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Newsstand: April 28, 2011
Illustration by Sasha Plotnikova/Torontoist.
We’re in for a heck load of news this Thursday: old timey G20 law getting wiped off the book; U of T kicks out all the smart kids; Ontario Place is still open; GO Train? More like party train; and the Globe endorses someone for PM. And it’s not who you might think.
Ding dong, the law to protect hydro workers from Nazi attacks is dead (a.k.a. The 1939 Public Works Protection Act that confused everybody during the G20). In a long-awaited report on the Act, chief justice Roy McMurtry called its potential for abuse troubling, and reminds us that the law was initially enacted for Second World War-era scenarios. In a copy of his report obtained by the Star, McMurty calls the law vague and says it was used for purposes beyond its intent during the G20, so the government will scrap the law all together. The government will hold consultations with civil rights groups and other stakeholders to craft new legislation to protect courthouses and nuclear power plants.
In perhaps the strongest evidence yet that there can be too many pairs of smarty pants at one campus, U of T is requesting that its affiliated high school, the University of Toronto Schools, find new digs by 2021. The university wants to use the space for itself for an as yet undetermined purpose.
In case you were wondering, yes Ontario Place is still a thing. And you can get in for free this summer. As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, the park will be offering free admission all season. So head down to check out the Cinesphere or the new sand beach and lounge pool. Or just long for the glory days when you were a kid and Ontario Place was actually fun and everything was free anyway.
The Lingerie Football League tryouts are fast-approaching, and as if they weren’t already going to be media darlings enough, there’s a fresh new angle sure to kick it into overdrive: Krista Ford is trying out. Yes, Krista Ford of the Etobicoke Fords, daughter of Doug (Ward 2, Etobicoke North) and niece of Rob. The 20-year-old has full support from her family, with her dad likening the display of athleticism and flesh to any old beach volleyball game you might see on Toronto’s scenic beaches this summer. Okay sure, Dad, you just go on telling yourself whatever you want. As usual.
For all you commuters, National Post columnist Peter Kuitenbrouwer is outing you for drinking spiked coffee on the GO Train to work. Meh, we’d do the same.
And the Globe endorses Stephen Harper for prime minister. Comments ensue.
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This post originally stated that UTS would need to move by 2012. In fact, they need to find a new building by 2021.