3 Comments May 21, 2014 at 4:30 pm

Extra, Extra: Mysterious Lane Closures, Poop and Privilege, and Partisan Tractor Kerfuffles

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

Photo from Kathleen Wynne’s Twitter account.

“Why are there lanes closed on the Gardiner but no work being done?” asks the Star. Excitingly enough, it seems these mysterious lane closures have something to do with a project that could last up to 20 years.
Forest Hill. Feuding neighbours. A judge who says things like, “Despite their many advantages in life … they are acting like children.” This headline: “No one wins in Toronto ‘poop and scoop’ case.” In summary: a court case about privilege and turds that will fill you with wonder and despair.
Premier Kathleen Wynne drove a blue tractor yesterday at a campaign stop in southwestern Ontario. The PCs then accused her of not following tractor safety guidelines. Twitter then obliged with a photo of leader Tim Hudak driving a blue tractor in a similar manner. The Tories countered that Hudak’s tractor had not been moving. The Liberals proceeded to produce video proving Hudak’s tractor had, in fact, been moving. Liberal campaign co-chair Deb Matthews referred to this chain of events as the “tractor kerfuffle.” We think that’s a good start, but would be happier with “the Great Tractor Kerfuffle of 2014.”