Mayor Applebaum Taken Away In Handcuffs

Of course, innocent until proven guilty.

Still.

I think someone owes McLean's Magazine quite the apology because their report about Quebec being the most corrupt province in Canada looks to be spot on.

Not too long ago the mayor of Laval, the third largest city in the province, Gilles Vaillancourt was arrested by Quebec's anti-corruption unit. It's alleged he stole up to $40 million from tax payers. Aye, that's African despot territory.

Now it's Montreal's turn.

I argued that a non-Francophone mayor could have been a breath of fresh air. Alas, nothing is subservient to the laws of man and its lust for greed. Whether it be Smith B. Whitey, Sean O' Skimmy, Shyster Applebaum. Piquemespoches Gauthier or Goodoffer Mazzino, men are tempted by extra dough.

Now there's talk of whether Montreal should be placed in trusteeship like Laval. Laval was rotten to the core, we just don't know how deep it goes in Montreal. Great. Just what we need. The prospect of Montreal being run by the fucking hicks in the PQ or Louise Harel a former Pequiste. Nice. Brav.

Jesus, me what a mess

And that's the prick, Applebaum, who increased property taxes!

Anyway. Quebec deserves full credit for tackling the corruption. Like Italy does in sports and with the mafia, it's at least willing to acknowledge there's a problem.

Step 1 is admitting you're a drunk, right?

What about the people? Well, we do get the governance we deserve. We're so apathetic it's disgusting. Why, just yesterday somebody was telling me "it's everywhere! You think Chicago and New York are any better?'

Well, that's that! It's bad over there so shrug your shoulders time!

Who gives a shit what happens there? We're here. And we need to confront this. It's YOUR money.  Damn, start writing to your representatives, make a stink, be diligent and vigilant, stop asking them to take care of you, rethink the party system etc. There's all sorts of things we can do.

We get more worked up about a stupid insensitive comment about women's rights or gay marriage than we do something as corrosive as corruption.  Make a a counter-PC argument against affirmative action or pay equity and see how fast the blabbermouths jump on you.

But stealing millions? Meh. It's normal and happens everywhere.

Nuts. Just nutty.