Waterfront Condo Owners, NDP Island Squatters, Social In-Activists...

...Environuts, Artsy/Fartsys dropped the ball. At the risk of being labelled, and my facetious outlook being igored, is there a hidden message/agenda, that Snivelman's support is from pink areas?

Rob Ford, Mike Harris’s gift to Toronto
October 28, 2010 – 2:15 pm

If you are looking for the deep secret behind Rob Ford’s victory in Toronto’s mayoralty race, look no further than the amazing map above.

The blue area (i.e. the entire suburbs) voted for Rob Ford.

The pink area (i.e. the entire downtown) voted for George Smitherman.

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An Honest Appraisal...

Smitherman has lost more than the mayor’s chair


Radwanski: He can be petty. He can be a bully. He’s a career politician who fights with his elbows out and has made life miserable for more than his share of adversaries, not to mention members of his own staff. In short, George.. MORE...

One And Only...

'Closet' Ford supporters can finally speak


By SUE-ANN LEVY, City Hall Columnist

No sooner had my column about George Smitherman been posted online Saturday night, did I get an e-mail from a reader living in my St. Paul’s neighbourhood.

...a look at the real Depends Snivelman without the cat ate the mouse smile:

I Don't Call Him Snivelman Without Cause...

Furious George can't change his spots
 
Sue-Ann Levy
Last Updated: October 23, 2010 4:09pm

Smitherman is George of the Bungle: Blizzard

Two mayoralty candidates are neck-and-neck in loudmouth bully race

By CHRISTINA BLIZZARD, Toronto Sun

Last Updated: October 24, 2010 12:09am

 As Toronto’s mayoralty race draws mercifully to a close, it’s been interesting to watch the anti-Rob Fordites attempt to paint him as an oaf.

That’s odd, because in the many years I covered George Smitherman at Queen’s Park, I found him to be uncouth, a loudmouth and a bully.

Yep, pretty well everything he’d now like you to think Ford is.

Let’s just examine the high points of Smitherman’s career.

Before the 2003 election that swept the Liberals to power, he was known as the pitbull — the Liberals’ attack dog who would say and do all the nasty things every winning political campaign needs to have said or done.

Once the Liberals became government, he became health minister — and remained so for their entire first mandate.

So what did he achieve?

Well, the well-documented $1-billion eHealth fiasco has certainly dogged — or should I say boondoggled? — Smitherman throughout his campaign.

Largely on Smitherman’s watch, the money paid out to consultants for the eHealth program soared from $886,000 to $10 million.

But there was more.

While he was minister, Cancer Care Ontario, the agency in charge of improving cancer services to patients across the province, had problems with untendered contracts.

In a scathing 2009 report, provincial auditor general Jim McCarter reported on $20-million-worth of work CCO paid Courtyard Group Consulting Ltd. starting in April 2006. That company has strong ties to the Liberals.

Smitherman proudly calls himself the father of the Green Energy Act.

You will remember that piece of legislation, of course. It’s another boondoggle in the making. It is partly responsible for pushing up our hydro bills and forcing us all to pay massively high prices for costly solar and wind energy.

On his website, Smitherman says he can’t wait to bring that strategy to Toronto Hydro.

“Toronto has every right to be a global giant in creating good, green jobs right here. If I’m elected mayor, that’s exactly what we’ll do,” he says

“I will make sure Toronto Hydro is focused on doing its part and so will City Hall. It’s time for Toronto to move confidently into the future.”

Oh, great. Having driven us all into poverty with soaring energy costs provincially, he now wants to double our indemnity by bringing it to T.O.

Can we really afford this guy?

Don’t tell the people of Oakville about green energy.

He was energy minister when the government signed the deal to build the gas-fired plant the Liberals were forced to back down on and cancel recently.

That’s another Smitherman screw-up that we’ll end up paying for. It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to scrap that deal.

Say one thing about Smitherman. When he messes up, he messes up really BIG.

While Ford had that embarrassing revelation about being charged with possession of marijuana and failing to provide a breath sample, Smitherman had his own teary-eyed confession about his past use of “party drugs.”

We still don’t know what specific drugs they were. Was it a gin and tonic? Geritol? Cocaine? Viagra? Inquiring minds need to know.

On Wednesday, McCarter issued yet another damning report on the shocking use of costly consultants in the health sector. Who was health minister through a lot of that abuse? You got it.

Last week, Justin Trudeau inexplicably jogged into town to give his support to Smitherman. The two were photographed jogging along, canvassing.

Optically, that was a big mistake.

Given the choice between voting for the intelligent, slim guy on the right and the out of shape dough boy on the left, I’ll pick the guy from Montreal.

So I guess the choice Monday is this: Do I vote for the plump pot-smoker whose biggest offence was not spending enough of his office budget?

Or do I vote for the plump former party drug guy with a high-flying spending habit when he was in cabinet?

Decisions, decisions.

Finally - A Strong And Perfect Candidate For Mayor...

...it will have to be a write-in ballot but the extra time and effort will be worth it!

The Contenders: Steve Murray — Cartoon Candidate

In our effort to provide complete coverage of the Toronto mayoral race, we turn our attention to our own, Bad Advice graphic columnist Steve Murray, who is “running” for mayor, despite having missed the deadline







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3 Days to Play, Opposition Has Called Their Last Timeout And...

