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Heroes and Villains 2012: Hall of Villains
The worst of our city over the past 12 months.
For the past two weeks, we have been naming our Heroes and Villains: the very best and very worst people, places, things, and ideas that have had an influence on the city over the past 12 months. Here they all are, one last time.
The Gardiner Expressway An eyesore that’s creating an increasingly dangerous commute. |
Breaking Condo Glass Causing injury, closing streets, and sparking lawsuits. |
Donald Trump Lending his name to an ugly, failing project. |
Extreme NIMBYism Taking the fear of change to irrational heights. |
Casino Pressure Making it hard to make a good decision. |
Bike Lane Fiascos More angry, more congested, and less safe streets. |
Margaret Wente Plagiarism, and laziness of epic proportions. |
NHL Lockout Taking hockey away from us. |
NFB Funding Cuts Forcing the Mediatheque closure. |
John Farrell Checking out even before he left the team. |
CBC Funding Cuts Weakening one of our national institutions. |
Sedwick Hill For the untimely death of the Toronto Underground Cinema. |
Factory Theatre Board of Directors Losing their community’s trust. |
The Impossible Rental Market Vacancy rates that make renting hopeless. |
James Pasternak and QuAIA Alarmism Undermining Pride Toronto, and Toronto’s commitment to diversity. |
Sue-Ann Levy Using her position to deride instead of reason. |
Michael Bryant An astonishingly tone-deaf response to a tragic death. |
Frances Nunziata Treating her colleagues like wayward schoolchildren. |
Unsubstantiated “Safety Concerns” Using race as an indicator of crime. |
Yunel Escobar Homophobic slurs and frustrating non-apologies. |
Doug Holyday Trying to turn an already divided house even more against itself. |
Rob Ford Failing us again, and again, and again. |