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Lucylastic -> Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/16/2013 2:31:54 AM)
Its been a fun week here with toronto politics, with the idiot they call mayor. Jon Stewart kinda wraps it up well in a six minute segment over at crooks and liars http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/stewart-blasts-toronto-mayor-fking-guy-one if you would rather see the clip on comedy network or in CA heres the links http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/blogs/2013/11/dailyshow-nov14-rob-ford http://www.thedailyshow.com/#tool_tip_1 Colbert gets into it too http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/blogs/2013/11/colbert-report-nov14-rob-ford More info , here http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/11/15/rob_ford_council_strips_mayor_of_power_to_control_committees.html# http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/11/14/rob_ford_admits_drinking_and_driving_says_hell_sue_former_staffers.html the guy is a walking clusterfuck

DomKen -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/16/2013 6:58:07 AM)
What is it going to take to get the parliament involved to remove this guy?

GotSteel -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/16/2013 7:26:16 AM)
I can't believe you didn't title the thread crack mayor.

TheHeretic -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/16/2013 9:51:00 PM)
Oh my. That was fucking hilarious, Lucy. Thanks! I used the Daily Show link, and got the added bonus of the riff on Pres. Obama updating his previous misspeakment, and clarifing that when he said the healthcare website would be fixed in November, he didn't mean THIS November.

tj444 -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 9:18:47 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen What is it going to take to get the parliament involved to remove this guy? parliament is federal, why would they get involved and how would they have any power to?.. The city council, however, has curtailed his power, apparently.. http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/11/15/rob_fords_curtailed_powers_a_qa_on_what_it_all_means.html

TheHeretic -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 9:40:54 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: tj444 quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen What is it going to take to get the parliament involved to remove this guy? parliament is federal, why would they get involved and how would they have any power to?.. It really is annoyingly stupid, isn't it, when someone reads a news story about doings in another country, and assume they know enough to comment on the process? The guy is mighty entertaining though. [:D]

tj444 -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 10:06:36 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TheHeretic The guy is mighty entertaining though. [:D] maybe for everyone but his wife! (gawd, he sure doesn't act like he has one) I expect his wife doesn't agree with you, she is likely embarrassed she is married to the buffoon.. he reminds me a lot of Donald Sterling (owner of the LA Clippers).. ugh.. [:'(]

Lucylastic -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 1:28:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen What is it going to take to get the parliament involved to remove this guy? Thiis bit from the local newspaper wraps it up fairly neatly. Provincial can do it, so it wouldnt need to go to the feds, altho Harper is probably backing his friend to the hilt. I do see a change in the bylaws soon City council has no power to remove him on its own. It is not a parliamentary system, so council can’t hold a non-confidence vote. There are no political parties at the city level, so Mr. Ford can’t be ousted by members of his caucus. There is no impeachment process or provision for a recall vote. Unless the mayor is convicted and sentenced to jail, he can’t be removed on legal grounds, and the mayor does not face criminal charges in any case. With city council hog-tied, it is up to the province to act, using its power as the senior level of government to pass legislation allowing for the removal of a sitting mayor. That’s possible in theory; the laws that govern cities are made by the province. But it would set a dreadful precedent. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/having-the-province-remove-rob-ford-from-office-is-tempting-but-unwise/article15385618/

Yachtie -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 1:33:18 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lucylastic But it would set a dreadful precedent. Putting officials on notice is not a bad thing.

tj444 -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 1:50:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Yachtie quote: ORIGINAL: Lucylastic But it would set a dreadful precedent. Putting officials on notice is not a bad thing. hmmm... on notice for what? for them to be sneakier about it so they don't get caught!??? [;)]

DomKen -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 2:48:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: tj444 quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen What is it going to take to get the parliament involved to remove this guy? parliament is federal, why would they get involved and how would they have any power to?.. The city council, however, has curtailed his power, apparently.. http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/11/15/rob_fords_curtailed_powers_a_qa_on_what_it_all_means.html It was my understanding that only the provincial or the federal parliament could remove him.

