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Extra, Extra: Committees on Sexual Violence, So Long to Menthols, and John Tory Feeds Martin Short a Doughnut
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- After pressure was brought to bear by the Conservatives, Premier Kathleen Wynne has decided that a select committee on sexual violence and harassment would be a good idea for Ontario. “I believe that the committee’s work should culminate in a report that reflects victims’ experiences with sexual violence and harassment and makes recommendations about how to shift social norms and behaviours,” she wrote. Tory MPP Laurie Scott (Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock) has been urging the creation of such a committee since allegations surfaced about former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi.
- Soon e-cigarette users will have to gather wherever smokers currently do, and menthol-cigarette smokers will have to give up their preferred vice entirely: the Ontario government today announced plans to restrict e-cigarette use, ban flavoured tobacco products, and phase out menthol cigarettes altogether.
- If you’ve really been wanting to watch mayor-elect John Tory shove a whole doughnut into the mouth of Jiminy Glick (the fawning interviewer played by Martin Short) while answering questions about automatically flushing toilets and Toronto’s construction industry, here’s your chance.
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