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Former Alliance president Robert Lantos and former president of CBS/Tri-Star Pictures/Sony Pictures Jeff Sagansky have invested millions in TV production company Blueprint Entertainment in order to create better Canadian television. Lantos explains, "The strategy is simple: to design TV shows that from the ground floor are genuinely Canadian...[and] whose first sale is to a network in the U.S. In the States, they perceive these shows as being domestic, so they are able to be sold for a much higher price than any imported programming.” It's like what they did with Due South, so how can it be bad?

Development of Maple Leaf Gardens has been in limbo for several years, but it finally looks like things are about to get moving. The 75-year old building, having been vacated by the friendly neighbourhood hockey club in 1999, was purchased by Loblaws in 2004.

police chief. Except for the corruption scandals and the racial profiling and the homophobia."

A couple of Sunday night events to kick-off or end your week, depending on how you see it. Gypsy Eyes, who is all over the place this week, hosts Last Call Poets at the Cadillac Lounge – 1296 Queen W. – tonight at 8pm. Admission is $7.

More than 1,000 friends and family came out to support a departing Chief Fantino last night, bestowing him with honours and friendship bracelets. Okay, we lied about the friendship bracelets. But reading of the speeches tossed off by Fantino fans, TOist discovers not insight about the chief himself, but insight about Mel Lastman's work ethic. To wit:

Former Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman said Fantino was a tireless fighter for the city, pointing to the chief's appearance last Friday as city council debated the budget. "He was out there fighting for Toronto, trying to get more police on the streets. He was trying to keep Toronto safe. Who would do that their second-last day before leaving to fight so hard?" Lastman said.