What about future Toronto

Rob Ford is spouting a new soundbite, “saved a billion dollars”.  Anyone who bothers to look at the numbers will quickly see that isn’t true, and even if it was true he’s selling Toronto’s future short.  I could tell Torontonians, “Elect me and you will not pay another cent of …

Why being a citizen matters

  I was reading the news this morning about the latest Rob Ford gaffe and the CBC had posted images of the protests going on outside city hall.  It is pretty telling that this is actually going on in the first place.  I don’t recall during either Mel Lastman’s or David …

Back on the Bike!

I am back in the saddle.  I am very excited t be back on the bike. This was actually my fifth ride.  My goal was to be back on the bike by September and dammit I was.  It takes more than a bus to stop me.  It was a rainy …

So now what?

Now that the hubub over Rob Ford is dying down Toronto needs to start thinking about what happens next. Rob mentions he will fight the ruling “tooth and nail”. He has also mentioned he will try to run in a by-election, although the city lawyer believes he may not be …