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Extra, Extra: Conservatives Are Conservative, Body Cams Urged to Always Be On, and the Library’s Missing Books
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Sacred Circle VI. Courtesy of Rosalie Maheux.
- They don’t call ’em conservative for nothing. A women’s critic from Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party is denouncing explicit art on display at a provincial government office block, including French-Canadian artist Rosalie Maheux’s Sacred Circle VI, a mosaic of women engaged in various sex acts. PC’s Laurie Scott says she is “disappointed” in the artwork, stating, “Regardless of the aims or intent of the artist, Ontarians expect their government to lead by example in combating the sexual objectification of women.” The artwork is currently on display at the John B. Aird Gallery (for free, we might add) in the MacDonald Block at 900 Bay Street until July 24.
- Toronto Police Services Board Chair Alok Mukherjee is holding his final meeting, and will urge officers testing body cameras to have them turned on at all times. The meeting, which will take place today at the Toronto Police headquarters, will also call on Police Chief Mark Saunders to conduct and release monthly reports on the year-long pilot project. The body cameras are currently only used during service calls and emergency situations, and are being tested by 100 officers across 43 and 55 divisions, the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS), and traffic services.
- Love Dr. Seuss? Die-hard fan of Robert Munsch? Do you love them enough to steal their books? According to the Toronto Public Library, children’s books are among the highest non-returned items among over 100,000 items missing from the library database. Despite nearly a 100 per cent return rate, the library reports that the number of books not returned or paid for between 2006 and 2015 is estimated at a worth of $2.16 million, which is, you know, probably the price of a decent house in Rosedale.