The sketchiest mayor in Canada, Pt. 2

Alright, I know this blog is supposed to be about Alberta, but this tidbit was too good to pass up. After last weeks antics, it appears the patience of Ottawa mayor Larry O'Brien's council colleagues is finally beginning to wear thin. I highly recommend that you read the entire article from the Ottawa Sun - but in case you do not - here's some memorable quotes from the five counselors interviewed:

(Keep in mind these are quotes from actual elected city counselors referring to their boss).

"I like him but he's embarrassing the city," said Wilkinson. "Things are not going smoothly right now."

"There's a campaign being launched in Barrhaven called 'Triple B', " said Harder. "It stands for 'Bring Back Bob' (former mayor Bob Chiarelli). It's sad really."

"It's a train wreck," she said. "That can't continue. It really can't," she said. "It was our worst week. Enough is enough and Larry has to trust us."

"He's losing his core support" (This last comment referring to O'Brien's alienation of his conservative base, after he proposed every household be taxed $50 to cover snow removal expenses. While the merits of this proposal could be debated, O'Brien ran his entire mayoral campaign on the promise of no increased taxes).

Last but not least, my personal favorite, the response given by veteran counselor Clive Doucet when asked what he thought of the state of affairs in the mayor's office: 

"It's a gong show over there" he said.

Comments

[Jewel]

When I read that Clive Doucet quote in the paper, I actually laughed out loud.

At least somebody at City Hall is keepin' it real.

[ch]

I know, I know. That quote is so funny.

Still, I kind of felt bad posting this post, because it's almost sad. Anyhow, then I remembered this is the man who compared homeless people to "pigeons" because "if we don't feed them, they'll go away" - and realized this is simply straight-up karma.

Karma would be him getting his ass handed to him because he bribed his mayoral race opponent to leave the race.

THIS is his come-uppance.