denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
Sorry, the soap opera is closed indefinitely.
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Check my PM.
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Sorry, the soap opera is closed indefinitely.
AoD
Valid criticism - post fixed.Know your lingo if you want to talk about these things - it's sexual orientation, not "preference". And can we not drag out this bigot thing over and over again, it's getting rather stale.
“I hope our citizens know that council rules supreme. The mayor has no authority above council†-- Hazel McCallion
"One (Toronto) councillor made the comment that the staff must do what the mayor says ... that’s not the way it’s done here. We do not tell the staff what to bring forward in a report,†-- Hazel McCallion
Miller was an ass. A elitist snob who laughed when told things like businesses were hurt by his policies. Good riddance. He couldn't even run a FOOD CART program properly due to his annoying micro-management.
My parents are not big fans of pride either. Not everyone has to like everything. I don't every remeber if Ford said he hated gays.
.Councillor Maria Augimeri urged the five transit commissioners who called Tuesday’s meeting to change their minds and keep Webster in the top job.
“What message are you sending to the rest of our employees, that professionalism gets kicked out the door and toadyism wins? … This man is a consummate professional. You can rely on him to give you the truth. You can rely on him not to hide reports,” she said, in a pointed reference to a report revealed by the Star last week that Ford hid from the public because it didn’t support his plan to extend the Sheppard subway.
“Today is a clear demonstration of an abuse of power,” said an emotional Augimeri
“The general public — and subway, streetcar and bus passengers — all tell me it’s time for a change,” said Ford.
Behind closed doors, the commissioners who engineered Webster’s firing had planned to immediately name Byford to the top job but were surprised to learn that it wasn’t possible under the conditions of his work visa.
TTC chair Karen Stintz also expressed frustration with the mayor Wednesday.
“There’s this notion that there’s a ‘subway plan.’ Rob Ford keeps talking about a subway plan, and there’s no subway plan. As soon as Rob Ford can tell us where he’s going to get $4 billion for a subway, then we can discuss a subway,” she said. “Until that point, we cannot. It’s frustrating that he’s talking about subways on Eglinton and subways on Sheppard, when we actually have no plan.”
I doubt it. He's just seen a career professional at the TTC get tossed. He's got a long resume of success and has yet to settle into Toronto. He might very well be shopping his options right now..I wonder how much of a Ford lackey this Byford will be.
Why didn't he wait to fire Webster AFTER March 5th when he had secured his control of the TTC board?
You know you're screwed if Hazel, with the latest ethics issues, looks better than you do. I like Hazel BTW, she spoke at my industry conference in September and the room was silent - she's got a gift for sure.Hazel sets Rob Ford straight:
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He's just seen a career professional at the TTC get tossed. He's got a long resume of success and has yet to settle into Toronto. He might very well be shopping his options right now.
I have to say, this is the most exciting city politics I can remember.
I'd bet quite a few people. If we were in their shoes, we might not be among them, but we don't represent everyone. And who said the professional needs to be self-respecting anyway?Given what has just transpired, I have a hard time imagining any self-respecting professional would apply for this position. Who wants this crap?
My boss has a saying, and that's "Anyone can be replaced". As much as I hate to admit it, unfortunately he's absolutely right on that one.