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The Ranting Canadian: Lovebirds.

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BigCityLib Strikes Back: Nobody Loves The Mayor

Calling the situation a “crisis” for city hall, Coun. Giorgio Mammoliti, a Ford ally, said he would not support a byelection because he thinks it would be a waste of money with two years left in the...

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Trashy's World: I almost fell of my bus seat when I saw this headline:

Tories still see ally in Rob Ford Really? Seriously? Toronto area Conservatives are coming to this train wreck’s defense? Would Ford have the utter gall to run for the CPC in the next election? Of...

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Trashy's World: The stupid!!!!

It hurts!!!! Check it out, there’s a “Rob Ford has been overthrown by Toronto elitists” site! Democracy Denied! We the people of Toronto and friends in the rest of Canada who support Rob Ford for Mayor...

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Trashy's World: Rob Ford- election hater

So that dahhhling of the knuckle-draggers, the inimitable Rob Ford, thinks he should not have to face the voters in a by election should he be forced to hand in his Chain of Office. Of course he wants...

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The Ranting Canadian: Julian Fantino: once a dirty cop, now a dirty...

Julian Fantino: once a dirty cop, now a dirty politician The dishonourable Julian “Mussolini” Fantino, Canada’s minister of international cooperation, was recently busted for ordering a...

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The Ranting Canadian: Congrats to Toronto mayor Rob Ford on winning the…

Congrats to Toronto mayor Rob Ford on winning the appeal in his conflict of interest case. Finally a break for rich, white, straight, suburban, middle-aged men who have never worked a full-time job,...

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the reeves report: Yes, In My Back Yard!

Not Far From The Tree’s table at YIMBY 2011. Photo courtesy the Centre for City Ecology. The flow of information and ideas between community residents and policy makers is often a one-way street. When...

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the reeves report: Finding work a struggle for new teachers in Toronto

Flickr image by spDuchamp. *** Note: this piece was originally published with OpenFile Toronto on Feb. 10, 2012, but is no longer available online since their website shut down. *** When Deirdre...

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The Ranting Canadian: There’s been so much bullshit and insanity in the...

There’s been so much bullshit and insanity in the Canadian political scene lately, it’s hard to keep on top of it all. Here are just a few recent examples: fraud and theft being officially endorsed in...

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The Ranting Canadian: Rob Ford, Toronto’s part-time mayor, is an addict. Among…

Rob Ford, Toronto’s part-time mayor, is an addict. Among other things, he is addicted to lying. Those who are always quick to believe his side of the story are enablers. Ford doesn’t need defending;...

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Musings on Canadian Politics: Mayor of Toronto has wrong public relations...

If you’re a politician and have been accused of doing something that threatens your job and reputation try to avoid the issues confronting you. Lay low, be quiet and hope the crisis will go away. This...

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The Ranting Canadian: ●          “People have got to know whether or not their…

● “People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” – disgraced American president Richard Nixon ● “I don’t recall. I don’t recall that.” – disgraced American...

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Trashy's World: More of Ford’s staff are abandoning…

… Good Ship Ford

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The Ranting Canadian: These photos are just begging to have captions or...

These photos are just begging to have captions or speech bubbles added. What a bunch of crooks and parasites these Conservatives are — all brought to power by cheating, lying and taking advantage of...

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Musings on Canadian Politics: Rob Ford’s nine lives will get him to the next...

By all accounts Rob Ford should not have any public support. He has spent the last fourteen years showing contempt for basic social and legal norms. He was charged with driving under the influence in...

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Musings on Canadian Politics: Rob Ford you are responsible for the province...

Ontario’s Liberal government is cutting close to $150 million in transfer payments to the City of Toronto. The payments, which are used to fund social programs, will be cut off in 2016. City...

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Musings on Canadian Politics: John Tory will save us from ourselves

John Tory announced today that he is considering campaigning to be Mayor of Toronto in 2014. All I can say is, thank god. “I’m being asked to think about [running for mayor] and I’m being honest enough...

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The Ranting Canadian: "Ah yeah, sure I know. It’s a free country. You know you…

“Ah yeah, sure I know. It’s a free country. You know you got the right. But I got a badge, what do you got?” That line from West Side Story sums up the attitude of many – if not most – cops,...

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The Ranting Canadian: This clip from the movie Tommy Boy is almost a...

This clip from the movie Tommy Boy is almost a re-enactment of a typical scene from Rob Ford’s life. Here are a couple more Ford-like clips from Tommy Boy: clip1 and clip 2, and here are six ways the...

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