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Liberals and the law of Other Peoples Money

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The linked story tells of how the Ontairo government was so keen in 2011 to lend money to MaRS that it re-wrote the requirements for the loan to make MaRS qualify. The seemingly immutable rule of Other Peoples Money (OPM) is that no bureaucracy was ever created that can handle OPM like it was its own. This seems an especially smelly example of that. Globe and Mail

Leaside Library Halloween Fun Fair Oct. 25

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Halloween events and activities are beginning to fill the calendar. The Leaside Public Library on McRae Drive will hold its Halloween Fair Sat October 25, 2014  between 2 and 4 p.m. It’s fun for kids from three to eight years in the form of a spooky story time, goodie bag decorating, and face painting. You can drop in and no registration is required.

Nightmarish ordeal of 4-year-old reported by CTV

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A father and mother from North York are now charged with failing to provide the necessities of life for a 4-year-old boy. CTV Toronto has said the lad was apparently made to endure a punishment ordeal in which he had to stand against a wall for hours. The case came to light in the early hours of Monday, October 13, 2014 following a call to 9-1-1 to a townhome on Finch Ave. E east of Leslie Street. The 4-year-old was found dead  According to CTV and other media, neighbours say an ambulance arrived at the townhouse around 2:30 a.m. on Monday and two people were led out of the home in handcuffs. Neighbours say the family moved into the townhouse a few months ago, but they never saw the child playing outside. Joel Roberto, 27, and Ravyn Colley, 24 appeared in a downtown Toronto court Tuesday morning. They have been remanded into custody and will make another court appearance on Thursday  CTV 

Weakened Rob Ford gets out to vote for brother

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Rob Ford on Tuesday
Mayor Rob Ford appeared diminished and thoroughly fatigued as he appeared in public to vote for his brother today in Etobicoke. Mr. Ford has undergone chemotherapy treatment for the serious tumour condition revealed in September and was unable to walk up stairs from he church basement after he voted. He told reporters that he’s “not feeling well” There was a touching moment when his long-time friend from Etobicoke Doug Holiday, now a PC MPP, met Mr. Ford at the church and wished him well. TalkRadio640 reports that the mayor was beset by wheezing and had difficulty speaking for extended periods of time. He will be back in Mount Sinai Hospital on October 29 to discuss more treatment options to treat the tumorous condition known as liposarcoma.

Advance polling at Leaside heavy say workers

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Leaside arena Tuesday

The William Lea Room was busy Tuesday morning with people lined up to vote in the advance poll. The arena building at 1073 Millwood Rd is the only advance poll in Ward 26. That’s the rule in all wards. In Ward 27, the Commmunity Centre at 519 Church Street was also busy. And on this first of six advance polling days comes word of a rather feeble effort to sell beer because there is an election. It’s enough to justify all the terrible things the formerly tea-total electoral system used to say about boozing. This time it’s called (groan) Happy Voting Hour. Apparently you don’t have to vote to buy beer and to drink. Yeah. No one seems to have figured out that the Happy Voting Hour might actually deter people from voting. The places doing this shall be nameless. Where to vote locally 

Junky condos an election issue? Not so much

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How concerned should residents be about the staggering mushroom farm of condominiums known as Toronto? With as many as 100,000 of them under construction, there is rational concern that they are poorly-built and quite likely to become tomorrow’s slums. And think about this. Some say the desperate finances of the City have all but blinded politicians to the issue. They are grabbing the money from fees and taxes just to keep the city afloat day to day.  Market Business News. 

Jane Pitfield voices concerns about John Tory

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Jane Pitfield has been interviewed by that stormy petrel Sue-Ann Levy. Pitfield, a well-known Leaside politician and former condidate for mayor is concerned Tory is too connected to big business and among other things will not be a sufficiently tough watchdog on the costs of the Pan Am games. It is an interesting initiative for Pitfield. Although she has always been to the right of many of her fellow Progressive Conservatives. And of course Sue-Ann has taken the ball and run with it. The picture is from the 2010 general election campaign when Pitfiend and Tory, both out of office, did some mainstreeting with candidate Jon Burnside. Burnside finished a close second then and of course is in the race again for council in Ward 26. Jane and Sue-Ann, together again.

Sad Leaside jitney “smashed, burnt up” in 1925

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Long before there was a TTC, much less an 88 Leaside, there was this thing. The picture tweeted this evening by Heritage Toronto. There isn’t a lot of information although their identification speaks of a driver and the notation at the top says “smashed 1925 burnt up unreadble” Sounds bad. No one aboard the jitney looks too happy. Something to remember when the 11 Bayview is late.