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Newsstand: June 10, 2013
We miss summer, guys. Why so dreary this morning? In the news: the city's first dedicated bike lanes open, two city councillors ask for angel cradles, a key McGuinty staffer's emails were among those deleted, and what if I want to wear my booty shorts to work?
Dedicated bike lanes, the city’s first, will officially open on Sherbourne Street today, though Torontonians were already able to enjoy them during the weekend. The launch of the lanes, which have curbs and a buffer strip, mean there is now a bikes-dedicated north-south route for cycling commuters in the city.
Two Toronto councillors are asking the city and province to set up “angel cradles,” which allow for the safe drop-off of newborns whose parents cannot or will not care for them, in Ontario. The cradles would be modelled after one in use in Edmonton—parents could open a door to a cubbyhole located within a hospital and place the infant inside, and an alarm to alert hospital staff would sound when the door was closed. “In establishing such a facility within the City of Toronto, there would be the creation of a safe, anonymous, and effective alternative for mothers who have delivered a child but who are unable or unwilling to care for the baby,” read the motion, which was drafted by Councillor Michelle Berardinetti (Ward 35, Scarborough Southwest) and seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow (Ward 22, St. Paul’s).
The email records of Chris Morley, the chief of staff of former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, were destroyed five weeks after all documents related to the cancellation of two gas-fired plants were ordered released, according to a report prepared by his successor’s office. Morley’s email account, along with those of three other senior McGuinty staffers, was permanently deleted shortly after he left Queen’s Park, the Globe and Mail reported. The Ontario Provincial Police is now investigating the deletion of government records.
In other Queen’s Park scandals, Premier Wynne is defending her office’s dress code, which bans such items as crop tops, muscle shirts, and spaghetti straps. Critics of the dress code think that Premier Mom is totally harshing on their personal style, man. We wonder if those who are put out have ever held any job, ever. Also, crop tops? This ’90s revival has to end.