The bitter cold afflicting Toronto, Ottawa and other cities has led to a decision to scale back New Year’s Eve parties planned for public places. In Ottawa, officials have scrapped most of the entertainment. What’s projected to be one of the coldest New Year’s Eves in Ottawa in nearly two decades saw organizers of the party on Parliament Hill announce Friday they will keep only the fireworks display and light show. Then, the reappearance of a misbegotten idea from the past that the City hire yet another expensive unelected person. This is the old Night Mayor boondoggle. Some say it is necessary for Toronto’s nightlife to blossom but if so, maybe the entertainment industry would like to pay him or her. Below that, a fan of electric cars keeps up his spirits in weather that can cut the battery life of a Tesla in half. Finally, speaking of entertainment, the United Kingdom will spend millions of pounds on drunk tanks across the land to hold plastered party-goers who are currently cluttering up hospitals.
R. Michael WarrenThe former high-ranking Toronto and provincial bureaucrat R. Michael Warren makes a closely-reasoned argument in the Toronto Star that the Scarborough subway is a no-value for money proposition being pushed forward by Mayor Tory and Premier Wynne for thin political expediencies. Mr Warren sees the mayor acting out of…
Ottawa mayor Jim Watson has confirmed that the van seen tumbling into the giant sinkhole (see video) on Rideau Street yesterday has now been buried in tons of cement. The unfortunate locksmith parked his vehicle in just the wrong spot. Now his van, fuel and all, is gone forever. Maybe…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kjh02ylh4A Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly has addressed a public appeal to all levels of government for more officers and jurisdictional powers to end the sprawling trucker demonstration that has occupied the capital for more than a week. Sloly, a former deputy chief of the Toronto Police, said many additional…
