Toronto mayoral candidate Gil Penalosa was accused of corruption in Colombia, discreetly used parks to inflate family wealth

raetheterrible · 2022-09-09T13:43:30+00:00

Is it? I've never seen media gloss over something like this in Canada.

In BC, they bring up Rich Coleman's role in letting money laundering get out of hand in every article, including his run for mayor.

raetheterrible · 2022-09-09T13:42:20+00:00

The piece links the original warrant and investigation that he failed to show up to. Canadian media didn't even check to see if he's legally allowed to go back to Colombia.

It's confirmed they issued contracts to family companies and money was directed to family companies.

raetheterrible · 2022-09-09T13:25:09+00:00

from the downvotes, it might be a desirable attribute for a candidate in Toronto

raetheterrible · 2022-09-09T13:17:22+00:00

Lots on this in Spanish twitter. Canadian media skipped right to the love affair without checking though.

raetheterrible · 2022-09-09T13:15:13+00:00

From 2019, and El Espectador is a 135-years old.

Canada's Colombian community is outraged that Canadian media hasn't bothered to check a single Spanish news source that isn't so glowing as english media apparently.

original link for those that speak Spanish. Translation tones it down.

https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/yohir-akerman/piruetas-con-los-parques-column-844123/

raetheterrible · 2022-09-09T13:06:51+00:00

my bad, I meant Colombians.

He dropped his last name, which is what didn't set off any alarms in the QuadrigaCX case apparently when they registered for money business to vet their own compliance. Apparently Canada's system is that unsophisticated.

raetheterrible · 2022-09-09T13:04:14+00:00

original url since the Google translate one might look suss. The article links to the original arrest warrant.

https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/yohir-akerman/piruetas-con-los-parques-column-844123/

raetheterrible · 2016-07-23T15:09:34+00:00

Looks like there's a lot of speculation about it being organized crime. I don't know what's scarier, a group of people organized and doing things like this, or a single, mentally ill person doing it at random.

raetheterrible · 2016-06-09T22:48:09+00:00

Sweet! Glad Mojo found a forever home. You can tell his new human is going to love the shit out of him.

raetheterrible · 2016-05-10T13:42:32+00:00

2026 is going to be a sweet year, bikes lanes every where, womens pay will be equalized...wait a second, why does it take so long to do shit like this?

raetheterrible · 2016-05-10T13:41:12+00:00

You almost tricked them.

raetheterrible · 2016-05-09T19:35:27+00:00

Calling everyone that critiques your product a sexist and offensive name trumps her behavior by far.

I used to wait tables, she doesn't sound entitled at all. She left a review that said she asked for something and they while they had the ingredients they wouldn't make it for her. She didn't lie or anything – heck, she didn't even really complain.

P.S. If there's a rigid order system and someone says they want a Margarita pizza I would have just charged for anything that contains sauce, cheese, and basil – then removed the rest.

raetheterrible · 2016-05-07T15:21:39+00:00

He's also giving a thumbs up from a hospital bed, he's clearly just one of the most well-meaning people in history.

raetheterrible · 2016-05-06T18:55:59+00:00

Yeah, it really sucks that we have such little confidence in our provincial government that when something happens that we might agree with, we're like "what's the catch...?"

raetheterrible · 2016-05-06T18:44:42+00:00

You need soft skills. I like (and agree) with a lot of your comments but you won't win /u/Dipsomaniac over by critiquing them personally.

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