Monday, May 31, 2010
There Is A Reason MARY JOE BUTNICK Hasn't Stayed In Touch...
...possibly because you are "a dork" or whatever the current descriptive!
Kathy Shaidle :Is A Little Pissed Off...
My husband-blogger assaulted by union executive at anti-Israel rally, Toronto (scroll down for updates)
My husband Arnie blogs as BlazingCatFur, and frequently videotapes anti-Israeli demonstrations here in Toronto.
This morning, he taped footage of a demonstration against Benyamin Netanyahu’s visit to the city. The demo was co-sponsored by taxpayer funded Palestine House.
While filming a public demonstration on a public sidewalk, my husband was approached by Ali Mallah -- the Vice President of the Canadian Arab Federation, and high ranking member of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)/Canadian Labour Congress.
Mallah recognized my husband, crossed the street, and verbally and physically assaulted him.
Arnie was unhurt.
This is the latest in a series of shameless public attacks by "peaceful" Muslims and their sympathizers against pro-Israeli Canadians.
If you object to "public employees" and taxpayer funded "community centers" intimidating ordinary citizens, please pass around this video, and contact your Member of Parliament.
More, much more...
Thanks!
We Are Not Talking About Stalag 17 Or Hogan's Heros...
...you would be hard pressed to find Colonel Klink or Sgt. Schultz among the Taliban "troops" and the enemy include not only soldiers but innocent adults and children who are way beyond "first aid" after a Taliban bombing.
Lilley: Outrage at Red Cross training the thugs that kill our troops
It's Not Hard To Be Popular...
...when you are sitting on the fence not having to make unpopular decisions and we certainly have examples in Ontario of the leadership capabilities of the NDP at the provincial and municipal level.
Prime Minister Layton?
Spector:
Results of Angus Reid poll released today are not surprising CPC 35 per cent, LPC 27 and the NDP 19 per cent.. However, the poll also asked Canadians how they would vote if the Liberals and NDP went to the polls offering Canadians a coalition government, and here things get interesting. MORE....
Prime Minister Layton?
Spector:Results of Angus Reid poll released today are not surprising CPC 35 per cent, LPC 27 and the NDP 19 per cent.. However, the poll also asked Canadians how they would vote if the Liberals and NDP went to the polls offering Canadians a coalition government, and here things get interesting. MORE....
Fine For The Boonies But In A World Class City...
How to be a good neighbour
Residents of two small streets have transformed ordinary blocks into an oasis of friendliness
Bono: Privacy fence now facing Peeping Tom
Not Voting Is Supporting Anarchy...
Ottawa's 'anarchist' criminals
To the anarchists, an ideal society is one where they get to blow up the buildings of people they don’t like and the rest of us applaud them.Which Toronto Mayorality Candidate Got His Nickname...
...for his attitude and position on long term facilities while Minister of Health in McGoonty's pack of clowns? "Depends" Snivelman!
How Ontario's Liberals are failing our seniors
Bill 21 has laid the groundwork for the operation of an unaccountable, profit driven, and government-sanctioned parallel system for long-term care.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Guilty As Charged With A Defense...
...five decades of contribution of blood, sweat and tears has to count for something and we shouldn't be held accountable for the leftist cradle to grave mantra of PET and his ilk.
Demographic tsunami? Let’s dance!
Seniors perform at the Seniors Jubilee at Roy Thompson Hall. Moses Znaimer says today's active and healthy Zoomers are doing more than just “staying alive.”
Rene Johnston/Toronto Star file photoSun May 30 2010
When it comes to issues of health and wellness for today’s seniors, there is a crisis that requires our immediate attention: the belief that an aging “tsunami” of Zoomers represents a financial catastrophe in the making. The supposed problems are the health-care and pension burdens we are about to impose on succeeding generations, as they struggle to pay for our huge, decaying demographic. Open any newspaper, walk into any bookstore, type “Boomer” and “crisis” into Google and you can’t avoid dire predictions. (0)
A lesson for Europe from Nate’s Deli
May 29, 2010 – 9:00 am
This week, Nate’s Deli at 316 Rideau Street in Ottawa closed its doors after exactly 50 years in business — erasing from the Ottawa landscape a restaurant famous among locals and Parliamentarians alike. After 50 years of cutting smoked meat (1,500 pounds per week) and making chopped liver (24 pounds per day), founder Dave Smith, now 76, is ready to move on.
