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Krystalline Kraus

Activist Communique: Test Their Logik - Colony Collapse Canada Tour 2013!

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Krystalline Kraus
| March 11, 2013

Test Their Logik - Colony Collapse Canada Tour 2013!

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David J. Climenhaga

'Leading thinkers' to set Alberta's new economic course lickety-split -- and you’re not invited

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David J. Climenhaga
| January 31, 2013

In just 10 days, "Alberta's leading thinkers, key industry, non-profit and academic leaders, Members of the Legislative Assembly and passionate citizens will gather together for a spirited discussion on Alberta's future." You're not invited.

The government announced yesterday in a terse yet effusive press release that the economic summit Premier Alison Redford promised in her "State of the Province" Address one week ago will take place on Saturday, Feb. 9, at Mount Royal University in Calgary.

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How conflict of interest rules affect the public interest

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Since the Redford, Katz, Ford and other scandals of late, there has been much discussion about conflict of interest rules, what is and isn't a conflict of interest, and whether there can be degrees of conflicts of interest. What should the legislative penalties be where a conflict is found?

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Bullies in power: Rob Ford, Stephen Harper and the politics of smearing and intimidation

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Gerald Caplan
| December 10, 2012

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Earlier this year, Toronto's medical officer of health, David McKeown, recommended that the city's speed limits be lowered to improve road safety. Here is the entire response from the Mayor of Toronto: "Nuts, nuts, nuts, nuts. No." The proposal, he declared without elaboration, was "absolutely ridiculous."

Verbal abuse -- a form of bullying, as every school kid is taught -- is what Rob Ford substitutes for debate. 

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'Not Rex' has three sonnets for Rob Ford

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Rob Ford's tragic legal turn in the classical style. (Photo: pushedleft.blogspot.ca)

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Not Rex: Three sonnets for Rob Ford
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Not Rex: Three sonnets for Rob Ford

Rob Ford's tragic legal turn in the classical style. 

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Krystalline Kraus

Activist Communique: Farewell Ford Parade, a.k.a. the Grey-V(ictory) Comeuppance Parade, Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.

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Krystalline Kraus
| November 26, 2012

Farewell Ford Parade: aka: the Grey-V(ictory) Comeuppance Parade

The Deets:

Tuesday November 27, 2012

Start 11:30 am

Wellington and Yonge Street

End at Toronto City Hall

(Gravy for sale at the Chip Wagon)

Or rally at City Hall and wait on the parade.

The Call Out:

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White, rich and male: Rob Ford's a Triple Threat

By
Nora Loreto
| November 26, 2012

Today, Torontonians found out that their official clown, Rob Ford, broke the law and will probably lose his position as mayor.

For many of us who aren’t used to seeing the law applied to people in power, the announcement is a confusing victory. On one hand, the democratic will of the city’s last election has been tossed out. However, a judge determined that the crime warranted the strict application of the law, which means we’ll all have to find another jester to occupy us online, between one soul-crushing defeat for progress after another.

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Rob Ford's downfall

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Michael Laxer
| November 26, 2012

Rob Ford is no longer the mayor of Toronto.

In a decision that, I think one can fairly say, has stunned and shocked many, not least myself, Justice Charles Hackland has removed Ford from office for breaching provincial conflict of interest law. Justice Hackland has allowed 14 days for Ford to vacate the office or to appeal, and there can be little doubt that Ford will appeal. It may be, therefore, that Ford will be granted an appeal and a stay of the judgement, and he may remain in office for many more months or even end up serving his full term.

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Jesse McLaren

Ford removed, the fight against austerity continues

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Jesse McLaren
| November 26, 2012

Today Torontonians celebrate Rob Ford’s imminent removal from office, after he was found guilty of conflict of interest. This is the result of pressure from below and splits from above, and should give confidence to the fight against austerity.

The technical reason Ford has been removed from office (if his appeal fails) is conflict of interest, and there’s a detailed http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1293190--mayor-rob-ford-guilty-k...)">timeline of the legal proceedings. But like the removal of Richard Nixon in the context of the anti-war movement, what’s more important about the removal of Ford is the anti-austerity movement.

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