Rocket Talk: When's the TTC Going to Roll Out More Fare Collection Methods?
Newsstand: November 9, 2009
Zack Taylor in Disney Mama Drama
Santa's Weston Workshop
The Daily Photoist: November 9, 2009
NDP charges Liberals "deceptive" over nuclear energy plans. Apparently the nuclear energy commitments the provincial government has made require almost four times the nuclear energy generation capability that their promised plant could deliver, unless the plant itself was four times larger than the Darlington plant. This is all part of the current clever government plan to get ahead of everybody else and be massively involved in the next energy crisis when the world runs out of readily refineable uranium.
U.S. government accused of manufacturing evidence against Omar Khadr. A trumped-up case against a "terrorism suspect"? We are shocked. Shocked, we say.
Afghanistan mission extended by two years. The Tories and most of the Liberals voted to extend the mission to 2011, with the Tories citing the need to commit to international military efforts and the Liberals citing the need to not have an election right now.
Ontario surplus funds may be used for more than debt reduction. If the provincial government's bill goes through, some surplus funds could be directed towards maintenance and upgrading municipal infrastructure. However, the first $600 million of any surplus would have to be put towards the debt, which, given that Ontario's debt is $160 billion, is kind of like saying the first fifty dollars of your next paycheque have to go towards your credit card bill.
Finally: Toronto only 26th on list of 100 most dangerous cities in Canada. Yeah, suck on that, Moose Jaw!
Photo by mtlocka from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.
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I've always thought that Toronto is a very safe city and laugh when my Torontonian friends get upset that I take the subway alone at night. Dun dun dun. But I appreciate the concern.
I think that is part of the reason why I like Toronto.
I agree with Rachel, being able to walk at night to get home (not needing an escort). Taking the subway, buses, etc. That is an unvaluable thing that people who have only lived in Toronto or other safe cities do not understand. It is one of the things I like the most about living here.
I've had people from smaller cities outside Toronto tell me they'd never move here because they don't want to get "shot, stabbed, raped and robbed." I hate hearing this kind of talk. I've lived in Toronto for nearly 25 years. One time I had my bike stolen while it was locked up at UofT. Never been attacked with a weapon, never been threatened, never been mugged. Obviously there's crime, but the perception that people who don't live here have of Toronto is pretty insulting.