Rob Ford's Toronto

[VTB]

City Hall is closed Monday but

"However, City Hall will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday so that people can pay their respects to former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who will lie in repose in the rotunda until Tuesday."

Unbelievable!

 

[Kat_YYZ]

Tribute video made by Don Bosco football players coached by Ford. Lots and lots of highlights of football plays. Clips with Rob Ford start around 6:20.

 

[Jimmi T]

Worms speaks again... He starts at a funeral precession and turns to politics, sad, sad man.

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/03/2...k-with-rob-fords-funeral-procession-doug-ford

That'd probably be Doug's best play politically--he'd stay in the spotlight and set himself up for another mayoralty run. I think if he went away for a few years it'd damage the Ford brand.

 

[pattycakes]

Worms speaks again... He starts at a funeral precession and turns to politics, sad, sad man.

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/03/2...k-with-rob-fords-funeral-procession-doug-ford

Of course it will be:

“I expect this will be the largest funeral in Toronto’s history,” said Doug Ford. “

And Rob will be the best dead former mayor the city has ever seen. Best ever.

 

[adma]

http://wayoutinthemargin.blogspot.ca/2010/07/culture-shriners-parade.html

 

[NYCBoy2305]

William George Barker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_George_Barker


Legacy
His funeral, the largest national state event in Toronto's history, was attended by an honour guard of 2,000 soldiers. The cortege stretched for more than a mile and a half, and included the Chief of the General Staff and his senior officers, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Mayor of Toronto, three federal government cabinet ministers, and six other Victoria Cross recipients. An honour guard was also provided by the United States Army. Some 50,000 spectators lined the streets of Toronto en route to Mount Pleasant Cemetery, where Barker was interred in his wife's family crypt in the Mausoleum.[26]

 

[Yaitsme]

no ones there except media so far.
I wonder still if this isn't a ruse.

 

[EagleEye]

no ones there except media so far.
I wonder still if this isn't a ruse.

And the casket pops open and Rob pops up saying "I'm alive, you bastards, I'm alive"!

 

[pattycakes]

William George Barker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_George_Barker


Legacy
His funeral, the largest national state event in Toronto's history, was attended by an honour guard of 2,000 soldiers. The cortege stretched for more than a mile and a half, and included the Chief of the General Staff and his senior officers, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Mayor of Toronto, three federal government cabinet ministers, and six other Victoria Cross recipients. An honour guard was also provided by the United States Army. Some 50,000 spectators lined the streets of Toronto en route to Mount Pleasant Cemetery, where Barker was interred in his wife's family crypt in the Mausoleum.[26]

That's a tough act to follow, maybe Doug will round up some of Harper's Boy Scouts. Maybe they could swim Lake Ontario before they march in the procession? That would be impressive.

 

[pattycakes]

Still surrounded by cops, what a mockery:


Patrick Morrell
@PatMorrell_CBC

At #Toronto city hall @TorontoPolice ceremonial guard arrives to take up posts at #robford 's casket in rotunda

 

[Yaitsme]

And the casket pops open and Rob pops up saying "I'm alive, you bastards, I'm alive"!

As always just sayin, if it happened and he was in Florida instead, hmm. If not we'll chalk it up to another horrific attack on hizzoners deserved spotless sainthood.

 

[Jimmi T]

Ok, I've been trying to be respectful in wake of his death but...how strange is it that the disgraced, crack-smoking mayor gets this royal send off? No one I've spoken to can understand it. Perhaps Tory thinks he can win over part of Ford Nation by supporting this?

 

[W. K. Lis]

A reading from the good news by Ford Nation.

And so it was
On the third day
After laying in repose
They carried the body
By hearse
With the family walking behind.

To avoid the angry streetcars
They followed a path to bypass them.

The crowd wallowed and cried
Laying newspapers
(The Star could be used)
And flowers along the way.​

 

[animatronic]

Still surrounded by cops, what a mockery:


Patrick Morrell
@PatMorrell_CBC

At #Toronto city hall @TorontoPolice ceremonial guard arrives to take up posts at #robford 's casket in rotunda

That's known as a ceremonial boxing in state.

 

[EagleEye]

In a way it's like city hall is getting the last laugh. He abused the office of the mayor, the staff, security guards, media and now he lies dead. Are the blue velvet ropes being used one last time?