Next summer T.O. plans to let you drink publicly, or at least in parks and on beaches. So far so awesome, but I have questions. For example, does the parking lot in front of Walmart count as a public park? If not, what is the point of the legislation? That’s
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Alberta Politics: Notwithstanding common sense, no one should be surprised by Doug Ford’s use of Section 33 to shore up his lousy law
No one should be astonished Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to use the Canadian Constitution’s Notwithstanding Clause to wiggle out of a judge’s scathing ruling declaring his hurried and sloppy legislation to cut Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 members to be unconstitutional. Mr. Ford and a lot of
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Intolerance-inspired effort to defund Pride Toronto thwarted
The City of Toronto just thwarted an attempt by some right-wing councillors to force the city to pull its $260,000 grant to Pride Toronto, the non-profit organizer of the annual Toronto Pride festivals. The post Intolerance-inspired effort to defund Pride Toronto thwarted appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: John Tory, the leading Conservative Party candidate for Toronto…
John Tory, the leading Conservative Party candidate for Toronto mayor, has gotten endorsements from the Conservative Toronto Sun (after they previously promoted the Ford brothers), the Conservative Globe and Mail, Conservative Toronto city councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, a bunch of other lesser-known Conservative city councillors, federal Conservative Transport Minister Lisa Raitt,
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: Doug Ford should drop out of the Toronto mayoral race – he is…
Doug Ford should drop out of the Toronto mayoral race – he is splitting the anti-John Tory vote. John Tory should drop out of the mayoral race because he is splitting the anti-Doug Ford vote. They should both drop out because they are both splitting the pro-Chow vote. If that
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Gay Pride: A Proviso
Yesterday I wrote about the considerable pride that we should all take in the progress we are making as a society, World Pride in Toronto being a sterling example. However, as Star letter-writer Blair Bigham of Toronto points out in today’s edition, there is still room for improvement: Political stripes
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: World Pride: Our Pride
While it is never good to feel smug or self-satisfied (we’ve seen where that takes the right wing), there are things about which we should feel very good. Although I do not live in Toronto, as I was watching the news last night covering the opening of the 10-day World
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Oops!
But at least young Tim manages to retain his boyish grin during yet another campaign gaffe. Recommend this Post
Continue readingreeves report: Toronto offering on-bill financing for home energy retrofits
A homeowner installing fiberglass insulation as part of Penticton, B.C.’s energy retrofit loan program. It might be time to replace that aging water heater in the basement. Or that thinning insulation in the attic. The City of Toronto is here to help, announcing last week that it’s taking steps to
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Good luck to Dan Fox running for TO City Council (Ward 24) in Willowdale.
I don’t often do links to municipal candidates, particularly City of Toronto ones, despite the amusing circus that occasionally provides, but I’m making an exception for Dan Fox, who is an active Liberal in federal politics, but has decided to go a different route and will try to get elected
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Robyn Doolittle talks Rob Ford and Crazy Town
Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle discussed her new book Crazy Town — about the drama surrounding Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the investigation that led to admission to having used crack cocaine and how the Ford phenomenon — with Twitter Canada CEO Kirsten Stewart at the Bloor Docs Cinema in Toronto
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Ontario’s NDP lines up behind Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
Here’s an example of some pretty cynical political pandering from Ontario’s NDP, as it decides to sidle up to Toronto’s crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford in a misguided attempt to score political points. Back in November, when there was discussion about whether the province should intervene in the drama surrounding Ford
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: Some beautiful animation about a terrible person. Are the…
Some beautiful animation about a terrible person. Are the creators psychic or merely wishful? We’ll find out in 2014.
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: Just when you thought the lying scumbag Rob Ford couldn’t…
Just when you thought the lying scumbag Rob Ford couldn’t sink any lower, he belly flops into the filthy, shitty muck yet again. During a softball interview by Conrad Black on the show Zoomer TV — which aired on December 9, 2013 on the religious channel, Vision — the lying, corrupt
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Reaction to Rob Ford at Argos game more carnival freak show than show of support
There I was, minding my own business just after halftime in a section 129 aisle seat at the Rogers Centre as the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tigercats clashed on Sunday in the CFL’s Eastern Division final, when I ended up with a ringside seat for the circus that has enveloped
Continue readingthe reeves report: Ontario cycling strategy needs more than ‘vision’
Critical Mass in Toronto (Flickr photo by CG Cunningham) Two decades was a long time for cycling advocates in the province to wait for an overhaul of the Ontario Cycling Strategy, and the draft report released Aug. 30 has left many underwhelmed. The report from transportation minister – and avid
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Talking Rob Ford and Toronto Politics at Word on the Street
Continuing my run of political Sundays, I spent the afternoon yesterday in the shadow of Queen’s Park in downtown Toronto, where a number of panels and discussions at the Word on the Street took on a political theme. Up first was the Toronto Star tent, where the city’s paper of
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: This clip from the movie Tommy Boy is almost a re-enactment of…
This clip from the movie Tommy Boy is almost a re-enactment of a typical scene from Rob Ford’s life. Here are a couple more Ford-like clips from Tommy Boy: clip1 and clip 2, and here are six ways the fictional character Tommy Callahan (played by Chris Farley) differs from the
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: "Ah yeah, sure I know. It’s a free country. You know you…
“Ah yeah, sure I know. It’s a free country. You know you got the right. But I got a badge, what do you got?” That line from West Side Story sums up the attitude of many – if not most – cops, especially in Toronto. They are confident that their
Continue readingMusings on Canadian Politics: Rob Ford you are responsible for the province cutting funding
Ontario’s Liberal government is cutting close to $150 million in transfer payments to the City of Toronto. The payments, which are used to fund social programs, will be cut off in 2016. City bureaucrats and politicians are trying to push back against the provincial Liberals. They argue the province made
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