Canada General Discussion

[DINGO Joe]

I've probably paid more attention to Canada over the last week than the prior 5 years combined.  Keep up the good work!

[DINGO Joe]

Im looking forward to see if Colbert or Stewart say anything Monday about Ford.

Well you got your wish Tuesday night.  Smoking crack is Canada's heritage and national pastime.

[DINGO Joe]

The Rob Ford fund is going to be tight. They're at $110,000 with 6 days left.

They're at $135,000 with 4 1/2 days left.  Definitely on pace they just have to keep it going.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rob-ford-crackstarter

[DINGO Joe]

Gawker hit it's goal even though they've lost contact with the dealer.


And maybe the dealer who has the phone obtained it by killing the original owner, or so is the current rumors.  Toronto police seem to be involved in the hunt now.

[DINGO Joe]

I think this story is the basic source of all the rumors:

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/05/28/rob_ford_crack_scandal_fears_fords_aide_sought_video_spark_police_probe.html

Price contacted Towhey late on May 17 and asked “hypothetically” what if someone had told him where the video was. “What would we do?” Towhey was asked.

Towhey, a former military man and the most experienced official in Ford’s office, was alarmed at Price’s comments. Price went further and said, “What if a source has told me where the video might be found?”

Shocked, Towhey told Price that the only thing he would advise is going to the police. Price also said that the video may have been the reason that Anthony Smith, a person pictured in a photo with Ford, was killed.

Towhey’s response, according to sources, was to tell Price that he would be contacting police.

[DINGO Joe]

Don't know how credible it is but there are rumors that the Ford folks are trying to destroy emails and phone records

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/29/rob_ford_former_staffers_email_telephone_records_ordered_destroyed_sources.html


I'm no expert, but I think emails are pretty hard to destroy

[DINGO Joe]

Ford's executive assistant quit today and his advisor on council relations was escorted out of the building by security (aka--fired--nope resigned on his own and was escorted out)

http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/05/30/rob_ford_video_scandal_another_staffer_resigns.html


Ford is also reported to have told senior staff that he knew where the video was and not to worry about it

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/30/rob_ford_video_scandal_mayor_ford_said_he_knew_where_video_was_sources_say

An arrest has been made in the killing of man appearing in photo with Rob Ford, that man possibly being the original owner of the phone

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2013/05/30/rob_ford_video_scandal_second_arrest_in_murder_of_man_who_appears_in_photo_with_mayor_rob_ford.html

Lastly, there are reports that Ford has pushed his desk in front of his office door and said "You'll never take me alive"








OK, I made the last one up.

[DINGO Joe]

Ford's staff is down to 12 and that includes 3 recent hires:

David Price--family friend
Brandon Croskerry--27 year old singer-songwriter
JC Hasko-- 21-year-old Don Bosco Eagles assistant football coach and a personal trainer

Oh well, it's not like Toronto is a major city or anything.

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CBC: Duffy wanted to be a minister and also wanted extra compensation on top of the usual senatorial pay. ROFLMAO.

Maybe Duffy could get a job in Toronto Mayor's office, Ford is apparently hiring.

[DINGO Joe]

Ford's staff is down to 12 and that includes 3 recent hires:

David Price--family friend
Brandon Croskerry--27 year old singer-songwriter
JC Hasko-- 21-year-old Don Bosco Eagles assistant football coach and a personal trainer

Oh well, it's not like Toronto is a major city or anything.

LOL. Who is the 2nd person?

He has his own wiki page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Croskerry

Really a songwriter.  Really one of the final 12.

[DINGO Joe]

That's quite the  flood evac going on in Calgary right now.

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http://gawker.com/39-breathtaking-photos-of-north-americas-most-photogen-1458983349