But Mr. Smith won’t be heading to the shuffleboard court at Del Boca Vista Phase III just yet. First, he is off to Haiti to create new housing for earthquake victims. Mr. Smith also has some local Canadian charities to manage. And in a few years time, he might even get back into the deli business, he tells reporters.
We mention all this in hopes that someone might get the word out to the folks in France. While Parisians may turn their noses up at knishes and latkes, they could learn a thing or two from Mr. Smith’s work ethic. Read More
But Mr. Smith won’t be heading to the shuffleboard court at Del Boca Vista Phase III just yet. First, he is off to Haiti to create new housing for earthquake victims. Mr. Smith also has some local Canadian charities to manage. And in a few years time, he might even get back into the deli business, he tells reporters.
We mention all this in hopes that someone might get the word out to the folks in France. While Parisians may turn their noses up at knishes and latkes, they could learn a thing or two from Mr. Smith’s work ethic. Read More
They Illustrate On A Daily Basis How Inept They Are In Managing Both...
James: Cities crave power, but have to settle for cash
Our big cities still need help
Sun May 30 2010
Canada’s municipalities won praise, and even gratitude, from Prime Minister Stephen Harper last week for being “wonderful” partners with Ottawa in stimulating the country’s recession-sapped economy. By using federal funding to quickly deliver more... (1) by Royson James
The 40,000 Citizens Of Roanne, France Reached Harmony...
...so why can't the 4.4 million inhabitants of Toronto do so?
French town deals with the inevitable car-bicycle rivalry
Sun May 30 2010
In France and other European countries, planners find ingenious ways to achieve peaceful car-bicycle coexistence (0)
Now That The Aga Khan Is A "Canadian" ...
...will he stand up and condemn the practices that impact on the rights of women?
Islamic fundamentalists ‘seem to be haunted by the female body’
Sun May 30 2010
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is turning up the heat on 'tolerance' for 'cultural practices' like female genital mutilation.
Government Has No Place In The Bedrooms Of The Nation...
...and we know the results of that PET mantra and it appears like the next mantra will be regarding the government's place in the Recreation Rooms of the country.
Pride’s ejection feat: Levy
Did organizers get dragged into dumping QuAIA from parade?
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Side Effect Of Arizona Legislation?
Toronto Police Issue Public Safety Alert
Fri, 2010-05-28 15:23.
Toronto Police are alerting the public to four separate distraction thefts in the downtown core since Friday, May 21, 2010.After the victims made cash withdrawals from ATMs or financial institutions, they were squirted with feces. The suspects, in most cases, include at least four people, who would clean the victim's clothing and, in the process, steal their cash. The suspects are described as Hispanic and could be in possession of squeeze bottles or containers of feces.
Police describe the suspects as Hispanic and could be in possession of squeeze bottles or containers of feces. Below are security camera pictures of the suspects.
Standing In For Obama...
"Presidents are never really off the clock, even when they go on vacation. But President Obama's decision to skip the traditional Memorial Day ceremony in Arlington while on his second vacation since the BP oil spill began has some wondering what the schedule says about his priorities"
Too Busy To Honor Those That Gave And Those Who Are Giving...
...their lives for their country?
Stressed Out or Tone Deaf? Obama Chicago Vacation Raises Eyebrows
Published May 27, 2010
| FOXNews.com
President Obama boards Air Force One to San Francisco in Washington May 25. (Reuters Photo)
Full story...
The President's Memorial Daze
05/28/2010 07:24 PM ET - Leadership: Our commander in chief was to miss the wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to go on vacation. Other presidents have missed it, but never at wartime. All ... More »
Why did the White House contact Joe Sestak’s brother? Update: Bob the Fixer earns his stripes; Issa responds; Sestak statement added
Right Or Wrong Stephen You Blew This One...
Our Kind Of Guy Christie...
A mandate to be tough and thorough can’t be turned on and off
Ontario ombudsman André Marin criticized by former employees for harsh methods; being fearless and effective creates discomfort among his masterTake Off The Sandals, Put On The Boots, Do Up Your Zipper...
...get a pocket full of change, clean your binoculars and go exploring.
The secret life of Toronto’s ravines
From homeless camps to drain exploration, these rifts in the city nurture underground culture.
I will Spend That Weekend At The Track...
...while pondering whether there will be still be people asking; Why can't you find a police officer when you want one?"
The Toronto G20 primer
A comprehensive guide to downtown Toronto and the impact the G20 Summit will have on the city.
