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Photo by Jenna Marie Wakani from the NDP's Flickr photostream.

Kennedy Station will remain closed today, at least for the morning. So, if you live in Scarborough, enjoy those shuttle buses.

Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, and Gordon Brown takes over. For those not familiar with British politics, an analogy: remember when Jean Chretien stepped down and Paul Martin took over as Prime Minister, and everybody agreed that although it was clearly time to go, wow, was Paul Martin boring or what? It's like that, except pretend that Paul Martin was even more boring.

Remember Jean Chrétien? We haven't heard much about the former prime minister in some time (dude's been off the map ever since Paul Martin forced him off it). Well, Mizalaina of the Toronto LiveJournal community spotted Chrétien earlier today in downtown Toronto, and has one hell of a story to go along with it:

The always sharp-eyed J. Kelly Nestruck found out that Paul Martin has been moonlighting as a Caltech physicist. Well, according to the Onion anyway.

Torontoist snagged a free ticket to the Colin Powell, Frank McKenna love in at Roy Thomson Hall last night. Before we walked into the event we were greeted by this small group of protesters which Torontoist must admit were a bit anemic looking. Maybe it was the windy weather, or the short notice (one of the protesters admitted to only hearing about the event the day before), but Torontoist have seen much bigger peace protests in recent weeks so we're a little puzzled at the low turnout.

It appears as if most Canadians got what they wanted last night, with the Conservatives achieving a minor minority and PM Paul Martin effectively resigning.

d) In another miracle for the Bloc's May Chiu, Paul Martin will lose his riding. (Had to make this interesting...)

There's been a number of unfavourable comparisons of Stephen Harper and George W. Bush of late, both in politics, media and of course those silly attack ads. But what of a legitimate comparison, at least in terms of the campaign? Here is George Jr. on his father's failed 1992 presidential campaign:

-Paul Martin pulls out the old "But Mo-om, he DOES have a stupid face - you can't get mad at me for telling the truth!" excuse to defend the Liberal attack ads.

By now, most everyone in the city knows of the single most unfortunate event in Toronto this year: On Boxing Day, while shopping, 15-year-old Jane Creba was killed by errant gunfire. Six other innocent bystanders were also wounded.

, Mr Kent, if nothing else, is getting the conservative adgenda out there. By that, he must mean this, his latest press release. Here's the gist, in case you don't want to read his opening sentence:

This business - a piece of chocolate banana cake and a Future Bakery cake card - is definitely not an election issue. But should it be?

First of all, Torontoist would like to aplogize to those of a more sensitive temperament for this unpleasant mental image.

Barring any last minute grovelling from Paul Martin we'll be waking up to an election campaign tommorow. Like last time the GTA is going to be a major battleground and the Liberals and the NDP are already bringing out their heavy hitters. Michael Ignatieff will be running in Etobicoke-Lakeshore despite some complaints amongst the riding association about his acclaimation.

Imaginary Dialogue:

The all day drizzle didn't faze the hundred or so zombies who came out to take part in the Toronto Zombie Walk yesterday. The makeup and costumes were great, the range of zombieness on display quite impressive. There were granny zombies, stewardess zombies and even a santa zombie. The Toronto Photography Meetup Group was out in full force and looked to be taking some awesome pictures of the exceedingly well made-up crowd.

Rumours are a-fly that the CBC will be back in the house as early as next week. No, we're not referring to the Classic Buick Club or Canadian-Born Chinese or Cold-Blooded Creatures, we're referring to the most-trusted news source in Canada. Torontoist has obtained such information from an ex-CTV producer, via somebody we met on the streetcar yesterday. Sound like an unreliable source followed by an unfounded rumour? Well check your facts, mister:

If the selection of Jack Layton as yesterday's number five Parliamentary hottie wasn't music to your dance, please refer to the first female selection to this week's Ist List...

- DOGS: Well, give us a collar and call us Barkly! Toronto was voted ninth most dog friendly North American city by Dogfriendly.com. Um. great.

Shyness is nice, and shyness can stop you, from doing all the things in life you'd like to. Just ask Peter Mackay. After he was named Sexiest Male MP for the last six years straight by political pundits at the Hill Times, his professional career took off and his love life has never been better. He's now dating power-suit pussycat Belinda Stronach, and most recently played a key role in covering up Conservative discontent at the last convention in Montreal. Now, in his unprecedented seventh straight year, the Hill Times has named Mackay the Sexiest Male Member of Parliament.

Torontoist will attempt to put the current state of Canadian-US foreign relations into perspective. As earlier reported, Canada’s refusal to participate in the President’s Missile Defense Shield, has led to a variety of fallouts - leaving the situation in a bit of disarray.

Le TOist vous offre un petit update sur les relations entre les provinces canadiennes.

On a long weekend last summer, Defence Minister Bill Graham and PM Paul Martin went up north for some rest and relaxation. Hanging around the campfire, guzzling some brews, the two buddies got to talking. After Bill told some story about a nightspot on Church Street, it occurred to our Prime Minister that it was time for a practical joke. Martin and Graham then came up with a plan to trick their friend Jack Layton: First, they'll tell him that the government is putting a ballistic missile defence system all over Canadian airspace. And then, before the NDP leader knows what hit him, Martin will announce that the country will not partake in any such missile defence system. Oh, how they laughed.

Paul Martin Junior fired Immigration Minister Judy Sgro today and replaced her with current HRDC top dog Joe Volpe. Despite no new information having come to light in the West York MP's "Strippergate" scandal, the fickle Martin nonetheless went off message once again in dropping his support for his beleaguered underling. Which leads Torontoist to suspect that Ethics Commissioner Bernard "Shappy" Shapiro is on the verge of declaring Ms. Sgro in the wrong.

Like most media outlets, Torontoist loves those hot button issues. And right now, what hot button issue is hotter than Canadian spies operating overseas? In a year-end interview with the Edmonton Sun, Public Safety Minister Anne McLellan finally got around to addressing Canada's imminent spy problem.

Le 25 et 26 novembre dernier se tenait à Ouagadougou, au Burkina Faso, le Xe sommet de la Francophonie qui avait pour thème : « Francophonie espace solidaire pour le développement durable ».

In a landmark decision for human rights, PM Paul Martin and the Liberal government will be allowed to introduce same-sex marriage unions to Parliament next year. The bill will seek to redefine marriage as "the lawful union of two persons," and will also protect the rights of religious organizations that refuse to perform same-sex marriages, like the National Post. In another bold move, Paul Martin called Canada the "world's most post-modern country" as a result of the Supreme Court's decision. Martin went on to say that www.torontoist.com is the "world's most post-modern website." He later added that I am the "world's most post-modern individual." Thanks for the compliment PM. And thanks for trying to make our society more egalitarian. Canada will likely join Netherlands and BELGIUM as nations that allow same-sex unions.

- Let us break bread together and forget grievances past.