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CHIMO

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:48 PM Oct 2012

Mayor Rob Ford’s allies sink to a new low

For nearly five hours Thursday, Toronto city council exposed its nasty underside with such maniacal relish that only a tiny ombudsman with sturdy spine stood between the elected weasels and a disgusted public.

Fiona Crean, barely five feet tall, towered over her ill-mannered adversaries — deflecting their poisonous pronouncements with the ease of an accomplished fencer.

Pity the public service that labour beneath the club of the current administration, an outfit that governs through threats and intimidation. If you are the head of the TTC and you share a view opposite the mayor’s, you are fired, as was Gary Webster.

Dare to call out the mayor’s office and you are likely to be hit with a withering attack on your character.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1267459--mayor-rob-ford-s-allies-sink-to-a-new-low

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Mayor Rob Ford’s allies sink to a new low (Original Post) CHIMO Oct 2012 OP
Just wow. Ford is a national embarrassment. Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #1
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