Beans Beans BeanOnce upon a time Toronto public schools built swimming pools are part of their “facilities”. They were able to do this as the funding for schools was raised locally. Skip forward many years and with the Great Educational Liberator – Mike Harris (aka, failed teacher who couldn’t pass his evaluation period) – local municipal taxes [...]
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In this ever increasing sensitivity for the environment there has been increase in the number of cyclists in the downtown core of Toronto. I applaud anyone’s desire to shuck the shackles of automobile dependance. I, myself, enjoy the pleasures of public transportation with the knowledge that I can easily read my romance or sci-fi novels [...]
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A certain City Councillor, Rob Ford, is in the middle of a brouhaha here in Toronto for saying that Asians are taking over and work like dogs – http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/310319
Now our Mayor wants Mr Ford to apologise for such “racist comments”. If you go on to read the article the Councillor is not the best at [...]
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… the world is coming to a crashing halt, Toronto actually has snow.
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