Palma
Senior Member
Nope, it was Toronto
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Mayor John Tory's Toronto
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animatronic
Senior Member
Don't worry - they planted a knife on the car after the fact.
riffraff
Active Member
The province is pulling almost half of their TAVIS funding of $5 Million, so I guess the cops have to find some funding closer to home. And I guess the assault rifles will accessorize nicely with the body armour.
Noted that after today's announcement by Saunders, Tory indicated that the charges against the "bad apples" should increase our confidence in the cops. Maybe enuf to swallow the TPS budget?
ETA to add that budget figure rising over $1 billion was predicted in 2009.
Noted that after today's announcement by Saunders, Tory indicated that the charges against the "bad apples" should increase our confidence in the cops. Maybe enuf to swallow the TPS budget?
ETA to add that budget figure rising over $1 billion was predicted in 2009.
Videodrome
Senior Member
I find it interesting that Tory manages to annoy the left and right, yet he maintains his popularity.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
Contrary to popular belief, Toronto is a city of Red Tories and Blue Liberals. Tory is very appealing to both, especially when he annoys both the left and right.
picard102
Senior Member
Further proof that there are more moderates than extreme left or right types. They just happen to be louder.
EagleEye
Senior Member
He is a likeable person and as long as we have the threat of a Ford running for mayor, I don't think his popularity will change.
Videodrome
Senior Member
I agree with all of you. It must drive the media nuts to have a "boring" mayor after getting daily stories from Ford to sell papers.
EagleEye
Senior Member
The Globe doesn't even have a City Hall reporter any more. Ann Hui went to BC and nobody replaced her.
pman
Senior Member
Bring back John Barber!
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Well, he did call a spade a spade - and for that, we should be eternally grateful - instead of the sycophant bobbleheads at the various papers.
AoD
the lemur
Senior Member
Ford may be gone as mayor, but there is still fallout from his administration that makes the news: the COI cases, the upcoming Lisi trial, the recent integrity commish finding, etc. I don't doubt that Tory is cosy with various lobbyists but it must be frustrating that there are no flies on him - no wonder Flagg and co. are really reaching to find muck to throw at him, while Ford's small but loyal chorus of columnists complains that we're 'attacking' the 'poor guy', because cancer excuses everything, I guess.
Videodrome
Senior Member
http://pzfeed.com/chicago-violence-...january-in-16-years-51-murders-242-shootings/
Nine homicides in January doesn't seem to bad compared to Chicago...
Nine homicides in January doesn't seem to bad compared to Chicago...
the lemur
Senior Member
As much as it seems glib to discount gun murders and shootings in Toronto as a statistical blip, we really don't have anywhere near the same rate as comparable US cities, and several much smaller places in Canada have much higher rates per capita.
Videodrome
Senior Member
Yeah, cities like Winnipeg, Regina and Saskatoon have way higher per capita murder rates. I think Prince George is the most dangerous city in Canada.