Results tagged “democrats”

The Star reports that TTC operators have a rate of post-traumatic stress disorder four times higher than Toronto police officers. The syndrome is often a result of witnessing, or becoming the victim of, physical violence, and is now the second leading cause of missed work days at the TTC. Arming operators a la Mad Max probably isn't the right solution, but hoping that the assholes who assault drivers will magically disappear may not be realistic. Anyone?

Proving that New Democrats actually are allowed to have a sense of humour, former provincial cabinet minister and federal candidate Marilyn Churley commented on the dearth of women in the Ontario legislature by suggesting that there were not enough Janes and too many Dicks in provincial politics. You go, girl.

speculates about what might happen should the current administration in the States grow increasingly dictatorial, forcing all liberal-minded Democrats to flee to Canada and flood our cities. Both Earle's writing and delivery are top-notch (plus he's a little dreamy, but that's neither here nor there), and you really should see the show before it closes on Feb. 5th.

After a whirlwhind, SummerWorks-filled weekend (we saw nine shows in three days for Eye - whew!), Torontoist needed a couple of days to recover from the theatre marathon. But it was all worth the risk of brain implosion, for there are some really stellar pieces playing this at this year's festival, and you still have a whole weekend left to catch them. Here are our top three:

Cirque du Soleil's much-anticipated new show, , opens tonight in that signature blue and yellow tent next to Ontario Place. If Torontoist's trusty informant (we're in with one of the ushers) is to be believed, Cirque's latest offering once again promises the usual suspension of the laws of physics, this time for a story involving a clown's funeral procession.

Toronto Raptor forward and Green Mountain state native Matt Bonner wasn't the only Vermonter in Toronto over the weekend. Newly acclaimed chairman of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean was in the city to promote his party to members of the Democrats Abroad on Saturday. Besides calling Republicans "brain dead" (what anti-conservative rhetoric!), the former Democratic presidential candidate supposedly made an appearance the Duke of York pub, meeting and greeting Democratic faithful. The rumour, according to somewhat reliable sources, is that Dean attended the Democrats Abroad party after his speech at the InterContinental Toronto Hotel, putting back a few darker-hued beer (possibly Kilkenny?).

Torontoist likes to make our own rules, so when it comes to year end lists and such, there are no rules. Along the lines of Torontoist's kinda-sorta-best-of's for 2004, while out and about we've noticed some good stuff, some bad stuff, and some damn near ugly stuff: