If you go to Rob Ford's web site, it lists how he voted at city council, on all kinds of issues. When you read through it, you can see many of the motions brought to council were put foreword by Ford. It's clear many of his motions were put foreword only so they could be used for political gain. Whenever city council votes to give money to a cause, Ford brings about another motion saying this.
"Do you agree NOT to spend $270,000 extra to narrow Gladstone Ave. from 4 to 2 lanes and remove parking spaces?"
It's almost always motions to oppose any money council gave for different items from AIDS organizations to renovating Nathan Philips Square. He is usually the only one voting for his amendments. He's obviously grandstanding to use it for political purposes and to irritate other members of city council. It's not done to actually accomplish a goal for the city because he knows damn well what the outcome will be. He has a 100% FAILURE rate! I call it playing politics. Can people not see through the real intention here? I really thought Torontonians were more sophisticated than that. This guy is so blatantly transparent.
How much time and money is he wasting by initiating all these fruitless votes in council? How are these really constructive in any way, when council already voted to give the money? Why would they vote to give it back? If these motions never pass, Ford obviously knows he's wasting his time and ours, so the only benefit I can see from doing this, is to use it as proof that he is the ONLY one looking out for taxpayer's money, when in fact, he is just wasting it. It's so unproductive. How come the media doesn't call him on this wasteful stupidity?
Want to see more stupidity? Check out a how Ford voted and all his council motions and ask yourself what is his motivation? (I'm talking to Ford supporters here)
http://robford.ca/councilvotes.asp
I'm not posting this to promote a candidate, I just really hate hypocrisy and political BS! I'm voting for whoever has the best chance to defeat ford, it's as simple as that. (besides Rossi, he creeps me out lol)