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Last thing I'll say on this board... I don't think I've avoided or ignored any points before. The thing is, every time I posted here, there would be multiple responses to me, so I had to be selective. If I responded to every thing, my posts would be even more long-winded and I would waste all...

The reason I started posting on UT in the first place was because it seemed like a place where people were having intelligent discussions about municipal politics and the issues surrounding Ford. Obviously this site skewed anti-Ford, but it seemed like a place for rational respectful discourse...

Yeah, anyone who is informed and supports Ford is a selfish gullible asshole! And anyone else who supports Ford is just uninformed and stupid. Half of Toronto are stupid selfish gullible assholes! The reality is...you two are whats wrong with politics and political discourse today. You're the...

This is complete nonsense. Did it ever occur to you that I actually agree with him on most issues? And I've been completely forthright in criticizing him when I don't. Not to mention that I believe I've been open about discussing issues surrounding the mayor, conceding points when I'm wrong and...

All the people saying that graffiti isn't a serious issue, I'm just going to assume that you live in the suburbs and/or don't own your own property. It definitely is a big issue for home and business owners. I'm not sure I like Ford's and the city's approach, which puts the burden of clean-up on...

I absolutely support the tactics, so long as the robo-call sticks strictly to the truth. Why shouldn't Ainslie's constituents know where he stands on these issues? Not to mention, I'm not sure how much city resources a robo-call uses. Its not exactly a costly or resource-heavy measure. I get...

That's pretty anti-democratic. Tell me, who exactly was clamoring for a ban on plastic bags and how were councillors representing their constituents by banning plastic bags without any sort of consultation. They eventually had to back down, as they opened themselves up to lawsuits with that...

I don't excuse that behavior, although I didn't particularly care personally, as he was just attending the festival and meeting with festival goers. That's not exactly what I meant by "duties and responsibilities", but that being said...it was extremely poor judgement. I also said from the...

OK, there's a lot for me to reply to and I have things to do, so sorry if I missed anything. I'm not going to let council off that easily. These are the elected officials who represent us and are paid consummately for their work. Disgraceful behavior on the part of the mayor does not excuse...

I have a lot of problems with this list, in particular that Ford never promised several of those things. As well, several of your claims are completely misleading. Spending is higher than ever before? There has actually been a plateau in the gross operating budget under Ford. Now I have...

I do believe he is forthcoming in some respects and not forthcoming in others. In terms of David Price's hiring, as well as issues of his schedule, he is not transparent at all. Which is a problem. Unfortunately its really difficult to wade through city bureaucracy and to have the daily...

You're right - I can't defend the decision. I don't know the guy, I don't the details of his criminal exploits, I don't know exactly what the job entails, and I don't have the slightest clue whether he would be appropriate for the position. I'm not going to make a judgement without the relevant...

In some respects, yes. In others, no. I do feel like Ford is one of the most completely transparent politicians in terms of his motives and opinions. There are definitely some transparency issues - for instance, in regards to David Price or reallocation of city services for football purposes...

First off: no, it isn't. The article is about how manipulation was used to circumvent the background checks. The school board is allowed to make an informed decision about who they hire, and are responsible for any backlash they face for said decisions (say, if they hired someone with a criminal...

That's my point. The problem was that Mr. Peyman used a fake name, not that Ford brought him in for the position. It was up to the school board to decide whether or not he was an appropriate candidate based on his background information. Unfortunately they couldn't do that, but that doesn't...

I'm not sure whats supposed to be so problematic about this latest controversy. There's nothing at the current moment to suggest Ford did anything to circumvent the background checks. If something does come up to suggest that, then that would be a controversy. For all we know (and for...

So I'm supposedly the "Libertrollian wingnut", and yet you're the one throwing out baseless ad hominem attacks. Yeah, I support Ford, but I believe any of my posts on here have 10x the maturity and decorum of this latest one from you. How exactly did you conclude that I'm libertarian? How have...

1) I actually was saying the opposite: Ford won because of the divisiveness in this city. His win was largely seen as a revolt by the suburbs, who felt their needs were being neglected by the downtown elites. I'm not interested in debating whether this is true, but political divisiveness in...

True. However, with Stintz and Chow in the race, I don't know if there are going to be any other notable candidates (unless Tory runs as well).

Fair enough. I agree with you that Chow will have to resonate with Scarborough and Etobicoke voters, but I think she's going to have to do that with specific policies and a focus on certain issues. I don't think vague assurances or schmaltzy feel-good appeals - which this "One Toronto" plan...