In All Fairness Mr. Rubin...
...your comment; “I hate the parking guys,” is at best childish. They are doing their job and while it is true some might go to extremes overall if you does the crime you pay the price.
Senior eludes parking ticket, cop in hot pursuit
Retired businessman, 79, says officer was ‘livid’ after 20-foot car chase.
There Is Now A Sobeys And RBC...
...which will be a "gathering place" for All residents and only time will tell whether this commonality will extend to the living rooms of all the residents! Personally I doubt it. Good Luck.
Almost home
Tenants are moving in to the reincarnated Regent Park, but it’s too soon to know whether the utopian bid to create a mixed community will work.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Another Deserter Becomes A Canadian...
5.27.2010
citizenship test today!
"We've also been imagining a swearing-in ceremony where half the spectators are wearing WAR RESISTERS WELCOME HERE t-shirts and holding signs saying "Jason Kenney Stop The Deportations". Dale said I'd be the first person sworn in and deported on the same day. "
...not in Canada!
One Billion Well Spent?
Anti-G20 slogans spray-painted on several Toronto banks
The Canadian Press
One person has reportedly been arrested for allegedly spray-painting anti-G20 slogans on several banks in downtown Toronto.
Hopefully This "Complex" Will Promote The Canadian Way Of Life...
* Downplay Shaira Law
* Give Equal Rights To Women
Complex backed by Aga Khan will bring new life to urban neighbourhoods
Museum and worship centre to be linked by park
Published on Thursday, May. 27, 2010 11:15PM EDT Last updated on Friday, May. 28, 2010 3:52AM EDT
After more than a decade in planning and design, a suite of culturally invigorating projects initiated and financed by the Aga Khan are breaking ground in north Toronto.
Two buildings, the Aga Khan Museum and an Ismaili worship centre, will be knit together by an all-season park featuring allées of birch and ginkgo trees and infinity pools made of black granite, designed in the spirit of the Islamic chahar bagh, a formal garden.
The most public of the buildings on the 6.8-hectare site is the museum, designed by the acclaimed Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki
The Ismaili Centre, designed by renowned Mumbai-based architect Charles Correa
“This one is quite an amazing technological achievement,” said Daniel Teramura
Working closely with Toronto-based structural engineers Halcrow Yolles
Throughout years of design on the Toronto complex, the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims and a developer of universities, hospitals and urban regeneration projects around the world, has proved himself to be a sophisticated patron of architecture. The selections of the French limestone and the levels of translucency in the glass were ultimately his.
The Aga Khan Development Network’s acquisition of land on Wynford Drive, next to the Don Valley Parkway, was planned to inject new vitality into the neighbourhoods of Flemingdon Park and Thorncliffe Park, where some 40,000 Muslims live. Both the museum and the worship centre, to be completed in 2013, are designed to engage the public not only through their seductive architecture but also through conferences and outreach programming.
In a neighbourhood defined by generic low-lying industrial buildings and high-rise apartment towers, the Aga Khan’s complex is a welcome, catalytic intervention.
Two buildings, the Aga Khan Museum and an Ismaili worship centre, will be knit together by an all-season park featuring allées of birch and ginkgo trees and infinity pools made of black granite, designed in the spirit of the Islamic chahar bagh, a formal garden.
The most public of the buildings on the 6.8-hectare site is the museum, designed by the acclaimed Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki
The Ismaili Centre, designed by renowned Mumbai-based architect Charles Correa
“This one is quite an amazing technological achievement,” said Daniel Teramura
Working closely with Toronto-based structural engineers Halcrow Yolles
Throughout years of design on the Toronto complex, the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims and a developer of universities, hospitals and urban regeneration projects around the world, has proved himself to be a sophisticated patron of architecture. The selections of the French limestone and the levels of translucency in the glass were ultimately his.
The Aga Khan Development Network’s acquisition of land on Wynford Drive, next to the Don Valley Parkway, was planned to inject new vitality into the neighbourhoods of Flemingdon Park and Thorncliffe Park, where some 40,000 Muslims live. Both the museum and the worship centre, to be completed in 2013, are designed to engage the public not only through their seductive architecture but also through conferences and outreach programming.
In a neighbourhood defined by generic low-lying industrial buildings and high-rise apartment towers, the Aga Khan’s complex is a welcome, catalytic intervention.
Even I Am Embarrased To Be A Small c Conservative...
