Mayor Rob Ford has said he will not commit to marching in the Pride parade this summer. There appears to be continuing suspicion at City Hall about the anti-Israel group whose presence stunned many people last year. There was considerable concern about the judgement used to permit a previously non-political event to be exploited this way. Councillors are expected to discuss forcing Pride to promise it won’t let the group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid participate in the parade or any part of the festival as a condition of receiving city funding
Girls, Candies and Comics needs translation
by
•
Carmichael a long time waiting to be elected
by
•This is a slightly delayed link to an election night assessment of the Don Valley West victory by Conservative John Carmichael. It was a very tight race and the outcome awaits a further look at a breakdown of polling station results to see where the support for each party sourced.
South Bayview is not Austria (duh)
by
•
Don Valley key to Toronto win
by
•
Graceful Glebe a residential grab bag
by
•
Harper majority, NDP opposition
by
•South Bayview-land has seen a change in the poltical landscape and will wake up to a Conservative majority government. The NDP “surge” has pushed that party up to a new status never held by the federal NDP, Official Opposition. For the Liberals, the day will begin a gloomy time of trying to figure out what went wrong. For all of us, the prospect of seeing a more confident and secure Conservative Government facing off against the irrepressible Jack Layton NDP will be good sport. Long live Democracy!
Carmichael wins Don Valley West
by
•According to results taken from the CBC, the 41st General Election has resulted in a change in the riding of Don Valley West. John Carmichael, the Conservative, appears to have narrowly defeated Rob Oliphant, the Liberal incumbent. In other South Bayview area ridings, Bob Rae has held Toronto Centre with challenges from the Green Party and the Conservative. In St Paul’s, long-standing Liberal member Carolyn Bennett has been re-elected with a plurality. She faced challenges from the Conservative and NDP.
A Day Worth Remembering
by
•If September 11, 2001 was a Day We Will Never Forget, this must surely be a Day Worth Remembering. On 9-11 many people understood that the homicidal slaughter in New York would make the world do things that it did not want to do. But there has been no alteratiive. Today some are saying there will be reprisals. Perhaps. But those who would commit reprisals need no provocation. They hate us and are dedicated to killing us just because of who we are. May we put away our fear. Let us defend ourselves and the way we live.
Toronto man filed historic AP bulletin
by
•
We know you won’t forget to vote
by
•We know you won’t forget to vote tomorrow, that’s why we mentioned it. Silly us. Thanks to all who came out to South Bayview yesterday and produced a helpful boost to the street’s continued success.
Amadeus lives in the Estates Theatre
by
•