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Toronto Overpasses Look Ok, Jane and Dave Talk Crime, Ignatieff Gets Ahead
In response to the collapse of an overpass in Quebec, the provincial and municipal government will look at overpasses in this province. They reassure us that none of this province’s overpasses have the same design as the one in Quebec and are regularly checked.
Just hours after thousands of people stumbled home after looking at hours of art, 30,000 people take part in the CIBC Run For the Cure on Sunday. The annual event raised $4.5 million for breast cancer.
Both mayoral candidates talk up crime. Jane Pitfield even calls it the #1 issue in this election. Which only further proves that Pitfield doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Crime is down, there are more police on the street. We acknowledge that crime is an issue in many parts of the city but it’s pretty clear, even to us, that there are issues more pressing this election.
Yet another MPP pushes for a cellphone and MP3 player ban while driving. We think the list should also include portable games like the PSP and Game Boy; because we bet some idiot has been trying to pass the last level of Metroid while driving on the Gardiner.
The names of 23 more firefighters are added to the memorial at Queen’s Park. A ceremony was held on the weekend.
Ignatieff surges ahead of the pack at last weekend’s delegate selection. Iggy has snagged about 30% of delegates nationally. Rae trails with 19% and Dion and Kennedy are tied at 6% respectively. We know it’s a longshot but we’d love to see a Dion-Kennedy alliance take the leadership. Dion would repair the Liberal Party reputation in Quebec while Kennedy, would shore up Ontario and attract the progressive wing of the party.
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