Tag: Toronto

Rob Ford: Author of his own misfortune?

| June 1, 2013 | 0 Comments
Rob Ford: Author of his own misfortune?

Rob Ford has continually misstepped since being elected in 2010 By Terry Field   As far as Toronto’s mayor is concerned the Toronto Star, the country’s largest newspaper, is simply out to get him, and he may be right about that, but for all the wrong reasons. Since being elected city mayor in 2010 based [...]

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Doug Ford drug allegations story holds up under scrutiny

| May 28, 2013 | 0 Comments
Doug Ford drug allegations story holds up under scrutiny

Experts say Doug Ford drug story well researched, Globe trusted with sources An investigative story by the Globe and Mail that describes the Ford family as kingpins in their Toronto neighbourhood drug trade 30 years ago is being criticized for relying almost exclusively on anonymous sources. The Globe story ran Saturday and describes Doug Ford, 48, Toronto [...]

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Rob Ford – You know you’re a jerk when…

| May 23, 2013 | 0 Comments
Rob Ford – You know you’re a jerk when…

Best evidence against Rob Ford is video of Rob Ford Poor Rob Ford. The Toronto mayor can’t get no respect, not in Canada and not in the United States after comedian Jon Stewart eviscerated him on Tuesday’s The Daily Show. I have to admit, it never gets old watching Ford walk into the lens of [...]

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Rob Ford – A half-hearted defence of Toronto mayor

| May 19, 2013 | 0 Comments
Rob Ford – A half-hearted defence of Toronto mayor

More evidence needed before convicting Rob Ford in court of public opinion Schadenfreude is all very well, but this whole Rob Ford video scandal has me feeling just the tiniest bit hinky. It’s a due-process thing, and I recognize that there can be no due process in politics, as unjust as that may seem. No, realpolitik demands that [...]

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faces summary dismissal on Monday

| January 5, 2013 | 0 Comments
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faces summary dismissal on Monday

Rob Ford appeal hearing is end of line, one way or the other Bruce A Stewart     Monday morning, in courtroom three at Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto, Ontario regional senior Justice Edward, flanked by madam Justices Lynne Leitch and Katherine Swinton, will bring their gavel down one way or the other on the [...]

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It’s time for Ezra Levant to apologize or explain his commentary

| January 3, 2013 | 0 Comments
It’s time for Ezra Levant to apologize or explain his commentary

Hateful Roma commentary from Ezra Levant requires explaination By David Climenhaga It’s 2013, and it’s time for Sun News Network commentator Ezra Levant to either apologize for or explain his comments on Sept. 5, 2012, about the Roma. Now, Mr. Levant appears to be the kind of young man for whom a phrase like “never [...]

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