...trying to impress a bunch of freeloaders who know they can count on Canada handouts for the slightest blip in their own countries.
George "Depends" Snivelam Sucking Up To Seniors
Smitherman wants to let seniors ride TTC for free
Mayoral candidate has 'costed' plan for off-peak hours but won’t say how he’ll payBut When All Is Said And Done...
...it gives social in-activists something to do.
The G in G20 must stand for Gross
May 27, 2010 – 12:06 pm
You’re the head of a minority government that has just shepherded Canada through a global downturn with considerable success. You are hoping to turn this feat into political support based on the image it provides of prudence, discipline and financial acumen. In pursuit of this goal, you decide to:1. Keep a close eye on expenditures, limiting the outflow of tax dollars to only the most pressing needs, until you are able to eliminate the deficit and get the national debt back under control.
2. Take the opportunity to reduce or eliminate unnecessary costs, exploiting public support for economic security to get rid of frivolous programs previously protected by political concerns.
3. Throw a three-day talkfest nobody cares about, blowing more than $1 billion on security while turning the country’s biggest city into an armed camp in midsummer, when it should be attracting tourists rather than storm troopers in riot gear.
Read More
Budget watchdog probing summits' price tag of $1-billion
Tories must provide records on security costs, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page saysSeniors Have Long Memories...
Solution...
...turn operation of the ferries over to Robert Deluce and Porter Airlines.
We need a ferry godmother to help us get to the island: Granatstein
The sea of humanity that waited on Victoria Day to get across the sea to tranquility — or to the mayhem of Centreville — is more proof our island ferry docks don’t work.
Iggy Moment
Ignatieff misses boat
Michael Ignatieff had another sterling chance to tap one out of the park. Instead he bunted — again. Liberals have to be shaking their heads.
Michael Ignatieff has been shifting like sand blowing in the wind when it comes to the Auditor General auditing MPs books.
While publicly stating that the Board of Internal economy should meet with Sheila Fraser to resolve the audit issue, we learn that internally, Ignatieff is asking his MPs not to be transparent and to refrain from posting their accounts and spending online.
One position for the media and public, and a different one for his own MPs.
Read More
Nostalgic Bob Rae hints at Liberal-NDP accord
Bob Rae says there’s no rule preventing the Liberals and the NDP from ganging up and toppling a newly elected Tory government: He’s done it before and now he’s hinting it may happen again.
Don’t like Ignatieff’s position on auditing MPs? Wait five minutes
May 27, 2010 – 2:36 pm
Reuters
On the one hand...
While publicly stating that the Board of Internal economy should meet with Sheila Fraser to resolve the audit issue, we learn that internally, Ignatieff is asking his MPs not to be transparent and to refrain from posting their accounts and spending online.
One position for the media and public, and a different one for his own MPs.
Read More
Nostalgic Bob Rae hints at Liberal-NDP accord
Bob Rae says there’s no rule preventing the Liberals and the NDP from ganging up and toppling a newly elected Tory government: He’s done it before and now he’s hinting it may happen again.
You Want To Play With The Big Boys...
...then you will have to show them you know how to spend money and time on the issues that impact on the taxpayers rather than worrying about TTC washroom audits, worrying about what taxpayers eat and drink at public facilities, eliminating job for life policies, etc.
Big city mayors want seat at big table
Big city mayors are getting tired of sitting at the kiddie table of Canadian politics.
Mihevic And Add This To His Other Accomplishments.....
* St. Clair Right of Way
*Wychwood Barns
Scheme for transit input draws scorn
Joe Mihevc’s plan to have the public audit TTC stations was laughed off Thursday by transit union chief Bob Kinnear and tweeted off by commission chairman Adam Giambrone.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Normally I Would Label This Tempest In A Tea Pot As Queer...
...but doing so would probably, at the very least, label me a homophobic and/or have to face a tribunal.
Queers Against Israeli Apartheid: A group founded on the principle of censorship
A QuAIA protestor and her dog
May 26, 2010 – 11:08 am
Yesterday, I blogged about Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA), a group of anti-Israeli bigots so distasteful that even Toronto’s gay community (which generally is not known for its antipathy toward left-wing causes) has officially shut them out of this year’s gay pride parade.
At yesterday’s QuAIA rally, the big theme was censorship: QuAIA activists wore tape over their mouths, and festooned themselves with fliers that read “free speech.” (One woman even put free-speech fliers on her dog). They claimed that the Pride Parade organizers were censoring their right to air their views about Israel.
