smitherman, isn't this the guy who knows nothing about orange helicoppers?
Ford Nation - How do you like me now???
- Thread starter Fili-mac
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Yes mayor Ford is a bumbling whale with foot-in-mouth disease.
I would rather have him as mayor than an arrogant cocaine using diddler.
Truth is there was nobody to vote for who would truly add value to this city.
We voted for the best of the worst. Luckily mayor Ford won.
I would rather have him as mayor than an arrogant cocaine using diddler.
Truth is there was nobody to vote for who would truly add value to this city.
We voted for the best of the worst. Luckily mayor Ford won.
viper84737
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So what you're saying is that he represents the people of Toronto well? I agree. Excellent choice, Toronto!
toshison
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The only reason I saw for not going through with the subway was that it was a whole lot more expensive.
Maybe Im wrong cuz I don't know all the facts but I don't think you can say an LRT is more effective than a subway line. LRT's are great when you have a compact city core like Melbourne, Australia but not for the sprawl of Toronto. Not too mention that there is an existing subway line along sheppard that should already be longer than it is..
I won't be able to answer that in detail, but standing up against the union strikes in a time of recession gets my approval.
Who stages a strike in the middle of a recession when everyone is losing their jobs???
What recession?????????
invictus43
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It's a little more complicated than that..but you're right, there is a place for subways..if you can come up with the cash. And getting it from the Province isn't always the right answer..that's still our money. You have to put the appropriate mode in place for the volume. I actually agree with Mayor Marshmallow to some degree on this. Unfortunately, as was mentioned by Chaos, he's a buffoon and a bully and nobody will work with him.
Nevermind
viper84737
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He's right though, it's not a recession. Recessions bounce back. This is a fundamental economic realization, just like the one Japan had in the early 1990s. If that's a recession, it's quite the huge recess, I guess. Fair enough.
Haha maybe he is? A fairly reliable source says that he is. He also might be making a lot of money funneling through a real estate loophole. :?
cbcanada
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100% correct !
cbcanada
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Ford has done the best he can.
Is there cut backs? Yes but how else can we get out of the mess of the pass regimes? They had one solution for everything. More taxes more money!
Truth is if you never liked ford to begin with because you were a bleeding heart liberal then you never will. Thats fine and dandy i can respect that but its not fair to say he isnt doing right by tax payers
The liberal contingent at city hall is so deep in kick backs and getting greased up by unions and big companies that they forced the LRT over the subway. When they put that crap up in the middle of sheppard its going to be a nightmare!
Sure the subway costs more but it wil make the city a better place for the future vs the LRT. According to that independent study last year, We have a city work force thats over staffed by 15,000 workers that hold positions of nor elevance. they do nothing and are getting paid 50k+ per year
There is money for every scam the city runs but never money when its for for something that benefits the public in a real way. They voted LRT because they rather see that extra money in their pockets.
Is there cut backs? Yes but how else can we get out of the mess of the pass regimes? They had one solution for everything. More taxes more money!
Truth is if you never liked ford to begin with because you were a bleeding heart liberal then you never will. Thats fine and dandy i can respect that but its not fair to say he isnt doing right by tax payers
The liberal contingent at city hall is so deep in kick backs and getting greased up by unions and big companies that they forced the LRT over the subway. When they put that crap up in the middle of sheppard its going to be a nightmare!
Sure the subway costs more but it wil make the city a better place for the future vs the LRT. According to that independent study last year, We have a city work force thats over staffed by 15,000 workers that hold positions of nor elevance. they do nothing and are getting paid 50k+ per year
There is money for every scam the city runs but never money when its for for something that benefits the public in a real way. They voted LRT because they rather see that extra money in their pockets.
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Fili-mac
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I give him credit for trying to tackle the spending and the budget at City Hall, but I can't think of any other good ideas he had/has... I don't count the gaint ferris wheel and mono rail in the waterfront as a good idea ......
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Fili-mac
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this only adds to it.... http://www.thestar.com/news/cityhal...-temptresses-coming-to-rob-ford-weigh-in?bn=1 can't wait till the boys on 102.1 get a hold of this.
Why are people flogging this dead horse? It was just a suggestion and was never intended as a solid plan carved in stone. Ford is not building a ferris wheel. But who knows what's going to happen in another 25-50 years? Maybe the docklands will finally be developed and an amusement park will be built on the site since Ontario Place is gone. It wouldn't be such a ridiculous idea by then.
Fili-mac
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Because he has two years plus left in his term, or is he a lame duck already????
Someone mentioned he had/has good ideas, I was just wondering what the are?
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Who stages a strike in the middle of a recession when everyone is losing their jobs???
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say those whose contracts are up.
Scarborough became a thriving Metropolis with their LRT
Short term thinking wins out again.
Now we just have to save up for the extra buses, for when the LRT breaks down.
The Scarberians know all about that.
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