One Man's Terrorist Is Another Man's Liberal Voting Bloc

Hey Sri Lanka, would you just hurry up and finish them off so traffic can get back to normal? Via email;

It seems the Tamils have decided to, in my boss' words, "take Toronto hostage". Following news coverage for the last three hours, she says they have closed down the Gardiner Expressway, the Don Valley Parkway, University Avenue (where they have been protesting for nearly two weeks) and Spadina Avenue. Her husband has been trying to get out of the downtown core to his home in Oakville and is finding it incredibly difficult to get anywhere.

More here and here.

CP24 is reporting that protesters are set to clear the Gardiner Expressway after hearing from Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff's office. Police are currently in the process of opening the Dundas and University corridor as well. According to one protest spokesman, Mr. Ignatieff's office has promised to bring up the issue of economic and diplomatic sanctions against Sri Lanka with the government in Ottawa. "It was a spontaneous event," the Tamil spokesman said in an interview with CP24.

As I said - one man's terrorist is another man's voting bloc.

Plus! - a helpful map for immigrants to Toronto. Truthfully, I just don't know why McGuinty doesn't simply redeploy the OPP from Caledonia, to prevent any interference should Tamils decide next to dig up asphalt to erect permanent barricades, claim ownership of a few downtown buildings, and play toss-the-minivan off that overpass.

QOTD: "Typical Toronto. We call in the army to clear snow, but we can't get a few thousand scofflaws off a highway."

Posted by Kate