Just from a brief survey of news stories, it appears that the alarming reports of yesterday (Monday, November 10, 2014) about rats streaming from Union Station was started by Abell Pest Control. They didn’t mean to upset anyone but you know the way the media works. One can see the Star’s Managing Editor Michael Cooke barking at the city room: “Rats? Throw out that trash about the mayor-elect and get me some rats in here — or out there. I don’t care, as long as they’re scary.” Well in fairness, the Star has written a moderating report on the rat infestation saying no one seems to be able to find any rats. City Hall is saying that it is not unknown for the odd rat to be seen in a metropolis like Toronto, but the two-legged kind far outnumber those with four. (No, sorry, we made up that last part). Metro
