Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

[pbi]

They are 'good' in a way that they (Communist Party of Canada) worry about the poor and 'allegedly exploited' even if they pay their children's nannies 2 dollars an hour. They are 'good' in a way that God divided us between 'rich' and 'poor' and that according to them 'God should be cursed' for allowing people 'to be poor'. So 'evil is good', 'good is evil'. And when they make an issue that "God is dead" it meant that 'they have killed God'. ;D ;D

Yo, brother...... :nod:

 

[palacio]

Hey palacio!  I am totally with you on this Cuban thing.  I'm a victim of the Cuban socialists in the TTC, too. I get it. 

But, you know, evil can be good. That is called "Good evil". Good can be evil. That is called "evil good". Evil that is really evil is called "evil evil". Good that is really good is called a nice old single-malt "Good good".

I believe Whole Wheat Shreddies were once referred to as "Good good". So that is proof that I'm right.

pbi, you know what branch of the government is also riddled with Cuban agents of influence? Queen's Park! Send your resume and use an Army general as your reference or guarantor, I am betting my last 183 thousand dollars, you will get rejected or if you pass temporarily you will be fired 'one day before you reach your sixth month'...hi hi hi ;D ;D

 

[pbi]

pbi, you know what branch of the government is also riddled with Cuban agents of influence? Queen's Park! Send your resume and use an Army general as your reference or guarantor, I am betting my last 183 thousand dollars, you will get rejected or if you pass temporarily you will be fired 'one day before you reach your sixth month'...hi hi hi ;D ;D

Wow man you are so checked out on this stuff. Who would have believed that  if you used an Army General as a reference to get a job at Queen's Park it wouldn't work because of Los Cubanos?

Aii carramba!

 

[The_Falcon]

But, they are, again with the exception of East York, where almost all the mayors come from.

I served under six. One was from Etobicoke, two from North York, one from Scarborough, one from York and one from Toronto.

That's not including Mayor Ford from Etobicoke, who was elected after I retired.

All the Mayors?  2 out of 3 thus far (Ford, Lastman).

 

[The_Falcon]

Palacio gets to go in a time out for now, and deal with his personal issues with Cuban agents.  We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.

HM

 

[Scott]

Busconductor...

:nod:

Obviously ran out of meds again.

 

[mariomike]

All the Mayors?  2 out of 3 thus far (Ford, Lastman).

In 1972, when I was sworn-in, the Metro Chairman was the most senior political figure in the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto: Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, York, East York and Toronto.

It was simply referred to as "Metro".

I served under:

Albert Campbell from Scarborough

Paul Godfrey from North York

Dennis Flynn from Etobicoke

Alan Tonks from York

In 1998, as you know, Metro amalgamated.  The area remains the same 240 square miles today as it was when I hired on. As far as our Department and employment was concerned, absolutely nothing changed.

We continued to serve under:

Mel Lastman from North York

David Miller from Toronto

Rob Ford from Etobicoke was elected after I retired.

 

[The_Falcon]

In 1972, when I was sworn-in, the Metro Chairman was the most senior political figure in the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto: Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, York, East York and Toronto.

It was simply referred to as "Metro".

I served under:

Albert Campbell from Scarborough

Paul Godfrey from North York

Dennis Flynn from Etobicoke

Alan Tonks from York

In 1998, as you know, Metro amalgamated.  The area remains the same 240 square miles today as it was when I hired on. As far as our Department and employment was concerned, absolutely nothing changed.

We continued to serve under:

Mel Lastman from North York

David Miller from Toronto

Rob Ford from Etobicoke was elected after I retired.

Metro Chairmen were not mayors though.  I think most people (who didn't work in the Metro level of government) would be hard pressed to associate the Metro Chairman as a "Mayor" since each pre-amalgamation city had it's own mayor, and most people were familiar with that person, since it's the person they elected and ostensibly "knew" the community they served.  Even now, if one were to go to Peel, York, Durham, or Halton, very very very few people would be able to tell you who sits as the chairman of those regions.

 

[pbi]

Palacio gets to go in a time out for now, and deal with his personal issues with Cuban agents.  We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.