Well, lookie, lookie — it turns out that QuAIA itself was founded on the idea of censorship — specifically, the group’s desire to shut down a sexy Middle East themed gay cabaret act (“Gaza Strip Club”) that the group found offensive to their own sanctimonious views. For the full story, check out Drew Rowsome’s article in Fab magazine, of which I will provide this excerpt:
At yesterday’s QuAIA rally, the big theme was censorship: QuAIA activists wore tape over their mouths, and festooned themselves with fliers that read “free speech.” (One woman even put free-speech fliers on her dog). They claimed that the Pride Parade organizers were censoring their right to air their views about Israel.
Well, lookie, lookie — it turns out that QuAIA itself was founded on the idea of censorship — specifically, the group’s desire to shut down a sexy Middle East themed gay cabaret act (“Gaza Strip Club”) that the group found offensive to their own sanctimonious views. For the full story, check out Drew Rowsome’s article in Fab magazine, of which I will provide this excerpt:
Adding to the general stress level is a protest group, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, which is leafleting outside and announcing to every arriving potential stripper that “Gaza is not a party.” The group formed the day before upon first hearing of Gaza Strip Club. They immediately decreed that the moniker is offensive and racist and began to distribute leaflets conveniently left over from a protest held the weekend before.For the full story, click here.
One Of The Building Blocks Of The Conspiracy Movement...
The Canadian Charger Magazine honours another 9/11 conspiracy theorist
May 26, 2010 – 11:19 am
The Canadian Charger Magazine — the brainchild of the folks who brought you the Canadian Islamic Congress — is hosting a June 5 fundraising dinner at the Islamic Center of York Region. The guest speaker? 9/11 conspiracy theorist Alan Hart.
Here’s how 9/11 Truther Kevin Barrett recently described his interview with Hart:
Read More
Here’s how 9/11 Truther Kevin Barrett recently described his interview with Hart:
Read More
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
We Allow Jamacian Posse Members, US Deserters, Etc. In Our County So...
Canadian geese launch amphibious assault
Alexandra Shimo
From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, May. 21, 2010 6:04PM EDT Last updated on Friday, May. 21, 2010 6:40PM EDT
The evolving saga of our beloved bird, the Branta canadensis, is a particularly domestic problem of our own creation. In recent weeks, Canadian geese have attacked senior citizens at a retirement community in Hamilton; their droppings have infiltrated a pharmaceutical company in Oakville, causing health concerns – and, at an elementary school in the same city, they pecked at small children in a near-Hitchcockian frenzy that caused a lock-down on the school. But vengeance is disallowed: the birds are protected by a government that claims to have its citizens’ best interests at heart.
Their flock has pretty much has doubled in the past ten years to almost 250,000, but several wildlife-control and pest-extermination places said they didn’t deal with this growing menace and all their pesky payload because there was “not much they could do.”
Don’t approach them
Canada Geese are nesting at this time of the year and so at their most aggressive, and approaching them is a little like swimming up to killer whale Tilikum
Don’t scare them
Canada Geese not only have their own lobby groups (Love Canada Geese, Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese), it is illegal to scare, haze or harass the birds under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. So while they might peck or chase you, don’t under any circumstances hiss back.
Don’t touch them
At a parking lot in London, Ontario, a few weeks ago, several geese were chasing drivers and denting the cars by pecking them and kicking them with their webbed feet. Yet when Humane Wildlife Control went in to remove the avian delinquents, several members of the public complained that people were touching the geese without a permit. “We were worried about being on YouTube that night,” explains Bill Dowd, president of Humane Wildlife Control. “If there’s any harassment of the geese, it would go viral.”
Don’t shoot them
Needless to say, reaching for your Lee-Enfield when pecked into submission is verboten. Under a few highly proscribed, highly legislated circumstances, you can hunt Canada geese for a few days per year in September, but only if you have a federal Migratory Game Bird Hunting permit, a wildlife habitat conservation stamp, an Ontario licence, the right type of gun, etc.
Like Helena Guergis, Canada geese can put up a noisy fight when moved from their natural habitat. Pyrotechnics usually scare them away, but they’ll be back after a few seconds, says Dan Frankian, who heads Hawkeye Bird and Animal Control. Herding dogs such as collies, Brittanys or springer spaniels are a little better, i.e. the geese will waddle away for several hours before homing again. For real results, he recommends a militaristic-style, multi-prong assault, with pyrotechnics, dogs and birds of prey all working together for an “air-to-air” and “air-to-ground” simultaneous attack. “If you want to remove it and it’s attacking people, then call a professional,” says Mr. Frankian. “They are very aggressive creatures and you need an attack on all fronts.”
