leaf March 28, 2008 at 10:33 p.m.

That rob ford reminds me of a young version of fickton: arrogant as sin, unable to answer a simple question and then getting offended and claiming “verbal abuse” (or “threats”) because someone called him a “bad fuyk” (or liar, hypocrite etc…). rob ford then goes home and beats up on his wife. Fickton, well… need I say it again?

jade_lee March 30, 2008 at 10:46 a.m.

>Former Ontario Conservative cabinet minister John Snobelen shouldn't have to pay for the increase in gun crimes across the Toronto area, his lawyer said Wednesday at Snobelen's sentencing hearing on weapons charges.
However, prosecutor Tony MacKinnon said the daily "rolling headlines" involving gun violence is exactly why Snobelen must be convicted of a criminal offence.
Snobelen, 51, pleaded guilty last year to careless storage of a firearm and possession of a restricted weapon. He was found not guilty of unauthorized possession of a firearm.
Court heard Wednesday the charges could have resulted in jail time, but neither side is asking for any period of incarceration.
MacKinnon is seeking fines totalling $1,500 and a criminal conviction, while Snobelen's lawyer Jim Dixon is seeking either an absolute or conditional discharge.
Snobelen will learn April 25 whether he'll have a criminal record - a result that could have an impact on his ability to travel back and forth across the Canadian-U.S. border.
"I'm proud to live in a country where you don't have to own a gun," Snobelen said outside court following the hearing.
The charges involve a Colt .22-calibre semi-automatic pistol and ammunition that were seized during a search warrant by Halton police in January 2007 at a home in Milton.
According to the agreed statement of facts presented at an earlier court appearance, the handgun was inadvertently brought into Canada in 2003 when Snobelen moved back from his Oklahoma ranch. He didn't discover the pistol until the many moving crates were unpacked, and although he said he intended to dispose of the weapon, he never did.
In the agreed statement, it was previously revealed that Snobelen's estranged wife called police and reported that he had an unlicensed handgun with ammunition in his farmhouse.<

This is from the Hamilton Spectator. It's the first time that I have read that it was his wife who turned him in! This guy is still writing for the Toronto Sun!!! It appears these days that conservative newspapers don't care who they hire as long as they write for the conservative cause. It also appears that Snobelen and Ford have more in common than I first thought! Hey when does Ford start writing for the Sun? When he has a conviction registered? Looks like once more poor Conrad Black should have remained a Canadian Citizen as the courts really do go light on these morons with larger bank accounts!

Fintan March 31, 2008 at 9:21 a.m.

I just looked into this thread to see who on earth Bob Ford is. Then I notice the obsessive nutbar "leaf" is on my case even on threads where I do not take part. Maybe I'm missing something, or maybe I'm lucky, but I still have no idea who Bob Ford is. LOL