http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Meanwhile in Toronto en Mon, 18 May 2026 20:14:18 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250&page=2#post-145626 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 11:07:38 +0000 SRD 145626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In an interesting twist, Olivia chow is now running against Ford.<br /> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/03/11/toronto_election_olivia_chow_to_resign_as_mp_launch_toronto_mayoral_bid_on_thursday.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/03/11/toronto_election_olivia_chow_to_resign_as_mp_launch_toronto_mayoral_bid_on_thursday.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2014/03/15/olivia-chow-leading-in-early-polling" rel="nofollow">http://www.torontosun.com/2014/03/15/olivia-chow-leading-in-early-polling</a></p> <p>She is widow of jack Layton, known for his love of cycling. See thread here: <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10972#post-122795" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10972#post-122795</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250&page=2#post-135831 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:58:04 +0000 skotl 135831@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't see what the fuss is about. Guy seems perfectly sane, sensible, measured and trustworthy to me... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250&page=2#post-135820 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 17:42:02 +0000 Focus 135820@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25226506">Toronto Mayor Rob Ford 'tried to buy crack video'</a></p> <p>"<em>Rob Ford, the mayor of Canada's largest city Toronto, is alleged to have attempted to buy a video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine.</p> <p>A police recording shows two suspected gang members apparently discussing an offer by Mr Ford of C$5,000 (£2,900) and a car for the video, weeks before its existence was made public.</em></p> <p>..." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250&page=2#post-133457 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:07:09 +0000 Focus 133457@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice rant! Actually, it's far too reasoned to be called a rant.</p> <p>And the first comment?: "<em>ppl can say what you want, but this guy has been a great mayor. He has followed through on his promises and saved the city hundreds of millions.</p> <p>He is the guy our city needs going forward and I am confident he will get re-elected a year from now.</p> <p>All the best Rob!</em> "</p> <p>So proving Rick Mercer right! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250&page=2#post-133444 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:38:19 +0000 SRD 133444@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Haven't watched this yet, but rick mercer's from my home town. And a pretty funny guy </p> <p><a href="http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/11/rick_mercer_rants_about_rob_ford/" rel="nofollow">http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/11/rick_mercer_rants_about_rob_ford/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250&page=2#post-133228 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:29:42 +0000 Focus 133228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/11/18/rob_ford_stripped_of_power_as_mayor_by_toronto_council.html">Toronto Star - Rob Ford stripped of power as mayor by Toronto council</a></p> <p>"<em>Before voting got underway, Ford warned that the changes would “seriously hurt democracy in this city.”</p> <p>“<strong>If you think American-style politics is nasty, you guys have just attacked Kuwait</strong>,” Ford said. “This is going to be outright war in the next election</em>.”"</p> <p>Classy as ever. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-133227 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:25:46 +0000 Focus 133227@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/18/call-snap-election-to-deal-with-rob-ford-fiasco">Toronto Sun - Call snap election to deal with Rob Ford fiasco</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/17/mayor-rob-ford-parks-illegally">Mayor Rob Ford parks illegally</a></p> <p>"<em>Controversy just seems to follow Mayor Rob Ford.</p> <p>Ford was lambasted Sunday after a picture of him parked illegally made the rounds online.</p> <p>Ford’s driver had parked the mayor’s black Cadillac Escalade SUV on Ontario St. in a no-parking zone across from the front door to the Sun News Network TV studio.</p> <p>...</p> <p><strong>Ford was not ticketed for parking in the zone where the vehicle sat for nearly three hours.</strong></em>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-133208 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 23:50:42 +0000 SRD 133208@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>News flash - just heard ford 's out. Bad news us that his replacements a climate change denier...</p> <p>Hmmm bbc still just saying 'limited powers'. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24990650" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24990650</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-132788 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 19:47:45 +0000 Focus 132788@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>*Mr Ford's brother is also in the council. I wonder who the third person was?</em> "</p> <p>His ego? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-132780 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:41:19 +0000 Min 132780@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Apparently the council have stepped in and voted (39 to 3*) to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24963063">strip him of some powers</a>.</p> <p>They reckon that few people are prepared to defend him now.</p> <p>*Mr Ford's brother is also in the council. I wonder who the third person was? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-132740 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:22:56 +0000 twq 132740@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm confused as to why he isn't in jail after admitting to all those crimes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-132739 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:17:09 +0000 SRD 132739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is good on why he's popular. </p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/michael-bolen/rob-ford-suburbs-ugly-truth-canada_b_4222161.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/michael-bolen/rob-ford-suburbs-ugly-truth-canada_b_4222161.html</a> </p> <p>I think it was R4 PM yesterday interviewing a barber with similar take. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-132728 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:27:54 +0000 Min 132728@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's astonishing isn't it? I think they probably need to look into changing their constitution so that if anelected official turns out to be a raving loony then they can be got rid of. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-132727 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:26:44 +0000 skotl 132727@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just when you think it can't get any more astonishing, something even more amazing comes out :-)</p> <p>If it was a sitcom, people would complain that it was unrealistic!</p> <p>Oddly, I know a couple of people who live in Toronto and they're firmly behind him "he's a guy's guy", said one! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-132726 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:23:12 +0000 Focus 132726@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The guy is a raving idiot and frankly needs booting out of his position. Sadly not as straightforward a task as it needs to be. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-132711 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:26:47 +0000 Min 132711@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now he is making sexual remarks to reporters and admitting to drink driving.