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Continue readingthe woodshed: Leadership
So today, Toronto got more than 90 mm of rain in a couple of hours and low-lying areas of the city, including major highways and rail links were flooded. Subway stations were closed, there were power outages across the city and underpasses were underwater. This one shows relative depths better
Continue readingthe woodshed: Leadership
So today, Toronto got more than 90 mm of rain in a couple of hours and low-lying areas of the city, including major highways and rail links were flooded. Subway stations were closed, there were power outages across the city and underpasses were underwater.
This one shows relative depths better than previous ones. Taken at 7:40 pm from Dundas St bridge at DVP. #toronto pic.twitter.com/stN7uQshfy
— Liam Scott (@Scito) July 9, 2013
When Calgary was flooded a couple of weeks ago, Mayor Nenshi did a fantastic job leading his city’s response to the most serious crisis to hit Stampede City in decades.
Meanwhile in Toronto: (via twitter)
Just spoke to Mayor Rob Ford, power is still out at his house. He’s in the SUV with his kids trying to stay cool #TOpoli #stormTO
— Don Peat (@reporterdonpeat) July 9, 2013
UPDATE: While Rob Ford did give a few statements to the press, presumably from the comfort of his idling SUV (in violation of the city’s no idling bylaw) his brother Doug spent a few hours directing traffic in Etobicoke (though what qualifies a city councillor to direct traffic I’m not sure, nor could I hazard a guess (cough, tax-break driven budget cuts, cough) why the cops weren’t directing traffic in Etobicoke.
the woodshed: Leadership
So today, Toronto got more than 90 mm of rain in a couple of hours and low-lying areas of the city, including major highways and rail links were flooded. Subway stations were closed, there were power outages across the city and underpasses were underwater. This one shows relative depths better
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: The Reserve Paradox, Part Two: Telling A New Story
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Continue readingbgrice blog: Vic Toews has Resigned
I just donated to the Liberal Party of Canada in Provencher in celebration of Vic Toews resigning. Donate now and help the Liverals win the upcoming by-election! https://action.liberal.ca/en/donate/Riding/46008
Continue readingVic Toews has Resigned
I just donated to the Liberal Party of Canada in Provencher in celebration of Vic Toews resigning. Donate now and help the Liverals win the upcoming by-election! https://action.liberal.ca/en/donate/Riding/46008
Continue readingBuckdog: What do you call the resignation of Conservative Cabinet Minister Vic Toews? ……
A damn good beginning! This overly authoritarian Conservative thug came within a hairs breath of putting every Canadian who uses a computer under police surveillance. His resignation is welcome and is the beginning of the end for Stephen Harper’s corrupt administration!The Star
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What do Canadian companies have to say about mass surveillance in Canada?
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Continue readingWarren Kinsella: It’s biblical (updated)
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Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Shameful: Keystone XL Proponent Using Deadly Lac-Megantic, Quebec Oil Train Tragedy To Promote Pipeline
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Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6223…It Is All About Dogs
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Continue readingcartoon life: Between a rock and a wet place
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Continue readingDISSTEMPER: A Place to Call Home
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Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Buh Bye Vic
One of the better Mondays I’ve had of late, after hearing good ole’ Vic Toews has resigned/retired: Vic Toews, the gruff,mustachioed minister who was the face of the Conservative government’s tough-on-crime agenda through federal cabinet postings in public safety and justice, has cleared the way for a newcomer to the
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