DomKen -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 2:53:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TheHeretic quote: ORIGINAL: tj444 quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen What is it going to take to get the parliament involved to remove this guy? parliament is federal, why would they get involved and how would they have any power to?.. It really is annoyingly stupid, isn't it, when someone reads a news story about doings in another country, and assume they know enough to comment on the process? The guy is mighty entertaining though. [:D] Funny how I did actually know what I was talking about. Maybe some people shouldn't spout off when they don't know shit about the subject.

RomanticRebel -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 3:20:20 PM)
I just watched the video of him drunk and ranting. We thought the politicians in the US were messed up, this guy is beyond crazy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGEOolwE03M

tj444 -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 3:30:14 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen quote: ORIGINAL: tj444 quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen What is it going to take to get the parliament involved to remove this guy? parliament is federal, why would they get involved and how would they have any power to?.. The city council, however, has curtailed his power, apparently.. http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/11/15/rob_fords_curtailed_powers_a_qa_on_what_it_all_means.html It was my understanding that only the provincial or the federal parliament could remove him. I have never heard of anyone properly elected doing that before, or any situation where it was called for.. even if the feds or province could do anything, why would they want to get involved in that dog fight? Each province has its own regulations regarding municipalities, so it depends what Ontario's regs state.. He has been (according to this article from a year ago) been removed from office due to other trouble in 2012 (yet not removed?).. I am not sure what the story is or why he is still "Mayor".. but if he had any honour at all, he would resign and never darken City Hall's steps again.. "Rob MacDermid, a political science professor at York University, said it should not have been up to Magder to tackle Ford. "It's difficult to bring actions against politicians — it falls to a citizen," MacDermid said. "There has to be a better way." " http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/11/26/rob-ford-conflict-of-interest_n_2190228.html

TheHeretic -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 9:40:09 PM)
FR Well, I never took 5th grade civics in Canada, or even watched the CBC version of Schoolhouse Rock, so I have no idea what the options might be to remove him from office. I do know, the comment about having the all the (pussy?) he needs to eat at home is one of the funniest things I have ever heard come out of a politician's mouth. Maybe ya'll should re-elect him. It couldn't hurt the tourism. [:D]

DaddySatyr -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/17/2013 9:51:18 PM)
I now understand why the foreigners come to this forum and bitch about our politicians; they realize that theirs are waaaaaay too far gone.

Lucylastic -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/18/2013 2:32:38 AM)
Considering he has only been the mayor for three years, and he is a "conservative" yeah that has to be the reason.snorts Altho he does remind me a lot of our 'south of the border brothers and sisters in conservatism. I can see why he appeals to some

Politesub53 -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/18/2013 3:41:21 AM)
Long gone are the days when a politician of any stripe would do the honourable thing and resign straight away. At least this guy shows Boris in a whole different light Lucy.

Lucylastic -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/18/2013 3:45:07 AM)
Boris in my humble opinion was a wanker back in the late 80s albeit a smart bloke, but this guy is one of the scummiest assholes Ive "lived" with. Im hardly a prude but he makes my skin crawl.

thishereboi -> RE: Jon Stewart on the mayor of Toronto (11/18/2013 6:40:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TheHeretic FR Well, I never took 5th grade civics in Canada, or even watched the CBC version of Schoolhouse Rock, so I have no idea what the options might be to remove him from office. I do know, the comment about having the all the (pussy?) he needs to eat at home is one of the funniest things I have ever heard come out of a politician's mouth. Maybe ya'll should re-elect him. It couldn't hurt the tourism. [:D] well they are going to have to keep him around for a while, at least until this happens http://www.mojointhemorning.com/articles/send-feed-443466/mojo-miley-and-the-mayor-11834909/ What a trio [8D]

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