inyyz
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Ford puts his foot in it so often he needs a spare.
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basic
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That is why Ledrew has been terrible. He is not a journalist.
Foible
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Coming out of lurk mode because nobody has mentioned that Warren Kinsella called his departure a couple weeks back. Though his rather terse post seems to imply that it has a lot more to do with a rift between Flaherty and the PM over income splitting.
Also, for what it's worth, MetroMan's recent tweet about Flaherty seems more like his own speculation than something coming out of insider knowledge.
TJ O'Pootertoot
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Tweeted by Don Peat:
"It is very unfortunate for the whole country of Canada to lose the best finance minister ever" Rob Ford on Jim Flaherty resigning
In the scheme of things it should be one of his least offensive habits but, really, there are few things that drive me as crazy as Ford saying every single thing is the BEST EVER! What is his damage that he can't just say, "...to lose a really great finance minister" or whatever?
(Also, John Tory tweeted "Thank you @JimFlaherty for your service to Canada and for working hard for our city." which makes me reconsider my stance on him somewhat. I'm not one to say I was a fan of the Harris government or of the Harper government for that matter but of all the people in those governments, hey, Flaherty kept us afloat in the recession etc. BUT the idea that Flaherty put in hard work for Toronto strikes me as absurd. His governments have been arguably the most anti-Toronto in the country's history and as the de facto Minister for the GTA he has been utterly useless, unless you want to count the $600M advance he got for his fishing buddy, Rob, for his subway pet project. Provincially, he was only the guy who said that forced amalgamation would be "revenue neutral," which I doubt even he believed. So, I'll thank him generally for his public service but his hard for Toronto? Please. But that's just my opinion.)
"It is very unfortunate for the whole country of Canada to lose the best finance minister ever" Rob Ford on Jim Flaherty resigning
In the scheme of things it should be one of his least offensive habits but, really, there are few things that drive me as crazy as Ford saying every single thing is the BEST EVER! What is his damage that he can't just say, "...to lose a really great finance minister" or whatever?
(Also, John Tory tweeted "Thank you @JimFlaherty for your service to Canada and for working hard for our city." which makes me reconsider my stance on him somewhat. I'm not one to say I was a fan of the Harris government or of the Harper government for that matter but of all the people in those governments, hey, Flaherty kept us afloat in the recession etc. BUT the idea that Flaherty put in hard work for Toronto strikes me as absurd. His governments have been arguably the most anti-Toronto in the country's history and as the de facto Minister for the GTA he has been utterly useless, unless you want to count the $600M advance he got for his fishing buddy, Rob, for his subway pet project. Provincially, he was only the guy who said that forced amalgamation would be "revenue neutral," which I doubt even he believed. So, I'll thank him generally for his public service but his hard for Toronto? Please. But that's just my opinion.)
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TonyV
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^ The thing is, the Ford Bros are getting ink on this topic while there is no reason in the world to put any stock into what they say about Flaherty. These guys could not tell good economic policy from bad if their lives, or I should say if their lunches depended on it. I am so surprised that the journals are giving these goofballs coverage wrt this important stuff.
tiffer24
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globeandmail 7:50pm via HootSuite
Doug Ford: "People who don’t like Rob Ford are going to plug their nose," and vote for him, despite videos.
Doug Ford: "People who don’t like Rob Ford are going to plug their nose," and vote for him, despite videos.
FromTheHammer
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Thanks to Guy and others for clearing this up.
I love the moniker "Guy Caballaro" and wonder how many people know who that was.
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FromTheHammer
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Best. Campaign. Manager. Ever.
kbdid
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JFC so Doug is going 'oh Rob wasn't as bad as I thought he'd be' (on Saturday night) and people will 'plug their noses' and vote for Ford? So he's basically admitting his bro's a mess but there might be a chance. Yikes.
basic
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He wishes Flaherty the best in the private sector, and that he makes "millions of dollars".
EagleEye
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I have asthma and haven't been hospitalised or even had a trip there but it is asthma.
EagleEye
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The Dale incident happened 2 years ago and then in December we all know what happened. This "push" from the media has only started in the past 6 weeks or so. There is a definite difference from Dale, Peat, Proskow, Simpson and a couple of others. They are not afraid to laugh when a Ford says something stupid, for instance when Doug said Blair thought he was above the law, Dale laughed out loud and Ford went off on him, then Proskow jumped in with a question and was called the most unprofessional media person out there.
Today, Robyn Doolittle said Doug wouldn't answer any of her questions when he was scrumming. I don't think she's been at city hall much since her book came out and was wondering how they would treat her.
sno man
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Maybe there is a new protocol, then. They seem really reluctant to call it asthma these days.
jusbokeh
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having former minister of finance of the highest rank g7(current economics) country would certainly gets you a good salary.
themarc
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Perhaps JF covered for a Ford and got caught, why he was so upset in the whole process, blinded by family friend allegiance and now forced to step aside due to the splatter....?
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