All right, let’s do the obligatory “Mayor Ford” post
What a difference a day makes! “I can’t picture any of the candidates earning more than fifty percent of the vote,” I said yesterday, “and I really don’t want to picture it, because I think the only one who could possibly do it is Ford.” Well, although he ultimately seems to have fallen just short […]
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In which, once again, I don’t understand these damned kids today
Apparently, if you’re a young woman these days, it’s no longer enough just to wear jogging pants with “juicy” written across the ass in varsity letters. If the woman I saw on the subway this morning is any indication, you’re also supposed to roll the waistband over itself so the tag sticks out like a […]
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Link of the Day: Mayor Miller’s Twitter account
If you’re from Toronto, and you’re already on Twitter, then you probably already know that our mayor has his own account. It’s well worth following, and not just for “mayor stuff” – Miller frequently comments on global issues and community happenings, and he certainly does so from a unique perspective. Although Miller’s term will end […]
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Is it bad that the election outcome I’m most excited about is just the damned thing being done?
I recently promised to try and write a little more about some of the candidates in today’s election before the big day finally came, and I had hoped to do so this weekend. But I didn’t, partly because I didn’t know what more to say, and partly because I didn’t just want to add to […]
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Link of the Day: Where to Vote
I’ve linked to the Toronto Elections website before, but since today is the big day, I thought I’d link directly to this page. If you enter your address, it’ll tell you where to vote and who your candidates are. After all, today isn’t just about electing a new mayor. Of course, that’s a very important […]
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Link of the Day: I Vote Toronto
My wife, who can’t vote in Monday’s election because she’s a landed resident but not a citizen, brought this site to my attention yesterday. “I Vote Toronto is a coalition of individuals and organizations who believe in creating a more inclusive and representative city. We are asking the provincial government to expand voting eligibility to […]
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Oh my God, the four-time champion!
By the way, for those of you who are wondering, my brother did indeed defend his title at Gong the Show last night at Comedy Bar. The competition was intense, but he proved himself the star of the final round. Nice work, Jon! I had never been to Gong the Show before, and I’ve got […]
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Link of the Day: PublicScience.ca
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, which is a union representing federal scientists, has launched a new site to combat what it calls the government’s “worrying trend away from evidence-based policy-making.” The site intends to highlight science conducted for the public good – much of which is funded by taxpayers and carried […]
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The fourteenth Dalai Lama, he gets high on you
The problem with headlines like this is that people like me read them and get the excited impression that Toronto’s about to host a kick-ass progressive rock show in honour of the Dalai Lama. It’s only when we catch our breath and read the actual story that we discover, to our dismay, that we’re not […]
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