The mayor situation in Montreal is embarrassing

[papie]

So the mayor of Montreal was forced to quit a few months ago after the whole scandal of corruption, mafia and city contractors was revealed.  Then the mayor of Laval (Montreal's biggest suburb) was arrested for gangsterism. 

Then the Montreal interim mayor (who was presented as being super clean and non corrupt) was arrested a couple of weeks ago for his involvement with the whole corruption/contracts scandal.

Now the Laval interim mayor quit his position following being blackmailed by a prostitute/escort that he apparently used. 


OMG.  I would move to Toronto, but I am not sure that will help, lol.  @booby janiejones iamgrace

[Moe]

But is it true that there's an underground mafia that manages and almost controls the maple syrup market? I swear I heard this on NPR like, well truthfully a while ago. It made me laugh.

[julez]

Gangsterism? Hee.

But in all seriousness...wow.

[cleo29]

My friend posted a picture on her FB page that says "I'm a proud Canadian but a fed up Quebecer"

[cleo29]

And the DC mayor was caught with cocaine and after time in jail was STILL re-elected. lol

[MWOS]

Jun 28, 2013 15:26:34 GMT -5 aeg511 said:

Wow, that sounds even worse than IL/Chicago politics.

I wouldn't go that far (wilted)

[viciouskittie]

I was just saying that Quebec is having a hard time with mayors. Toronto is definitely worse. I'm in Calgary which somehow has traveled into the Twilight Zone and now has the greatest of mayors in Canada.

[angelaa73]

That's nothing. Chicagoland has THE WORST record, no? Might as well wear stripes and a ball n chain to your swearing-in

[janiejones]

Jun 28, 2013 15:32:29 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

And the DC mayor was caught with cocaine and after time in jail was STILL re-elected. lol

Well, we all know Toronto's mayor was filmed smoking Crack with a young man that was murdered a couple months ago.  

The mayor of London, Ontario was found using funds from his time as a federal (?) parliment member to pay for his son's wedding.