liberal catnip (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Monday's Question Period : Hon. Jack Layton (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, when it comes to this whole question of torture, unlike other party leaders , we are not going to stand for denying of the evidence. We are not going to cover up the truth. We are not going to write books justifying torture in any way, shape or form. Nothing can justify torture and nothing can justify the full-scale...
They Call Me "Mr. Sinister" (Free subscription) | yesterday
Robert Silver in the Globe : What makes this fact interesting (at least to me) is that while the Liberals are at an all time low in popular support in the polls (and no - none of this should be taken as a statement that all is good in Liberal poll land), the NDP have really not been the beneficiaries at all of our swoon. In fact, 15.9 per cent would be Jack Layton's second worst result as leader. Even...
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Jack Layton’s third question this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, when it comes to this whole question of torture, unlike other party leaders, we are not going to stand for denying of the evidence, we are not going to cover up the truth, and we are not going to write books justifying torture in any way, shape or [...]
blogTO (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The TTC has come up with a way to stop token hoarding in its tracks - by suspending token sales outright, immediately, and replacing them in the short-term with temporary adult tickets. In a rare Sunday press release, the TTC made the announcement, quoting TTC Chair Adam Giambrone: "TTC riders have been understandably frustrated by the current token restriction. By issuing temporary tickets,...
Freddie P (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Stephane Dion must be one proud fella today. His wife, who obviously wears the pants in the house lost her mind on Friday and posted a facebook attack on Michael Ignatieff. Granted, Ignatieff is a class "A" stooge in his own right, but Dion's wife, who goes by the name Janine Krieber wrote a scathing piece on Ignatieff's underhanded means of grabbing control of the party, she criticized...
The Blog of Walker (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
...I'm thinking twice about them. I've been hard on the BC Liberals on this blog. No harder, probably less, than I've been to the BC Dippers or the Green Party, but still: hard. And to this day I stand by my criticisms of the BC Liberal Party: it needs new leadership, fresh blood, a fresh campaign, and a massive down-sizing in the arrogance department. Particularly when it comes to the proposed Harmonised...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
TTC riders -- a few weeks away from getting dinged with a fare hike -- shouldn't have to pay for the six-hour shutdown caused by a contractor, chairman Adam Giambrone said.
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Have questions about the TTC? Rocket Talk is a regular Torontoist column , featuring TTC Chair Adam Giambrone and Director of Communications Brad Ross's answers to Torontoist readers' questions. Submit your questions to rockettalk@torontoist.com ! Photo by spotmaticfanatic from the Torontoist Flickr Pool . Reader Gavin Crisp asks: When will the TTC open subway doors earlier than its current wake-up...
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Urban Planner is Torontoist's guide to what's on in Toronto, published every weekday morning, and in a weekend edition Friday afternoons. If you have an event you'd like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you've got any—to events@torontoist.com . Still image from The Karamazovs , courtesy of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic . FILM: The Eh!U Meet the Europeans...
GayandRight (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Could you imagine Churchill saying the Nazis should have some cabinet members'?? Britain's foreign secretary has suggested that senior Taliban figures be given positions in the Afghan government to bring an end to the violence in the country. At a meeting of Nato's parliamentary assembly in Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday, David Miliband said that history suggested many Taliban members could be persuaded...
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Hey, remember when we mentioned that Toronto bylaw enforcement officers were gearing up to crack down on motorists who leave their cars idling for more than three minutes every hour? Well, Toronto's board of health is attempting to lobby a reduction of that amount of time from three minutes to one minute . And, shocker of shockers, someone on council isn't happy about it. "It's totally unreasonable,"...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Residents of a Bloor-Lansdowne neighbourhood who don't want a dead-end street converted into parkland are accusing Councillor Adam Giambrone of steamrolling over their protests and building the green space anyway.
Melissa's Miscellany (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Backing into someone's car doesn't have to be a tragedy, especially when they're your super-nice neighbours. The properties of a can of paint are truly magical. When you spend your life in your head, a day of manual labour is always a good idea. Patience really is a virtue--it keeps you from driving your neurotic self insane. Nothing smells better when I'm hungry than my sister's homemade tomato sauce...
Dr Roy's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Kelly McParland thinks so. I'm not completely sure, but things look pretty bad for iffy. The media now calls him iffy. The problem is that the grits think that it is just a leadership problem. Thankfully for us, they won't believe it is a much deeper problem. That Ignatieff should be verging on such status is surprising, considering his background and evident talent. Ten months ago it appeared he would...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Michael Ignatieff gets advice from Frank McKenna and Jack Layton has a new spring in his step
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