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24947207" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24947207</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-131756 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 23:19:57 +0000 Focus 131756@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24858250">Oops, he's done it again!</a></p> <p>"<strong>Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in video murder rant</strong></p> <p><em>Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has apologised for a video of him making threats to commit "first-degree murder" against an unknown person.</p> <p>The leader of Canada's biggest city told reporters he had been "extremely inebriated" in the clip, which shows him apparently blowing off steam.</em></p> <p>..."</p> <p>There are no doubt many drunk politicians and public servants around the world (we in the UK have had our share), but most at least do it in the privacy of their own homes I would expect. This guy is a raving loonie* and should be allowed to have no influence over the public whatsoever.</p> <p>* Cultural play on words intended ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-131633 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 19:40:32 +0000 Focus 131633@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's all very Lance Armstrong, isn't it? Denial until it's impossible to deny any longer! This slug looks to continue sliming his way along, hoping to prove invincible. My hope is someone more forward-thinking and sensible ousts him pronto! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-131616 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:12:34 +0000 algo 131616@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Focus - some considerable time later your wish may come true:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24826257" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24826257</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-112037 Mon, 27 May 2013 19:39:08 +0000 neddie 112037@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A "freak crash" with a canoe ???!!!!</p> <p>It sounds more like a negligent driver who didn't tie his load down properly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-112027 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:30:50 +0000 SRD 112027@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Focus - here's one for you <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/27/two-charity-ride-bikers-seriously-injured-in-freak-crash-with-canoe-in-ontario/" rel="nofollow">http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/27/two-charity-ride-bikers-seriously-injured-in-freak-crash-with-canoe-in-ontario/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-111953 Mon, 27 May 2013 10:18:21 +0000 SRD 111953@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Found it! "being british we were prepared"</p> <p>With a cameo appearance by one of our own :) and a bicycle</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKVVSq7jaXA" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKVVSq7jaXA</a></p> <p>(changed link to a longer/better excerpt with intro) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-111950 Mon, 27 May 2013 09:48:11 +0000 SRD 111950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Glad we can at least agree on London, Ont. then!</p> <p>(tried to find classic Wayne and Shuster Toronto sketch "In search of the river Don" on Youtube, but it doesn't seem to be there. YOu'll have to settle for this instead: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR_5h8CzRcI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR_5h8CzRcI</a> just for fun) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-111943 Mon, 27 May 2013 00:11:27 +0000 Focus 111943@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ <strong>SRD</strong></p> <p>No need to apologise. If we all liked the same place the world would probably collapse from the weight of us all standing in the same spot! ;-) </p> <p>I understand not liking big cities as a rule myself but Toronto (and I'm talking Downtown and only as far north as Bloor) is what I call the largest village in the world - it just has that sort of atmosphere and community feel to me. London, Ontario on the other hand is just an ugly mess of a place and I'm glad I was only playing ice hockey there. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-111939 Sun, 26 May 2013 22:20:10 +0000 SRD 111939@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>mmm....I'm not immediately keen on the idea (like most people I suspect), but it did occur to me that this might have interesting implications for relations between scottish govt and local authorities - eg transport spend. I can certainly think of some dynamics where fewer but larger units might work better in terms of pushing an active travel agenda. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-111938 Sun, 26 May 2013 22:13:55 +0000 chdot 111938@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Which reminds me -</p> <p>"<br /> Police chief in council merger call </p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22622306" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22622306</a></p> <p>Some things were better in Lothian Region days. </p> <p>Don't know if things would improve with a return to that sort of two tier system or whether Edinburgh should be responsible for a bigger 'city region'. </p> <p>Lothians plus south Fife - that would be interesting... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-111937 Sun, 26 May 2013 21:54:31 +0000 SRD 111937@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I know very little about this, and nothing of the source, but an interesting read: <a href="http://m.thetyee.ca/Opinion/2013/05/23/Rob-Ford-Meltdown/" rel="nofollow">http://m.thetyee.ca/Opinion/2013/05/23/Rob-Ford-Meltdown/</a></p> <p>Basically a critique of the effect of Toronto's amalgamation with neighbouring areas, with a strong mention of public transport policy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-111935 Sun, 26 May 2013 21:11:28 +0000 SRD 111935@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry Focus. Not a big fan of southern Ontario in general, or big cities. Haven't spent any real time in TO after my early 20s, but nothing before that enamored me. Although I have vivid recollections of my first lemon gelatto and osso bucco aged 10. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-111928 Sun, 26 May 2013 19:50:30 +0000 Focus 111928@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ <strong>SRD</strong> </p> <p>I'm amazed anyone could say Toronto is their <em>least</em> favourite city :-o</p> <p>I suppose it depends on your criteria but I can't think of any city I've enjoyed being in <em>more</em> than Toronto, though some have been equally enjoyable in different ways, such as Cannes and Monaco. None of those are based on cycling though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10250#post-111895 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:59:09 +0000 Tulyar 111895@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Montreal had Bicycle Bob Silverman and Claire Morissette, who were creative genii behind le Monde a Bicyclette who ran a superb campaign to gain cycle access for crossings of the St Lawrence River (Icarus, bucket chain, rabbits digging, Moses parting the waters etc), very much the creative and Gallic orientation.</p> <p>Toronto's most expensive properties are on Toronto Island, served largely by foot/cycle ferries from the downtown waterfront. Streets are barely 10 feet wide and transport is almost exclusively on foot and by bike. Back 20 years and Dan Egan and Barbara Wentworth were the city side of the cycling committee with Sue Zielinski and guys from Cinecycle (a combined bike workshop and cinema) gave the vox pop input.</p> <p>Both in their way lovely places, and the news of Mayor Ford is such a disappointment. </p>