The loony liberal lefties on council don't want a casino in Toronto and they got their wish.Toronto's probably the only major city to be offered several billion dolllars worth of development for a major casino complex and turn it down.
Doug ain't no Adam Giambroni!Note to the ladies.... my advice is not to communicate with the Sun reporter who is trying to gain information regarding the mayor and his brother. Some fucking nerve if you ask me ... I sure hope we're all smarter than that... right?
Good, then we agree the story is not made up and that the Star reporters accurately reported what they experienced: They were shown a video by a crack dealer in which Rob Ford was smoking from what looked like a crack pipe, and they were told by some (unreliable) drug dealers that it was crack in the pipe. We can agree that the Star would not make up stories, and so this is an accurate and honest reporting of what happened.The basis of your argument with me is that I said The Star made this story up. I have never said such a thing.
Let Woodbine be the big casino, but don't make extravagant up front demands from the province that smack all the other casino hosts in the face.The loony liberal lefties on council don't want a casino in Toronto and they got their wish.
Making unsubstantiated allegations that the Star makes up stories, without any proof at all, without any evidence -- just yammering on and making this claim -- is just kooky weird shit that is totally unacceptable in adult conversation.Since I have heard that allegation many times before going back years, no he didn't make that up. You are wrong.
I had never previously realized that 40 out of 44 members of council were "loony liberal lefties". That is quite a lot!The loony liberal lefties on council don't want a casino in Toronto and they got their wish.
why?Let Woodbine be the big casino, but don't make extravagant up front demands from the province that smack all the other casino hosts in the face.
That was just one vote. Look at the historical record and it is more like 25 led by Adam Vaughan, Mike Layton and Gord Perks.I had never previously realized that 40 out of 44 members of council were "loony liberal lefties".
So much idle conjecture and speculation. Maybe the loony liberal left killed the kid so they can blame it on Mayor Ford?The Globe and Mail is now saying that the kid in the photo with Ford that was murdered is the alleged video taker and that he was murdered over this video.
Maybe you killed the kid.....So much idle conjecture and speculation. Maybe the loony liberal left killed the kid so they can blame it on Mayor Ford?
Or, maybe you since you raised the idea in YOUR post about the video being the reason why the kid was killed.Maybe you killed the kid.....
CP 24 is reporting that Vaughan and/or Markham is or might be bidding for the casino. Toronto's loss is their gain. A casino will be built, just not in Toronto.Let Woodbine be the big casino, but don't make extravagant up front demands from the province that smack all the other casino hosts in the face.
Excellent news for Markham and or Vaughan.CP 24 is reporting that Vaughan and/or Markham is or might be bidding for the casino. Toronto's loss is their gain. A casino will be built, just not in Toronto.
You must have some sort of reading comprehension problem don't you Fuji?!Good, then we agree the story is not made up and that the Star reporters accurately reported what they experienced: They were shown a video by a crack dealer in which Rob Ford was smoking from what looked like a crack pipe, and they were told by some (unreliable) drug dealers that it was crack in the pipe. We can agree that the Star would not make up stories, and so this is an accurate and honest reporting of what happened.
As for your totally misleading and dishonest claim that Gawker is backpedalling, Gawker is backpedalling ON BEING ABLE TO GET THE VIDEO. They are not backpedalling on having seen the video or on their description of what is in the video.
It's intelligent and useful to discuss the facts as the Star reported. Was the dealer lying about it being crack? Could they have had a look-alike Rob Ford? Even if you had the video in hand, you STILL would not have answers to those questions.
I really don't see that getting ahold of the video adds anything of value to the discussion, it won't put an end to ANY of the reasonable doubts here.
The only think that will put an end to the speculation and doubts is Rob Ford taking a drug test to prove he does not have cocaine in his system.
I hope Mississauga will bid too.Excellent news for Markham and or Vaughan.
By far a more appropriate place for a casino than downtown in my fair city. I would have preferred Woodbine myself, but Markham or Vaughan is just as good.
The Rob Ford Crackstarter Has Met Its Goal
As you may have seen, especially if you are Canadian, the Rob Ford Crackstarter reached its $200,000 goal at some point around 4 p.m. yesterday, as I was busy fielding phone calls while trying to steer my young children away from a very hot grill without spilling my beer. What happens now?
As you may have heard, Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, smokes crack cocaine. We've seen a video of him smoking crack cocaine, and the people who … Read…
The Crackstarter is now closed to further donations. We pulled in a total of $201,254 from 8,388 people. I haven't contacted Indiegogo, the service that hosted the campaign, yet to investigate precisely when we get the money, in what format, etc. (As I write this, the Indiegogo web site is not cooperating with my attempts to get that info.) I do know that Indiegogo and PayPal extract certain fees before turning the proceeds over to us; we will post an update announcing the total amount that has been released to us as soon as we get it.
As for the purchase: We are working on it. As we noted before the campaign concluded, we lost contact with the people who have custody of the video. I updated the Indiegogo campaign site yesterday morning to reiterate that there had been no movement on that front, and am repeating it here right now. You won't hear anything more from us about our attempts to get the video for some time. This will be a very delicate transaction. If the people who are in possession of the video are reading this: Please get in touch with our mutual friend, or with me at john@gawker.com. We did what you asked.
As we initially pledged, if we are unable to consummate a deal and obtain the video, we will donate 100% of the proceeds to a Canadian nonprofit that addresses the consequences of substance abuse. We haven't selected an institution yet. We will do so when and if the time comes.
I am frankly shocked and heartened that this actually happened. We are going to try very hard to make it work. Don't smoke crack
Google returns 708,000 hits for "rejected casino development -Toronto"[i.e. Hits WITHOUT Toronto], including an anti-casino vote in Vancouver high on page one. We'd likely vote to turn down several billion dollars worth of development for a tar-sands tailings pond, or a GTHA landfill as well.MattRoxx said:Toronto's probably the only major city to be offered several billion dolllars worth of development for a major casino complex and turn it down.
By my count that's a majority. Isn't that how we decide stuff in democracies? What's your problem with that?That was just one vote. Look at the historical record and it is more like 25 led by Adam Vaughan, Mike Layton and Gord Perks.