The stunning public European debt crisis is a world-wide scandal but these days Euro readers are more intrigued by the sensational details of  a paternity suit involving the apparently busy love life of the woman who was the first female finance minister of France. The svelte Eurocrat is 47-year-old Rachida Dati. The target of the action alleges that Dati was seeing up to eight boyfriends at around the time she had a love child three years ago.  Multi-millionaire businessman Dominique Desseigne, 68, is refusing to take a DNA test after being accused of being the girl’s dad. Ms Dati has gone to court to try and get him to admit that he fathered Zohra, now three, during a passionate encounter in 2008. The alleged boyfriends included a TV host, a minister, a chief executive officer, a Spanish prime minister, a brother of Nicolas Sarkozy, a Qatari Attorney General and the heir to a luxury goods empire,  says an article in Le Monde.

Andy Byford is out to codify just what TTC riders can and should expect from their transit service. The boss of all bus, subway and streetcar service wants to publish a customer charter that will spell out to riders what they can expect from their transit agency. Some people think that should include  a pledge to make the trains and  other transit vehicles run on schedule.  Mr. Byford wants to see a  public undertaking on what the company will strive to achieve in terms of punctuality, reliability, cleanliness and helpfulness from staff.  He will also specify promises that the TTC will deliver on. Go Andy.