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Tag: Mayor Rob Ford

May 22, 2013

The crack video, hearsay evidence, and the mutability of ‘fact’ | #TOpoli

https://twitter.com/sol_chrom/statuses/337221607154135040 Two worthwhile reads this morning from Edward Keenan and Navneet Alang.…

January 31, 2013

Adult conversation. Is it too much to hope for? | #TOpoli #onpoli

Well, what can you do? Thrilling as the #Fordcourt ride was, we’re back to where we started. Ford Nation, such as it is, can enjoy its little victory lap. We can debate, at our leisure, whether conflict-of-interest proceedings and campaign-finance…

January 9, 2013

Municipal governance, the appeal court, and Rob Ford’s moral compass | #TOpoli

An entertaining day at the Ontario Court of Justice yesterday, listening to…

June 2, 2012

Behold, Children of Toronto: The Power of the Ford! | #UnionStation #flood #TOpoli

What the still photo doesn’t show: the water is actually flowing UP…

June 1, 2012

#TeamFord’s two-years-and-change horizon, and a proposed two-track strategy | #TOpoli

My friend @cityslikr’s got another fine piece at Torontoist today. In it,…

May 19, 2012

For @TOMayorFord, credit where it’s due | #TOpoli

Yeah, I know, I know. But I spend so much time dumping…

May 3, 2012

The mayor, the newspaper, and building bridges | #TOpoli

It’s just a suggestion, but maybe if the mayor wasn’t so intent…

May 3, 2012

An open letter to Councillor Doug Ford | #TOpoli #TeamFord

Dougie (do you mind if I call you Dougie?), we need to…

April 19, 2012

Via @hamutaldotan: Rob Ford Should Participate in Pride. Period. | politics | Torontoist #TOpoli #LGBT

via torontoist.com A terrific piece from Hamutal Dotan. Read it now. She…

March 4, 2012

@jm_mcgrath, Rob Ford, and municipal governance | #TOpoli

What #TOpoli social-media types get up to on Saturday nights. Sad, isn’t…