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That is just terrible--4 years old and 8 pounds are not numbers that belong in the same sentence. I hope you didn't come across that very often. More broadly, I agree that cities and towns nationwide are full of hungry kids, albeit mostly not to such an extreme degree. It's grim that things...

Really? Goddamn, that would be frightening in a few different dimensions, including (1) WTF, last I heard, Toronto is not part of the Third World, and (2) it's a given that FoFam will exploit ugly prejudices for political advantage, but exploitation of literal human hunger is not something I...

I think I did a slightly booze-addled post a few days ago trying to make the point that the youth of today are better than the youth of, uh, the era in which I was a youth. I meant it, even if I wasn't totally coherent. As the nerds say, the plural of anecdote is not data. Still, I just...

Okay, so the Paul Calandra apology in the House of Commons this week is off-topic for this thread, and is a story that's bizarre only to people who haven't paid much attention to how the whole Harper operation works. With that preamble, I quote from a Globe and Mail editorial, and bold the...

Oh, man. Laughing too hard to continue to play this game. Thanks!

Haha, yes, I would more than half expect that! (ETA: And every so often when the kittens get bigger and less cute, he drowns them all and gets a fresh box. Satire, Doug, please don't get your tireless and invincible libel lawyers after me!) But I am genuinely curious about what precisely...

I'm several hours late with this, and apologies if somebody else made this point before, but exactly which Mayor did Doug reach out to? Rob, in his current state? Norm Kelly (in a Doug-ian slip, Doug inadvertently admits that the recent metaphorical invasion of Kuwait ended more favourably...

Jesus F C. Far from the first time, probably far from the last time, I think WTF IS THE DEAL WITH THESE FORDS? Seriously, it's great for Rob or anybody in his position with respect to cancer treatment to feel well enough to drive. But ... Recent chemo! Pain meds! Known addict! Lots of money in...

This. It has been a rough night. Have a better Wednesday morning than Tuesday evening, Big Smoke.

Agree and disagree. Toronto the Good as a pure thing is obviously a myth. Toronto as a place known world-wide for imperfect but pretty-good fairness and tolerance is a real thing. A lot of people have got off boats and planes in Canada, felt free for the first time ever, celebrated that...

Yes, Doug did get his ass handed to him, in the view of anybody who knows enough to be offended by his extended refusal to say "Hey, I haven't marched before but now that you have suggested it, John Tory, I will march more sincerely than you ever have," or something similar. That would have been...

My bad, I think. A bunch of Web searching suggests that Ezra was never an MP. I may have him mixed up with local MPs and long-time associates Jason Kenney, Rob Anders, and the current Prime Minister.

And if you haven't previously heard much about the former MP from Calgary Whatever, get on the Hate Wagon today! Ezra has just out-Ezra-ed himself by a margin much larger than most observers thought was possible.

Sorry to quote myself, but forgot to add this ... Whoever made the point about lighting, holy hell you are right--that was terribly cartoonish. Doug, centre stage, lit up like the Big J on Ascension Day, Chow and Tory in the shadows like questionable associates of Pontius P wondering wtf is...

I take your point. It may not indicate anything about voters in general that there were a bunch of goons in the crowd, Doug fed off of said goons, said goons fed off of said Doug, and Chow and Tory were often ineffective in countering. Nevertheless the whole scene was depressing, no? You...

I'm not sure if I should thank whoever it was that provided the link to online video. It was useful but horrifying to catch about 30 minutes of that. TJ is exactly right. Chow v Tory is the all-too-usual scene of imperfect democracy. Throw in Doug, and suddenly it's like the part of a Batman...

In the 1970's I was a little kid riding to hockey practice in the back of a pickup truck. If you fell off a swing set back then, your head could hit hard concrete. As a kid back then, I had no idea what a rough thing it could be not to be white and straight (or to be female, in too many...

This. Excellent rant. Nice segue from the annoying but inconsequential anus mouth to stuff that really matters. I hope your Ward 2 efforts are rewarded, and if they're not in 2014, I hope they pay off down the road. I also hope the inspiration you've provided lasts long enough that I help...

That was funny! BUT PLEASE, NOBODY REPOST! SEEING THAT ONCE IS ENOUGH!

Hudak. That's a joke, sort of. A joke with an agenda. Look up the story of the Globe editorial endorsement for the recent provincial election. It is not pretty. ETA: link