HM

Hmmmm...I guess I was kind of feeding the wildlife there, wasn't I... :-[

 

[Danjanou]

Palacio gets to go in a time out for now, and deal with his personal issues with Cuban agents.  We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.

HM

Before he left he did record all his evidence for us http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054152/  8)

 

[pbi]

Before he left he did record all his evidence for us http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054152/  8)

Aha!!! I knew it! Damn those vacuum cleaner salesmen! Yet again they expose our nefarious Cuban plot to take over the TTC and victimize innocent bus conductors...

 

[OSS]

http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/05/11/tim-hudak-photo-op-derailed-on-ttc-subway

Communism, the trend and the future. TTC's odd policy of refusing debit card payments on regular fare and one-day passes. Economic sabotage made my security company no.1 in attracting WORRIED clients like defense industries.

 

[George Wallace]

http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/05/11/tim-hudak-photo-op-derailed-on-ttc-subway

Communism, the trend and the future. TTC's odd policy of refusing debit card payments on regular fare and one-day passes. Economic sabotage made my security company no.1 in attracting WORRIED clients like defense industries.

Huh?  ???

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Huh?  ???

busconductor

Binned his first post already, we'll leave this one here with his banned tag.

 

[ModlrMike]

We should have a thread of Banned Members showing the types of posts that lead there. Might be instructive for some of the more marginal posters.

 

[GAP]

I didn't mind the  election 2014 thread, somewhat interesting....but to add Rob Ford....Gawd, I've avoided that thread like the plague..... :

 

[dapaterson]

So, if you're in rehab, would it be a good idea to take the May 2-4 weekend off at the cottage?  Yes, that's what Our Man Robbie appear to be doing...

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/05/16/rob-ford-spotted-in-ontario-cottage-country-taking-pictures-with-town-residents/

 

[DBA]

It is rehab not prison and I wonder how this is national news. A notorious/famous (depending on your viewpoint) politician being sociable and letting people take pictures with him while he is running errands in the afternoon is nothing special or noteworthy.

 

[Edward Campbell]

Toronto matters, the city accounts for 19% of Canada's GDP, it is ranked as one of the top 10 financial centres in the world, it has a population of 2.6 million, greater than Nova Scotia (921K), New Brunswick (751K), PEI and (140K) and Newfoundland and Labrador (514K) combined. The next mayor of Toronto matters; his or her decisions and policies will drive Ontario and, for better or worse, Ontario is nearly half of Canada.

In an article in the Globe and Mail Marcus Gee explains how Olivia Chow is trying to present herself as a moderate, as "a practical politician who would guard the public purse as closely as any conservative."

It will be a hard sell for many, based on her past public statements, which Marcus Gee highlights, but she has attracted some "A List" supporters who are not all 'limousine liberals' or 'silk stocking socialists.'

 

[The_Falcon]

Ford will be leaving rehab soon, and with perfect timing the OHRC has said discrimination against people with addictions is bad....  Not a fan of "Human Rights" Commissions, however I do get giddy when they (and by extension, their more leftist support) have to deal with situations like this. 

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/06/19/christie-blatchford-new-human-rights-ruling-says-not-to-discriminate-against-addicts-what-does-this-mean-for-rob-ford/

Christie Blatchford: New human-rights ruling says not to discriminate against addicts. What does this mean for Rob Ford?
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Tumblr Pinterest Reddit Digg FarkIt StumbleUpon Oh my, what excellent timing — just as Toronto Mayor Rob Ford prepares to leave rehab and resume office, the Ontario Human Rights Commission releases its new “policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions.”

The announcement warranted but small notice in the Toronto press this week.

Alas, the writers of these pieces apparently took the Commission at its word that the policy offers “user-friendly guidance” to help landlords, employers and organizations comply with the Ontario Human Rights Code.

In fact, reading the 109-page document is heavy slogging, the literary equivalent of wading in wet cement. It’s the antithesis of user-friendly, rather filled with the ludicrous jargon so beloved by human rights commissions.


