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Makes the skin crawl a bit, don't it? That's Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, of York West, telling the Post why he doesn't want impromptu memorials to dead (alleged) gang members and (alleged) drug dealers allowed in his ward. Mammoliti, who apparently skipped the month of Grade 11 sociology where he should have learned the difference between nature and nurture and who has definitely never watched The Real Toronto, says he's sending a "message": "We are not going to accept you when you’re terrorizing the community and we’re not going to grieve you when you’re dead." According to the Post, the move—which the councillor hopes to see approved by the Etobicoke York Community Council on November 19—is "part of his greater campaign to clean up his community." It's too bad that Mammoliti seems to have confused cleaning with fixing.

The government has introduced revamped copyright legislation intended to address the needs of the digital age, arousing the ire of people who like to copy stuff. However, the topic is complex and controversial, and MPs are ready to head to the cottage for the summer, so it's unlikely the changes will be passed anytime soon.

The above video—not safe for work unless you're using headphones—was shot by the late Peter Walker and is a clip from Min Sook Lee's documentary Hogtown: The Politics of Policing (winner of the best Canadian feature prize at Hot Docs 2005). Uploaded to YouTube fewer than three weeks ago, it's been passed around online over the last few days, since being linked to by Toronto Life's Philip Preville in a Friday blog post.