Monday, May 17, 2010
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Of Course It Is Shocking But......
....let's keep in mind that 75% of those in the target groups have been receiving their basic rights and let's look at the Toronto Housing Corp.'s track record.
Discrimination toward renters 'shocking'
Toronto landlords are denying basic rights to thousands, with the mentally ill and single black parents the worst hit, a study by the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation has found.
by Joe Fiorito
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Comrade Miller Failing To Deal With This Garbage Also
Boy, 16, shot in drive-by near Eglinton and Keele
Police are looking for as many as four suspects after a teenager was wounded in the leg during a drive-by shooting in Toronto's west end this..
Three injured after stabbings in North York, Scarborough
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Junk Loans
It wasn't "capitalism" or the "free market". Fannie Mae is a Federal government instrumentality. The article below by STEVEN A. HOLMES appeared in the New York Times: Thursday, September 30, 1999Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
There Is Enough Blame To Go Around
So let's get this straight.
To help out our banks in the ongoing economic crisis, Canadians, through our federal government, are buying up to $75 billion in mortgages they hold and guaranteeing up to $218 billion of commercial debt.
And the thanks we get is that the banks are STILL jacking up their usurious interest rates on credit cards?
What ever happened to the old "give and take" between neighbours who help each other out in tough times?
Isn't "give and take" one of those nice, family values Prime Minister Stephen Harper used to talk about when he was wearing his blue sweater?
Ditto Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, absent the sweater.
So, how come with our banks it's always we give and they take?
NDP Leader Jack Layton makes a valid point when he asks what are we getting in return from the banks for the billions of dollars we just put up to help them?
We can think of a slew of outrageous credit card interest rates and ATM and other service fees the banks should be required to lower in return.
Was any of this discussed while our self-styled public and private sector masters of the universe were crafting these deals?
Sure, the goal is to free up credit, which will help out consumers and the economy in the long run.
And granted, assuming the Canadian housing market doesn't tank the way the American one has, taxpayers could make a profit over the long term.
But let's not pretend there isn't a potential downside. There's always risk when you invest in real estate or backstop debt.
Ask anyone who still remembers when the TSX hit 15,000 in May.
As for Layton, sure he's a chronic bank-basher and a socialist, but isn't government intervention in the banking sector on this scale sort of ... um ... socialist, anyway?
So how about having Harper and Flaherty lean on the banks to demonstrate a little "Solidarity Forever" -- with us -- for a change?
| The CAW must give ground |
| McParland: It's possible to sympathize with the position of the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) when the crisis in the auto industry is viewed solely from their perspective. CAW president Ken Lewenza said yesterday he would "absolutely not".. MORE... |
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Residential School Reality
Not everyone connected with residential schools was a pervert.........and you have to wonder why we don't hear more about the treatment of students in private residential schools.
June 2, 2008
Truth And Antirevisionism
As a young student, Mr. Ignatieff attended Toronto’s Upper Canada College, arguably the top private “residential school” in the country. At the time, he probably did not know that employees of other Canadian residential schools received little pay and many sleepless nights for their labour. But, as an intellectual and as an MP, he should have searched harder for the available evidence. In Stringer Hall, for example, I was responsible for 85 senior boys between the ages of 12 and 21 for 22 hours a day, six days a week. The work was difficult, even for a strong 21-year-old.Yet today, the reward for former residential school employees is denigration in the national press by people such as Mr. Ignatieff — and, more surprisingly, by the churches they served. I pray that the Commission will hear a variety of perspectives.
Unfortunately, I do not think this will happen because of the hostile climate that now exists. Few former school employees — both non-aboriginal and aboriginal — will acknowledge that they worked in residential schools, and even fewer will appear before the Commission. They already know that the “truth” has been pre-determined, and that “reconciliation” means financial compensation, which is already being distributed in any event. Few people will praise the residential schools — their administrators, their teachers or their supervisors. Fewer still will dare publicly admit that their residential-school experiences were positive.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Don't Hold Your Breath Marni.......
- Marni Soupcoff on Al Gore and Czech President Vaclav Klaus: There's a debate I'd like to see
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Czech President Vaclav Klaus says he's ready to debate former U.S. vice president Al Gore about global warming. That's a verbal sparring contest I'd like to see. Klaus does a very good job of articulating the skewed priorities that many environmentalists embrace (Earth first, humans and liberty second):
Klaus, an economist, said he opposed the "climate alarmism" perpetuated by environmentalism trying to impose their ideals, comparing it to the decades of communist rule he experienced growing up in Soviet-dominated Czechoslovakia. "Like their (communist) predecessors, they will be certain that they have the right to sacrifice man and his freedom to make their idea reality," he said. "In the past, it was in the name of the Marxists or of the proletariat — this time, in the name of the planet," he added.
So, when's the smackdown? And where can I go to put my money on Klaus?
Saturday, March 29, 2008
My Neighborhood Doing It's Best.......
Teen girl shot in leg while riding subway in Toronto
Updated Fri. Mar. 28 2008 11:02 PM ET
The Canadian Press
TORONTO -- Toronto police say a 17-year-old girl is in hospital after she was shot in the leg while riding on the city's subway.
Sgt. Bill Richards says the shooting occurred on a northbound subway car after the girl and a male got into an argument.
The girl, who hasn't been identified, is currently being treated in hospital for wounds police say aren't life threatening.
The shooting occurred just before 9 p.m. near Spadina station, near the city's core.
Richards says police are still investigating the shooting, and that no suspects have been arrested.
Earlier news reports had said the girl was caught in the middle of a gun fight between two groups
Fifteen charged after marijuana, gun found at store
Updated Fri. Mar. 28 2008 5:09 PM ET
ctvtoronto.ca
Toronto police have charged 15 people after officers seized about $600,000 worth of marijuana from a store in the city's northwest.
