Extra, Extra: Black Bloc Are Terrorists, George Smitherman "Shows Potential," and Dimitri the Lover's Movie Doesn't
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Extra, Extra: Black Bloc Are Terrorists, George Smitherman “Shows Potential,” and Dimitri the Lover’s Movie Doesn’t

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Every weekday’s end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

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Pictured: a terrorist attack (?) at Zanzibar on Saturday, June 26. Photo by 43rdstreet from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.

  • According to a new Ipsos Reid poll, 74% of Canadians and 75% of GTA-ers agree that “members of the violent protest gang Black Bloc should be charged under Canada’s terrorist laws and not the regular criminal code.” Some perspective, please. Also notable: 47% of Canadians and GTA-ers alike agree that “there should be a public inquiry into how security officials and police handled themselves during the G-20 Summit.”
  • The Toronto Environmental Alliance has released their mayoral candidate report card—how well the five front-runners fare on TEA’s “Municipal Election Environmental Priorities.” TEA’s conclusions: Joe Pantalone is “progressing steadily [but] needs to speak up,” George Smitherman “shows potential but needs to apply himself,” Sarah Thomson is an “eager participant [but] misses key lessons,” Rocco Rossi “shows [a] lack of understanding,” and Rob Ford “shows little interest.” The Post has more.
  • Is the Dimitri the Lover movie in trouble? An epic press release, sent out today from Dimitri’s camp, alleges that “Director Rob Bryton refus[es] to communicate with key members of the production team,” after an interested distributor apparently requested changes like “We want to see more footage of ‘feminists freaking out.'” The full text of the release is over here; the film’s teaser trailer from February is over here.
  • And finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: details about Being Erica‘s next season. “Transformation is the central theme for Season Three,” reports TV, eh? “Audiences will see Erica embark on a challenging new phase in her therapy with Dr. Tom, and watch her grapple with taking the next big step toward fulfilling her destiny.” Sold. [via Karen Whaley]

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