Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'ralphnader'
March 2, 2008
Torontoist is one of fourteen cities in the worldwide Gothamist network. Each Sunday, the editors of every site—from LAist to Londonist—choose their most interesting article, a list which is compiled into the network-wide feature Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse. A posthumous tribute wall dedicated to singer/songwriter Elliot Smith sat defaced by graffiti for months on end––LAist said enough, so did the fans and city council.SFist was surprised to learn that chronic presidential candidate Ralph Nader picked......
Continue Reading "Elsewhere in the Ist-a-Verse"May 5, 2006
Hot Docs is very pleasant, but oh man! They really need to try and get more screenings for their special presentations. Waiting in the rush queue for The World According to Sesame Street for hours was exciting, I’ll admit, but there were WAY more people than were ever going to get in waiting in the sun. And people still hate the Escalade. Currently we’re thinking that our favorite so far was An Unreasonable Man, a......
Continue Reading "Hot Docs: The final weekend"October 28, 2005
A good night for the socially-conscious, as both Stephen Lewis and Ralph Nader will be rocking out at seperate-but-equal venues. Lewis is talking tonight at Massey Hall and Nader is at the Ryerson Theatre. Anyone lucky enough to go to these events is encouraged to write a review. Anyone lucky enough to see these gentlemen out and about in Toronto is doubly encouraged.......
Continue Reading "Friday Night Lecture Circuit"September 28, 2005
It's like Republicans supporting Ralph Nader during the last two presidential elections in the United States: Keep a party out by supporting an un-electable candidate. There's a huge difference though. In the States, Nader is said to have hurt his own cause after nabbing a slim percentage of Democrat voters, thus giving Republicans a bigger slice of the pie. In Canada, Harper may be hurting his cause because he's driving the traditional roots of his......
Continue Reading "Support Steven H. for a Liberal Government"