
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Wowowowowowow.
louisstamos
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I'm actually surprised. I figured he would be reprimanded somehow...I didn't think it would go this far.
Glad to see that "ignorance of the law isn't a defense" applies to politicians as well, though!
Glad to see that "ignorance of the law isn't a defense" applies to politicians as well, though!
Corn Flake
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He's probably going to appeal and drag this out though.
I soooo hope he chooses to run again. It would keep the calamity going for so much longer.
I soooo hope he chooses to run again. It would keep the calamity going for so much longer.
maplesyrup
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Karma is a... Well, you know.
Very sad. If a by-election for Mayor is eventually held I sure hope a guy like Doug Holyday or Mike Del Grande will run and win in Ford's place. If this city elects another left-winger like Vaughan or Carroll we will be doomed. Policy-wise, Ford was the best mayor this city has seen. He is just what Toronto needed whether the city realized it or not.
TimKerr
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Justin said:
I don't want to get in a giant political discussion here because they never end well.
But Ford as mayor, is only one vote and thus his election doesn't mean his policies get implemented. Further, what policies did he put in-place that actually helped Toronto?
Finally, Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the 4 largest in Canada and the US. To have a bumbling fool as mayor to represent us is embarrassing to say the least. I mean compare Ford to Michael Bloomberg in New York, it is a joke.
louisstamos
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Justin said:
Granted, I'm not a "fiscal conservative" by any stretch - but the last thing Toronto needs right now is another by-election. That being said, I'm completely content giving Doug Holyday the keys for the next 22 months since he was deputy mayor. The city did vote for a conservative platform, so we should have someone at least see that through (as long as he doesn't break any rules either...
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Corn Flake
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Nik V. Debs said:
Soo thaaaaats what caused that lava flow. I was wondering.... I lost like 8 cats that day.
Corn Flake
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louisstamos said:Justin said:
Granted, I'm not a "fiscal conservative" by any stretch - but the last thing Toronto needs right now is another by-election. That being said, I'm completely content giving Doug Holyday the keys for the next 22 months since he was deputy mayor. The city did vote for a conservative platform, so we should have someone at least see that through (as long as he doesn't break any rules either...
Whoever takes over I think at this point we would all be content with a person who doesn't make a complete ass of him/herself every time they speak/act/function/do something/breathe.
bustaheims
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Corn Flake said:
It would be nice to have a mayor where the prevailing issues were about just policy actions, not personal actions as well.
crazyperfectdevil
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I think one of ford's problems was that he himself didn't realize he only had one vote. It wasn't until the subway stuff got away from him that it seemed to sink in.
I still find it hard to believe that he'll actually get kicked out of office for this. I know very little about law so take that for what it's worth. It just feels like his lawyer will probably at least be able to get an appeal out of this.
I still find it hard to believe that he'll actually get kicked out of office for this. I know very little about law so take that for what it's worth. It just feels like his lawyer will probably at least be able to get an appeal out of this.
-Contracting out services to save the taxpayers' moneyTimKerr said:
-Labour peace with good deals for the taxpayers
-Raising property taxes at a much slower rate than Miller
-Reduced councilors' spending budgets
-Reduced the overall city budget after years of wild increases
-Reinforced the fact that city hall cannot go nuts with the taxpayers' money after the tax and spend Miller years
David Miller left the city with a $774 million budget hole that resulted in unpopular service cuts that affected the city's most vulnerable the most. All this after he increased property taxes every year, introduced the vehicle registration tax, and introduced the land transfer tax. He increased city spending by a whopping 43% in only 7 years, largely due to the utterly ridiculous contracts he awarded the unions. Miller was an unforgivably horrible mayor.Nik V. Debs said:
dappleganger
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Seems like a witch hunt to me.
crazyperfectdevil
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i love how the argument in politics is always .."oh look there's someone worse" ..as if that's something to be proud of
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