Special to The Globe and Mail
Their flock has pretty much has doubled in the past ten years to almost 250,000, but several wildlife-control and pest-extermination places said they didn’t deal with this growing menace and all their pesky payload because there was “not much they could do.”
Don’t approach them
Canada Geese are nesting at this time of the year and so at their most aggressive, and approaching them is a little like swimming up to killer whale Tilikum
Don’t scare them
Canada Geese not only have their own lobby groups (Love Canada Geese, Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese), it is illegal to scare, haze or harass the birds under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. So while they might peck or chase you, don’t under any circumstances hiss back.
Don’t touch them
At a parking lot in London, Ontario, a few weeks ago, several geese were chasing drivers and denting the cars by pecking them and kicking them with their webbed feet. Yet when Humane Wildlife Control went in to remove the avian delinquents, several members of the public complained that people were touching the geese without a permit. “We were worried about being on YouTube that night,” explains Bill Dowd, president of Humane Wildlife Control. “If there’s any harassment of the geese, it would go viral.”
Don’t shoot them
Needless to say, reaching for your Lee-Enfield when pecked into submission is verboten. Under a few highly proscribed, highly legislated circumstances, you can hunt Canada geese for a few days per year in September, but only if you have a federal Migratory Game Bird Hunting permit, a wildlife habitat conservation stamp, an Ontario licence, the right type of gun, etc.
Like Helena Guergis, Canada geese can put up a noisy fight when moved from their natural habitat. Pyrotechnics usually scare them away, but they’ll be back after a few seconds, says Dan Frankian, who heads Hawkeye Bird and Animal Control. Herding dogs such as collies, Brittanys or springer spaniels are a little better, i.e. the geese will waddle away for several hours before homing again. For real results, he recommends a militaristic-style, multi-prong assault, with pyrotechnics, dogs and birds of prey all working together for an “air-to-air” and “air-to-ground” simultaneous attack. “If you want to remove it and it’s attacking people, then call a professional,” says Mr. Frankian. “They are very aggressive creatures and you need an attack on all fronts.”
Special to The Globe and Mail
Let's Introduce A Private Member's Bill In Parliament...
...when a Canadian soldier dies in combat it would automatically cause the immediate deportation of a deserter from the US armed forces.
U.S. deserter apeals deportation in Federal Court
Latest Canadian casualty remembered as talented soldier
Iggy Moment
Walkom: Bill C-9 and the failure of Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals
28 minutes ago
The federal Liberals have forgotten that we elected them to keep Stephen Harper’s government in check.
And The Torchbearer? Carolyn Parrish...
...who is known for her fair mindedness about Hazel and we all know that she puts the well being of the residents before her own.
James: Inquiry shines a light into Mississauga city hall
by Royson JamesA Hoot 'N Holler From Silly Hall...
The Biggest Loser Seems To Be Common Sense...
...I am in a confrontation with an individual who appears to be under the influence of alcohol (proven after the fact) and both my spouse and I are both in clear and imminent danger and I have seconds to decide whether to fight or flee. What would you do?
No winners in Michael Bryant case: Editorial
Nobody “won” Tuesday when special prosecutor Richard Peck withdrew criminal charges against former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant, in connection with the death of Toronto bicycle courier Darcy Allan Sheppard last Aug. 31.
...and a side issue is why would Shepherd's employer send him out on deliveries knowing his propensity for using alcohol. Under the law a bartender can be charged for a similar offence.
were dropped against former attorney-general Michael Bryant as in the factual findings of the special prosecutor.
For Michael Bryant, an extraordinary kind of justice
Justice in Michael Bryant case
23 minutes ago
The dramatic death that transfixed Toronto last fall — pitting a bicycle courier against a former cabinet minister — has reached an unexpected denouement. The surprise yesterday was not so much that charges were dropped against former attorney-general Michael Bryant as in the factual findings of the special prosecutor.
For Michael Bryant, an extraordinary kind of justice
Let QAIA March In The Parade With One Condition...
...they make room and allow the people who have posted Comments to this article to march with their group.And of course lets not forget the Grand Mufti's position regarding Palestinians and Jews.