...a Hail Mary has been called to try and ensure a spot at the trough:

YWCA rips Ford but doesn't reveal leader a Smitherman backer


By SUE-ANN LEVY, City Hall Columnist

First they knocked him in an over-the-top, highly charged statement considered unprecedented for a not-for-profit group receiving city money.

Calgarians Saw The Light...

...hopefully Torontonians will do so also.

Marcus Gee


Toronto's contenders pale next to Calgary's exciting new mayor

Humerous But There Is A Hint Of Reality...

The Star Supported Martin, McGoonty And Comrade Miller...

...so their choice is no surprise. But you have to wonder if they used the disasters known as eHealth, poor understanding of the woes of seniors, windmills as a solution to energy problems, etc. in describing Depends Snivelman's character?

Star's choice: Smitherman for mayor Sun Oct 17 2010

George Smitherman is the only candidate with the political skill, commitment to change, compassion, drive and determination to be an effective mayor.


Siddiqui: Ford gave voice to city's voiceless citizens

By Haroon Siddiqui

Sun Oct 17 2010

It is incorrect, indeed insulting, to say that those supporting Rob Ford are the Canadian cousins of American yahoos in the Tea Party movement.

10 election lessons: Goldstein

By LORRIE GOLDSTEIN, Toronto Sun

Here’s 10 things Lorrie Goldstein learned during the marathon Toronto mayoralty race, which finally ends Oct. 25

Rocco's Departure Makes Voting Decision Easier...

Rocco Rossi should be proud: Levy


By SUE-ANN LEVY, Toronto Sun

After throwing everything in the sink, Rocco Rossi realized he wasn’t able to move the dial enough to show real momentum.

Going for the leftwing vote conditioned by Comrade Miller and Dulltoon McGoonty to expect a place at the trough; ie: social in-activists, waterfront condo owners, ndp island squatters, environuts, artsy/fartsy, city hall square squatters, beggars, cyclists, etc.

Leave It To The Alternative Media To Put Things In Perspective...

Mayoral Race

Strategic stink

I’d rather vote with conviction than feed “anyone but” cynicism

By Michael Hollett

The current distraction caused by the ongoing strategic voting discussion that has infected Toronto’s mayoralty race seems based on the absurd idea that there is a science to elections and that the process has more to do with lab coats than lawn signs.

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And of course they also simplify decision making for leftwing zombies:

Mr. Freeze fibs

Smitherman pushes for a meaner city

By Gord Perks

George Smitherman says that a vote for Joe Pantalone is a vote for Rob Ford.

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Lest We Forget...

As Mayor We Need...

...but instead we have a choice of

Learn to live with it...

Snivelman Marshalls His Team...

...to deal ith major problems.

Smitherman vows to eradicate bedbugs


By TAMARA CHERRY, Toronto Sun

Mayoral candidate George Smitherman declared “an all-out war on bedbugs” Friday.

Sewell's got a job


By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun

Mayoral candidate George Smitherman gave former Toronto mayor John Sewell a job, if he wins the race on Oct. 25.

eHealth Debacle Occurred On Snivelman's Watch...

Smitherman kicks off camper tour


By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun


Ehealth records on track by 2015


One year after damning auditor’s report on $1 billion spending scandal, eHealth makes quiet strides.

...will we see more voter questions on this issue?

Give Sarah Credit For Her Accurate Assessment Of...

...Depends Snivelman!

Sarah Thomson, easy lover : Levy


By SUE-ANN LEVY, Toronto Sun

Eleven months ago — on the very day George Smitherman declared he was running for mayor — Sarah Thomson posted a pointedly nasty commentary on her Women’s Post blog of why he was not up to the job.

Do You Live In Toronto? A Must The Star Bookmark Site...

SMELL TEST

Mayorality Race...

City filled with questions: Granatstein


By ROB GRANATSTEIN, Toronto Sun

Just three weeks before we choose our next mayor — and, if we’re lucky, toss out a few incumbent councillors and school trustees while we’re at it — I can’t help but think we’re left with more questions than answers in this wild, unpredictable marathon campaign

Wanted: A kinder, gentler City Hall: Editorial

With so many Torontonians furious at City Hall these days, what are some immediate steps the next mayor and council could take to lower the level of public anger?

Don't hold your breath! Past elections have highlighted the apathy of the potential electorate, abysmal turnout, and the organization of the leftists: ie. waterfront condo owners, ndp island squatters, social in-activists, artsy-fartsys, in getting the vote out and I would be surprised if things change. The incestuous relationships between councilors and the unions is another example.

TTC union's Hail Maria: Levy


By SUE-ANN LEVY, Toronto Sun

A recent transit union flyer shows the cozy, almost incestuous, relationship between the union brethren and their self-serving NDP supporters on council.

Ask Depends Snivelman About His Accomplishments While Minister Of Health...

Lest We Forget

Dirty rooms, bad food at retirement home, reporter finds

Sam, an 82-year-old resident of In Touch retirement home, struggles to get up after falling down. After hearing complaints, the Star's Dale Brazao went undercover as a resident.

By Dale Brazao and Moira Welsh

Fri Oct 1 2010

Star reporter goes undercover to discover neglected residents, bad food and overworked staff.

Diary: Seven days in hell