Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'thesupremecourt'
August 24, 2007
Toronto came in 5th in the livability survey of the Economist Intelligence Unit, behind Vancouver, Melbourne, Vienna and Perth. While we can rightfully be proud of our score, it's kind of like being one of the kids who sits in the front of the room near the teacher while all the cool kids like New York and London are having a lot more fun down in the 40s and 50s. The Supreme Court has......
Continue Reading "Toronto Dull But Nice, Court Ignores Panhandlers, Thuggish Protesters Really Thuggish Cops"March 23, 2007
King Street Is For Walkers, Via No Longer Just For Walkers, Class-Action Lawsuit Time For Menu Foods
The TTC proposes an "experiment" to make King Street West (between John and Spadina) a pedestrian-and-streetcar-only zone during the summer of 2008, much to the chagrin of business owners on the restaurant strip. However, the plan would allow a single lane to remain open for taxis and deliveries. 15 British sailors were seized from their ship in the Persian Gulf by an Iranian naval vessel. This is going to be awkward... One of Parti......
Continue Reading "King Street Is For Walkers, Via No Longer Just For Walkers, Class-Action Lawsuit Time For Menu Foods"December 7, 2006
The Supreme Court of Canada upholds logging rights for aboriginal citizens. There's a sleazy joke to be made here about wood, but I'm not going to make it. I have standards. Parliament is set to vote on same-sex marriage. Again. And they're just voting to see if they want to vote about same-sex marriage. If this gets defeated expect Stephen Harper to introduce legislation to see if Parliament wants to vote about wanting to......
Continue Reading "Natives Can Log, Miller Hates Smog, And Raps Lose Again And Again"