Anti-Israeli group vows to be at Pride Parade
Last Updated: May 25, 2010 9:08pm
Anti-Israeli protesters vow to march in Toronto’s Pride Parade despite strong opposition from organizers. Read the full story
Couriers/Cyclists Have Picked The Wrong Martyr For Their Cause
...blood alcohol twice the legal limit, a number of bike rage rage incidents, etc.
Cyclist had tough childhood
Alcohol ruined Darcy Allan Sheppard’s life from his first breath until his last.
Vigil held in memory of bike courier Darcy Allen Sheppard
Dozens of cyclists showed up late Tuesday afternoon to a memorial for Darcy Allen Sheppard, a bike courier killed in an incident along Bloor Street last August.
The Toronto Bike Messenger Association (TOBMA) hosted the vigil in Sheppard’s memory on Bloor Street by Avenue Road, where Sheppard died last August in an incident with a vehicle driven by former Ontario Attorney General, Michael Bryant.
A bike that's been painted white sits at the scene where Sheppard was killed. It’s a traditional ghost bike memorial. Dozens of Sheppard's friends and former colleagues gathered at the ghost bike after hearing charges against Bryant had been dropped.
Martin is an avid rider who attended the memorial and is frustrated over the war between vehicles and cyclists in Toronto. With the charges against Bryant having been dropped Martin says the justice system has sent a clear message to cyclists.
“If you ride your bike on the streets of Toronto you don’t stand a chance,” said Martin.
“If I get hit by a car no cop is going to take my side, and if I’m down on the ground dead, I have no story to tell.”
Susan showed up to the memorial as someone who knows all too well the potential dangers cyclists can run into.
“I’m not a courier and I’m not a very militant person, but I do ride a bike and I was hit by a car about four years ago and the driver was not charged,” said Susan.
“My heart just breaks because every single one of these cyclists can be killed and can be damaged.”
The Toronto Bike Messenger Association (TOBMA) hosted the vigil in Sheppard’s memory on Bloor Street by Avenue Road, where Sheppard died last August in an incident with a vehicle driven by former Ontario Attorney General, Michael Bryant.
A bike that's been painted white sits at the scene where Sheppard was killed. It’s a traditional ghost bike memorial. Dozens of Sheppard's friends and former colleagues gathered at the ghost bike after hearing charges against Bryant had been dropped.
Martin is an avid rider who attended the memorial and is frustrated over the war between vehicles and cyclists in Toronto. With the charges against Bryant having been dropped Martin says the justice system has sent a clear message to cyclists.
“If you ride your bike on the streets of Toronto you don’t stand a chance,” said Martin.
“If I get hit by a car no cop is going to take my side, and if I’m down on the ground dead, I have no story to tell.”
Susan showed up to the memorial as someone who knows all too well the potential dangers cyclists can run into.
“I’m not a courier and I’m not a very militant person, but I do ride a bike and I was hit by a car about four years ago and the driver was not charged,” said Susan.
“My heart just breaks because every single one of these cyclists can be killed and can be damaged.”
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Are We Under Attack...
...or is this just another example of diversity education?
Mujahideen warning: “Study history you kuffar”
“Democracy is hypocrisy: Shariah for Europe”, “Islam will dominate the world” — and other such signs, plus hear the crowd cheer the deaths of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan — all in Dhimmi ol’ England. (h/t: BCF)
So that was just a short message from one Muslim woman, but there are thousands, hundreds and thousands like me across the world and across Europe who will make a stand. And we will never ever remove our Islamic dress. Ever. So you have a war on your hands and if that’s what you want, that’s what you asked for.Well, I certainly hope after that demonstration they remembered to gather up their trash…
Moose and Squirrel
You just knew there’d be a guy named Mohammad, right?
Posted by: Right Girl
Three members of a British family visiting Pakistan were shot dead by their relatives yesterday in a dispute over an arranged marriage between cousins.Let this be a lesson: Selling your daughter into sex slavery to a first cousin probably isn’t going to be a pretty as you imagine it.
Mohammad Yousaf, 51, his wife Parviaz, 49, and their daughter, Tania, 23, from Nelson, in Lancashire, were killed in the eastern city of Gujrat when tensions over the breakdown of the marriage between their eldest son and their niece ended in tragedy.
The marriage finished about a year ago but the wife’s brother — who is also Mr Yousaf’s nephew — is believed to have harboured a grudge that his sister was being divorced.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
About Me
- Unhypentated Canadian
- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.