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Levy: Bike battle a triumph for Toronto
 

A Message To Much Of The Mainstream Media...

Most Of Us Appreciate Your Efforts And Sacrifices Guys...

Great And Timely Idea...

First Nations chief wants to disband Aboriginal Affairs department

. but it begs the question will the $6B go back into general revenues and indians have to go to the provinces for handouts like the rest of the villages, hamlets, towns, cities, etc. to provide basic services and ill residents of reserves begin paying taxes.

Shawn Atleo

Trying to breathe life into First Nation rights

It Is Time...

Find, Arrest And Sentence The Vandals To...

...having to ride a 10 km circlular track, possibly at the CNE, without stopping and doing so on a bike that has no seat the the wheels are slightly out of alignment.

Art installation bike bullied by vandals

The abandoned bicycle that launched the Good Bike project — a plan to install 60 painted bikes around the city — is under attack again.

Hmmm...

...eliminating bike lanes in the interest of National Security & Safety; time to delve deeply into the background of those behind the Bixi corporation, background checks for bike couriers, etc.

We bring you the latest developments in the international bike lane wars, which seem to thrive in the summer but inexplicably fade away when it’s cold outside, like, for half the year. Why is that, do you suppose? Anyway, in the latest headlines: Bike lanes are a terrorist threat. Bombers on bicycles could be the next evil plot dreamed up by Al Qaeda. Read More...

Quote: Once the employee leaves the job, the position will be eliminated to guarantee cost savings for the future. Unquote.

...begs the question if the position will not be refilled why does the position exist now and if there is no buyout will the position remain?
 City to offer nearly 50,000 workers buyouts



City Manager Joe Pennachetti will announce a buyout package for most of the city of Toronto’s workforce as early as Tuesday

It also begs the question in addition to the CASH payout will the x-employee still be entitled to sick day bank, pension entitlement, health benefits, etc. etc. Also where is the buyout $$$ coming from..

Indians, OPP, McGuinty Versus Legal Rights Of Citizens

Deal tries to hush up disgrace of Caledonia


Christie Blatchford: The last page of the Caledonia class action settlement is the one that tells the shameful truth of what happened five years ago in that lovely small southwestern Ontario town

...passport office being opened in the hills of Afganhistan???

Have you read Christie Blatchford's book on Caledonia ...

"Terrorists" Issuing Passports...

Ottawa in ‘explosive’ situation over rejected Iroquois passport

Joyce King said she was traveling from New York State into Canada on June 18 when border officials refused to recognize her passport issued by the Iroquois Confederacy

Will a Passport Office be opened in the hills of Afganhistan, etc.?

Vaughan Is Just Being Vaughan...

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Levy: Lefties will melt

Coun. Adam Vaughan was positively apoplectic over the first of the $350,000 core service reviews released Monday

James: Rob Ford’s gravy train running on fumes (4)

...if nothing else Royson has to admit that possibly we (KGPM) will slow down the "gravy train" to the point where many of the social in-activists, artsy/fartsy supporters, et al will need to find another way to get to the trough that presently has a take out/delivery policy! City Manager proposing getting the ball rolling with a "buyout" program that admits there is "fat" in the system.

The "Fruit" Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree...

Meslin Needs To Give His Head A Shake!

Comparing these two issues is akin to someone farting in city council chambers and some dropping a hot, steamy turd on Nunziata's diasd.

What works at city hall — and what doesn’t


Consultation over a kite ban contrasts with unilateral action on bike lanes.

Mikey Layton Needs To Talk To Daddy...

...and get some advice on how he can deal with Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam's popularity with the Toronto media. Three stories in one day must be a record even Taliban Jack never met.

Afrofest makes its case to remain in Queen’s Park

City Hall's 'war on the bike'

Yonge Street redesign drives battle between business and pedestrian

What Will You Read At Supermarket Checkout Now?

Rae Moment Replacing An Iggy Moment...

Another Failure Of Obama's Stimulus Efforts...

U.S. Boldly Goes No More as China’s Space Program Takes Off

Blogging Reality Is...

CTV Journalist Quits


Kai Nagata was CTV's 24 year-old Bureau Chief in Quebec City. He was a rising media star. But he suddenly quit and provided a lengthy explanation why. h/t chutzpahticular

...the following will have more of an intellectual impact than the former:

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Five years after Canada became a country, on July 9, 1872, the doughnut cutter was patented by John Blondel of Thomaston, Maine. In celebration of the delightful dessert, here's a special "Doughnut Burger" from the Calgary Stampede. If you're still hungry after seeing that, here's a little something from the Simpsons on the topic. On a more serious note, here's an instructional video on making doughnuts.

Will Six Nations Be Payng The $20M...

Calendonia: residents finally awarded $20 million, after Indians took over their neighbourhood and police stood by and watched


By Kathy Shaidle on Saturday, July 9th, 2011
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Yes, this happened in Canada. In this century.

Imagine a Western where the Indians and the cavalry gang up on the settlers…

Today, the expert on the occupation, Christie Blatchford, reports:

It was in February of 2006 that a handful of aboriginals from the nearby Six Nations reserve first walked onto Douglas Creek Estates, a residential subdivision then under construction along the town’s main street.

With the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario government determined to handle the occupation as a land claims dispute or “reclamation” the protesters remained unmolested on the land, their numbers and confidence growing. (…)

What happened in the weeks and months after was widespread lawlessness that ranged from the minor to the serious. It included the destruction of an electricity tower (which caused a three-day blackout to the area), the torching of a bridge, the hijacking of a police car with officers inside it and unprovoked assaults by natives upon a local builder, who suffered a permanent brain injury, an elderly couple whose offence was to drive by the site and a Hamilton TV crew who dared try to video-record that.

(KEEP READING...)

Leave The Decision To The TAXPAYERS Of Toronto...

...and we should not be swayed by a recent poll that indicated 94% of respondents would NOT be attending the parade and possibly the whole issue of funding would be mute if parade organizers passed the hat around the 1.2M attendees.

Attacks on Pride: An open letter to Toronto Councillors July 6, 2011


By Elle Flanders

I urge you to drop the witch hunt against Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, the LGBT community and the larger agenda to defund Toronto Pride. It is time to calm the rhetoric.

There Is No FDR Waiting To Save Them...

...but there is Oprah!