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Pblo said:
Sorry, just got back. I didn't mean to imply responsibility for her death, just the link: Cachet + Lambrinos. You're on it, Pattycakes.
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It just seems weird that he would be called upon to speak about her if she didn't work for him. Maybe he's just the mouthpiece for all the "escort" business owners. They're all too busy exploiting young women, and don't have time to speak about dead employees who aren't earning them any more money.
 
pattycakes said:
From the article that Pblo posted. Why was Lambrinos even interviewed for this? She worked for Cachet Ladies, it would seem that he runs Cachet or is involved somehow.


"She called her roommate earlier that night and told her she was having a bad date," said Tim Lambrinos, of the Adult Entertainment Association of
Canada. "She said 'she was going to leave the date' and was returning home."
That was the last time her roomie heard from Freeland until finding out of her death the next day.
Lambrinos said Freeland was known to some of the dancers in the association, who told him what happened.
"She told her roommate that there was a problem with her date," Lambrinos said. "That's the information coming from dancers who were friends."
The "friendly and outgoing" woman had only moved to Toronto a few months ago to work as a call girl for an escort agency.
Freeland worked for Cachet Ladies escort service and their website describes her as a "top model" whose daily rate started at $4,000.
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I guess the connection is the bolded line. Maybe Freeland also did some dancing to make money. Lambrinos casts himself as a protector of "adult industry" workers -- and while strippers aren't necessarily prostitutes, I guess he saw this as an opportunity to show what a "caring guy" he is. Likely he was the only person willing to go on record to say what he'd heard (through the grapevine) and give his name to the press.
 
VintagePunk said:
For what it's worth, Kat's Meow, I'm an NDPer, but I also got what you were saying, and the attacks weren't warranted. I'm not sure if you have looked into the issue of "NDP spending", or if it's a case of Conservative talking points being repeated so often that they become reality for some, but I would suggest looking at it more in depth. Check this out. http://behindthenumbers.ca/2011/04/29/fiscal-record-of-canadian-political-parties-2/ It does seem to be a left-leaning think tank, but raw numbers don't lie.
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Thanks VP, I had actually seen that.

I suppose I can be described as a centrist and tend to look at the left AND the right with a tad more caution. Where conservatives are in question, I become concerned about slash and burn policies. Hudak's announcement today that he will cut 100K public sector jobs so he can balance the budget in 2 years and ultimately create 1M jobs leave me scratching my head wondering how ... Dude is seriously scary. And the right to work legislation he's backed away from, well you get the picture. NDP tends to be a little too union friendly IMO but the reality is, as much as we may not want to admit it, unions are still necessary and many employee benefits and safety regs we enjoy are in large part due to unions. My problem is I like balance and so when one leans one way or the other, I tend to be more cautious and questioning.

As for Chow, there are many aspects of her as a mayoral candidate I respect. She can relate to many challenges Torontonians face: what it's like to be an immigrant, to not have money, to have to work as a young person to contribute to family finances, English as a second language, dealing with alcohol abuse, relying on TTC etc. she has more the people's touch than Ford for sure. Ford claims to be an average guy but is nothing more than the baby of a rich, over-indulged warped family. So Chow is not out of the question. I'm just cautious about her as I am about Tory. Tory possibly more so given his COI with the island airport, his waffling and so on.

Ultimately it's early in the municipal election yet. Now is the time to be cautious and questioning. We have been burned badly by the Ford years. Cynical me wonders if despite all the distractions and controversy if many Torontonians won't take the expedient approach nonetheless but either failing to show at the polls or voting according to their politics. I guess time will tell.
 
I'm really getting the feeling that it's over tonight. Doug announces the end to Rob's campaign. It's in my gut.
 
Joe Warmington ‏@joe_warmington 4m
Maybe Rofo is back on the plane going somewhere? Been calling Doug. No answer. We are so excited about spending our Friday night this way

Watching Joe try to remain relevant is cute.
 
Wild theory. Perhaps Doug doesn't know where Rob is right now. It's Friday night, after all, and one assumes he's doing a little bar hopping.
 
chandlerpopper said:
Wild theory. Perhaps Doug doesn't know where Rob is right now. It's Friday night, after all, and one assumes he's doing a little bar hopping.
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Good point. If he's not currently in rehab, he could be just about anywhere there is a party going on. Good luck Doug, you'll need it.
 
How long are the reporters going to wait? Dale left and Pagliaro took over. Tweets have slowed to a crawl.
 
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