Rob Ford campaigns in Toronto on Canada Day: “A disgrace. An absolute disgrace.” “Just go away.” “Disgusting man.” “Shame on you.” “Don’t go near the children, please.” Children booing. “Get out of my neighbourhood.” “A liar. A liar. A proven, factual liar.” “Keep going, Etobicoke’s a long way.” “Resign.” “Resign.” “Run away, Rob Ford.” Your […]
What I have to tell Rob Ford
By Dave Brindle Rob Ford has finally hit his rock bottom. You have to, before you get enough of a grip to get out. It can be a slow fall or a freefall, bouncing against the jagged edges of the hole, or hard and fast, straight to the bottom. It’s black. It’s lonely and silent, […]
Good news for Ford — BC to allow children in pubs
A BoB short: It looks like the party’s over for Toronto mayor Rob Ford, at least in BC. Two months after his trip to the Lower Mainland, during which he was dealt a jaywalking ticket by Coquitlam RCMP and photos of an after-hours soirée surfaced on social media sites, the province’s liquor regulator has finally […]
The Video: Rob Ford on Jimmy Kimmel
Once upon a time, a Canadian lad with stars in his eyes, whose name was Rob Ford, went to Hollywood. He wanted to see the movie people up close — the ones who walked the red carpets, the ones who went on talk shows. He wanted to be, as the Little Mermaid sang in his […]
Jimmy Kimmel Live, Rob Ford suckered
By Montreal Simon Well he went down to Los Angeles where he was given the celebrity treatment by Jimmy Kimmel. It all went to his head like a hit from a crack pipe. Until he left Tinseltown tonight, feeling like a sucker. Mayor Rob Ford spent the weekend in Hollywood singing Jimmy Kimmel’s praises. He left […]
A Modest Opinion — Who knew being Mayor was so easy?
By Nathaniel Moher There’s been a lot of talk about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford as of late. Yes, he smokes crack. Yes, he gets so drunk sometimes he smokes crack. And yes, he’s got “enough to eat at home.” But I think the main point that everyone is missing, is how easy it apparently is […]
Rob Ford is us
By TJ Dawe “#RobFord is the perfect picture of our age: capitalism in its underpants, slouched drunk on the couch saying “what r going to do, leave me?” — Naomi Klein” A point that keeps coming up in the never-ending Rob Ford train wreck is that the man was elected. He wasn’t open about his […]
The Video: Rob Ford: The late night talk show round-up
Ford: The broker on Dixon’s “state of distress”
Last night, CBC’s “the fifth estate” aired an episode on the Rob Ford scandal, including an interview with Mohamed Farah, a Dixon Rd. community worker and the so-called “broker” of the crack cocaine video. Here, Farah explains the roots of the story, and its impact on his community. By Mohamed Farah Long before the Toronto […]
The Brothers Ford: Game over
By Alison@Creekside Seven years ago, a loud and drunken Rob Ford, then a city councillor, was at a Maple Leafs game at the Air Canada Centre. He was shouting things like “My sister was a heroin addict and was shot in the head” by way of making conversation at people seated near him. A couple seated two rows in […]
