The Canadian Thread of Absurd Mayors

[armorand93]

Winnipeg and Toronto SSP guys would know this one...

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Thunder Bay's mayor is probably the least absurd thing about the city, so that in itself is quite absurd, I think.

[PoscStudent]

The current mayor of St. John's is boring. His predecessor Andy Wells was great though! He was a nominee for "Craziest Mayor in Canada" and had been describe by Danny Williams as being "as ignorant as a pig". He was quite rude and outspoken. He told Shannie Duff, who is the current deputy mayor but who served with Wells for years as a councillor and mayor, that he would piss on her grave!

[MolsonExport]

I am not familiar with the term obsurd. Is it shorthand for Obstinately absurd?

[armorand93]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

I am not familiar with the term obsurd. Is it shorthand for Obstinately absurd?

I'd say "shitty", but one of the 101 Canada mods would lock and delete my thread upon sight.

[SFUVancouver]

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...spell-checker/

Anyway, Rob Ford. /thread

[alittle1]

Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION
Katz recuses himself from water-park vote

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 11:36 AM

"Mayor Sam Katz confirmed he will recuse himself from voting on a city plan to offer a $7-million grant to a private developer to build a water park."

[...]

Full story: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bre...147770235.html

Well, who would have thunk....!

For the past couple of weeks Katz has been stirring the pot on this piece of property at the Forks. Since he opened his baseball park across the street he used and abused this piece of property as he saw fit. He's been using this property as a plank to gain civic support from fellow councilors. When his straw poll revealed that the in-favors were 5 - 1, he decided that he should recuse himself from voting on the proposed offer of development.

What a dink!

I would like to see the vote come to a 3 - 3 tie and see him spew his guts at his asinine attempt at valor. Katz, if you were looking for valor among thieves, go fall on a paper staple.

[The Chemist]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

I am not familiar with the term obsurd. Is it shorthand for Obstinately absurd?

Considering I was thinking of Rob Ford, the first thing that came to my mind was obese and absurd!

[whatnext]

Toss Gregor "The Green" Robertson onto that pile. A good old fashioned, developer-funded pol, hiding his whoredom behind greenwashing drivel like homeless shelters for unwanted backyard chickens (no lie).

[armorand93]

Originally Posted by The Chemist

Considering I was thinking of Rob Ford, the first thing that came to my mind was obese and absurd!

Oh yes, the media-friendly, LRT-loving mayor of Toronto!

(sarcasm)

[Copes]

Originally Posted by PoscStudent

The current mayor of St. John's is boring. His predecessor Andy Wells was great though! He was a nominee for "Craziest Mayor in Canada" and had been describe by Danny Williams as being "as ignorant as a pig". He was quite rude and outspoken. He told Shannie Duff, who is the current deputy mayor but who served with Wells for years as a councillor and mayor, that he would piss on her grave!

Ha! Andy Wells. He may of been a complete nut job but boy was he entertaining. O'Keefe may be boring, but after Wells boring is a bit of a relief.

[SteelTown]

Hamilton's Mayor Bob Bratina got censured this month.

http://www.thespec.com/print/article/695637

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by The Chemist

Considering I was thinking of Rob Ford, the first thing that came to my mind was obese and absurd!

brilliant! I love it!

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[davidivivid]

I'd be tempted to put Gérald Tremblay in this category but then again, I'm not a Montrealer so perhaps his perceived incompetence all the way from Quebec city is exagerated...

[MonkeyRonin]

We win.

[The_Architect]

And the embarrassment continues...

CBC Toronto ‏ @CBCToronto
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he won't attend Pride Parade

CP24 ‏ @CP24
Mayor Ford says he's going to his cottage w/ his family on weekend of Pride parade, as is his family's tradition.

Sure it is.. Wasn't it a barbecue last year?

[yaletown_fella]

I love how SSPers bashes a populist mayor (who actually somewhat respects individual liberty despite making promises he can't keep and barely taking any action at all) yet ignore the Corporate owned Feds who continue to infringe on the constitution/charter. Canada already rivals the US as one of the biggest Orwelian Authoritarian states in the Western World. Canadians have yet to wake up. Give me one good reason for Harper's military spending (i.e recent billion dollar brand new Jets purchase)? There are zero foreign threats to Canada. Why is Canada overseas?

[MolsonExport]

^off topic, to say the least.

[yaletown_fella]

Originally Posted by The_Architect

And the embarrassment continues...

CBC Toronto ‏ @CBCToronto
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he won't attend Pride Parade

CP24 ‏ @CP24
Mayor Ford says he's going to his cottage w/ his family on weekend of Pride parade, as is his family's tradition.

Sure it is.. Wasn't it a barbecue last year?

Who cares about his personal life?

[Symz]

The mayor of Windsor is one of the top paid mayors in Canada and we've had the highest unemployment in the country for what, the last 5 years?

It seems a little absurd to a growing number of people.

http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/n...d-9da029ce77fd

Of his total earnings of $184,561.04, Eddie Francis earned $54,451.04 from chairing and attending Enwin-related meetings in 2011, while city councillors shared in a pool of $66,930 in payments for sitting on Enwin boards, according to the city's finance department.