Drug squad officers executed a search warrant at D.J. Record and Clothing Store, located at 2508 Eglinton Ave. W, near Keele Street, at about 6:40 p.m. Thursday.
Police said an investigation allegedly revealed marijuana was being sold at the store.
Officers found about 65 pounds of marijuana, a loaded 9-mm handgun and cash.
Fifteen suspects, aged between 20 and 59, were arrested and charged with various drug trafficking and weapons offences.
The accused were to appear at the Old City Hall courts on Friday.
Staff reporter
A teenage boy is battling for his life after a stabbing at Yorkdale mall Friday night.
The boy was taken to Sunnybrook hospital with multiple stab wounds and his injuries are considered life threatening.
Officers are on the scene investigating.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Let's Not Lose Sight Of A Couple Of Things
* the majority of the community still needs to bear the shame and guilt because of their reluctance/fear to co-operate with the police.
* the judicial system is a failure. The police do their job and the cretins are out on the street before the ink is dry on the booking sheets. The police are hampered by politicos who continually have them under a microscope and use the race card.
* The media and community need to do more to highlight the successes within the community.
Fear at the corner of guns 'n' drugs
There were always warning voices about the haste of highrise development. But precious little hope
Jane and Finch. What started as an urban planning dream quickly became a disaster and developed into a notorious neighbourhood where youth go to die or go prior to jail. Through its problems, though studied to death, it has been plagued by a history of inaction that continues to leave its youth at risk of falling through the cracks. Mark and Yomi fell -- but managed to drag theselves back up. Here are their stories.
Violence In The Bastion Of Canadian Culture
* mandatory minimum sentencing
* no concurrent sentencing
* no allowance for time served waiting trial
* all charges tried in adult court
* serve time in gulag style facilities.
Four Men Shot At Rexdale Coffee Shop
Shots ripped through the Country Style's glass early Saturday, sending four men to hospital in another shocking instance of public violence.
StreetBeat - Mar. 21 - Double Stabbing Probe Hampered By Uncooperative Victims
Sirens screamed to the Dundas and Broadview area at about 8pm Thursday for reports of a double stabbing. One man was knifed in the stomach while another suffered wounds to his side.
Police say two men who'd been drinking heavily were jumped while walking on Boulton Ave. One man didn't even know he was wounded until it was pointed out by police. Both men were treated at St. Michael's Hospital and are expected to recover.
It's not clear exactly what happened. Cops say both men aren't cooperating with their probe.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Toronto Is Still A Safe City IF.....
.....you develop a fortress mentality, curb where you travel, don't acknowledge strangers, don't use public transit, etc. We should ignore those that take umbrage at our place in the safe city listings and are trying to get us into the Top 10.
Man shot while sitting in car with daughter
A 23-year-old man was rushed to hospital in critical condition yesterday after he was shot while sitting in his car with his young daughter at a plaza in the city's east end.
The shooting happened around 7 p.m., near Markham Rd. and Lawrence Ave. E., in the Terrace Brae Plaza near a Bank of Montreal, police said. Customers waiting in line at the bank ATM nearby heard a scream and several gunshots.
EMS officer Dave Viljak said the victim was struck in the left upper chest. "He's been taken to the trauma centre at Sunnybrook hospital," he said.
The plaza went into lockdown as investigators spoke with witnesses. Sgt. Kevin Murrell of 43 Division said he is hopeful they will help piece together what happened.
Murrell added that as of last night the victim was still clinging to life. "We don't know if he'll live or not," he said. "He's undergoing surgery."
A suspect described as 23 to 25 years old with dreadlocks was seen fleeing the bank in a burgundy or red van.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-4300.
Double Stabbing And Plaza Shooting Keep Police Busy
A man in his early 20s is in serious condition after he was shot while sitting in an SUV with his young daughter in the north-east end of Toronto on Thursday.
The violence erupted at the Terrace Brae plaza at Markham and Lawrence at around 7pm. The victim was hit in the chest. Luckily, his daughter wasn't hurt.
Police confirm they're looking for a male suspect in his early 20's driving a red or burgundy van that was seen leaving the area in a hurry.
It wasn't the only violent incident to mar Holy Thursday.
Not long after the shooting a double stabbing sent two men to hospital on Boulton Street in the Dundas and Broadview area.
There's no word yet on suspects.
Cops Bust Gang Allegedly Attacking And Robbing TTC Passengers
Toronto K9 unit nabs carjackers
The Toronto police K9 unit made do without its dogs Friday morning, arresting two men after spotting a car wanted in a carjacking in the city’s north end.
Around 1 a.m., a young man and woman called police to say two men had approached them, stolen their wallet and purse, and taken off in the victims’ Honda CRV, Staff Sgt. Steve Tutchener said.
One of the carjackers was armed with a gun, police were told. The victims were left uninjured on Patricia Ave., south of Steeles Ave. near Yonge St.
Police began looking for the Honda CRV, but the K9 unit spotted it soon after on a nearby road and gave chase. The two men inside the car crashed it into a curb near the Silver City movie theatres at Yorkdale Mall, abandoned it and fled.
The K9 unit, already on scene, quickly tracked down two men. They were arrested and a gun was recovered.
“Luck was on our side tonight,” Tutchener said.
Police have not released names or charges.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Myopic Liberals
It’s all the shoveller’s fault!!
March 18th, 2008The National Post is doing a bang-up impression of Toronto Star. For a moment, I forgot which website I was reading. In today’s Posted Toronto Blog, Barry Hertz rants about the latest Toronto shooting “tragedy” - the gangland execution-style bullet hail that took place in Lawrence Park last late last week - and blames everyone and everything except the little putz who pulled the trigger.
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.