In any case, the grand news for Mr. Ford is that it appears he has a wonderful case for a discrimination complaint, in that as a person with acknowledged addiction issues, he is deemed to have a psychosocial disability and thus is considered “protected” by the Ontario Human Rights Code.

(For the record, the Code is the governing legislation that protects selected groups of Ontarians; the Commission sets policies and standards and promotes respect for human rights; the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal hears complaints of discrimination.)

Mr. Ford, of course, is now widely known as Toronto’s crackhead mayor.

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A Google search Thursday with the keywords “Rob Ford crackhead” produced a mere 66,600 results.

Readers may recall his longstanding denial that he had any sort of substance problem and steadfast refusal to seek help, despite it being urged upon him by all manner of colleagues on Toronto city council.

(Now, some of said colleagues were rather mean or purse-lipped in how they urged help upon the Mayor, though undoubtedly they perceived themselves as kind and well-intentioned, so, in the bizarre world, they must be deemed as kind and well-intentioned, perception being nine-tenths of any given battle.)


In any case, at the time, Mr. Ford’s refusals were deemed to be part of a pattern of dishonesty and were attributed to his innate stubbornness or to some perceived moral weakness — the old way of looking upon addiction.

He was roundly mocked for his lapses and egregious conduct during them; buttons and T-shirts making fun of him were everywhere; newspapers dedicated entire flying squads of reporters to follow him about; there were breathless details about how much he sweated and how incoherent he did or didn’t appear.

And much of that was before he belatedly confessed his problems.

But as the new policy makes clear, such denials are completely common among those with psychosocial disabilities and wholly understandable.

In fact, as the executive summary says in no uncertain terms, “Because of the extreme stigma around certain types of mental health disabilities and addictions, many people may be afraid to disclose their disability to others.


“They may worry about being labelled, experiencing negative attitudes from others, losing their jobs or housing, or experiencing unequal treatment in services after disclosing a mental health issue or addiction.”

The broadening of the disability definition to include addictions has been in the works for almost 15 years, with a court case here and a court case there, but the new policy is the first to lay out standards, guidelines and best practices.

They may worry about being labelled, experiencing negative attitudes from others, losing their jobs or housing, or experiencing unequal treatment in services after disclosing a mental health issue or addiction
As a decision by the rights tribunal noted in a case last year, the use of “the term ‘crackhead’ ” is itself demeaning.

That April 9, 2013 decision involved a complaint from a longstanding crack-cocaine addict — he’d been addicted for 23 years and had participated in no fewer than 14 recovery programs — who had been clean for eight months when he started a job as a sales agent for a car dealership agency.

Things appeared to be going along swimmingly until he declined an invite for a drink with his boss, explaining that he wasn’t being rude, but was rather a recovering addict. Over time, he told the boss all about his history. And when he relapsed over two weekends in the late summer of 2009, he went to the boss’s house to get some money he was owed.

He thought they were going to go to a bank machine. Instead, the boss took him to two detox sites, over his objections, trying to force him into help.

In fairly short order, the two had a falling out over other monies the agent was owed, and the boss called him “a f—ing crackhead,” which made the agent feel like he’d been slapped in the face. He was ashamed, especially when he learned the boss told a colleague about his addiction history, and others in the business.

He resigned, so depressed he soon slipped “back into full-blown addiction.”

In fairness, from the evidence at the tribunal, the agent seemed a pretty reasonable sort, and the boss an aggressive thug who once even threatened to kill him.

The adjudicator found that the agent “experienced stigmatization due to his disability,” that his disability “is one which is associated with stigmatization,” and that he was “vulnerable to negative stereotyping.” The boss was found to have discriminated against him and to have created a poisoned work environment.

He was ordered to pay the agent the commission owed him plus $25,000 for the injury to his dignity.

The decision is cited, with approval, in the new policy.

Imagine, then, the injury Mr. Ford — having endured treatment at least as egregious as that and far more widespread and for a far longer period — might be deemed to have suffered, either when council stripped him of most of his powers, or if, come the municipal election in October, he loses.

I am not for a minute serious, but imagining the reception that Rob Ford, pleading such a case, would receive rather illustrates the hypocrisy of the whole schmear: Poor addicts good, rich ones not so much.

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