liberal catnip (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
From Monday's Question Period : Hon. Jack Layton (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, when it comes to this whole question of torture, unlike other party leaders , we are not going to stand for denying of the evidence. We are not going to cover up the truth. We are not going to write books justifying torture in any way, shape or form. Nothing can justify torture and nothing can justify the full-scale...
They Call Me "Mr. Sinister" (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Robert Silver in the Globe : What makes this fact interesting (at least to me) is that while the Liberals are at an all time low in popular support in the polls (and no - none of this should be taken as a statement that all is good in Liberal poll land), the NDP have really not been the beneficiaries at all of our swoon. In fact, 15.9 per cent would be Jack Layton's second worst result as leader. Even...
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jack Layton’s third question this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, when it comes to this whole question of torture, unlike other party leaders, we are not going to stand for denying of the evidence, we are not going to cover up the truth, and we are not going to write books justifying torture in any way, shape or [...]
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Bulk TTC token sales have been cut off until Jan. 3 because transit bosses don't want frugal riders hoarding any more of them ahead of a planned fare hike.
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Erwin Krickhahn Park in the Bloor-Lansdowne area is usually a nice place for families, but residents say they occasionally see johns and hookers having sex in the grass.
CityNews: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The move is designed to end the token hoarding that began after news of a January fare hike.
CityNews: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The move is designed to end the token hoarding that began after news of a January fare hike.
Freddie P (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Stephane Dion must be one proud fella today. His wife, who obviously wears the pants in the house lost her mind on Friday and posted a facebook attack on Michael Ignatieff. Granted, Ignatieff is a class "A" stooge in his own right, but Dion's wife, who goes by the name Janine Krieber wrote a scathing piece on Ignatieff's underhanded means of grabbing control of the party, she criticized...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
By allowing a third of his caucus to vote in favour of killing the gun registry, the NDP Leader leaves a bitter taste with a core constituency
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
TTC riders -- a few weeks away from getting dinged with a fare hike -- shouldn't have to pay for the six-hour shutdown caused by a contractor, chairman Adam Giambrone said.
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Have questions about the TTC? Rocket Talk is a regular Torontoist column , featuring TTC Chair Adam Giambrone and Director of Communications Brad Ross's answers to Torontoist readers' questions. Submit your questions to rockettalk@torontoist.com ! Photo by spotmaticfanatic from the Torontoist Flickr Pool . Reader Gavin Crisp asks: When will the TTC open subway doors earlier than its current wake-up...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Some who were caught in the confusion of Wednesday's subway shutdown are questioning the TTC's emergency plans.
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Urban Planner is Torontoist's guide to what's on in Toronto, published every weekday morning, and in a weekend edition Friday afternoons. If you have an event you'd like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you've got any—to events@torontoist.com . Still image from The Karamazovs , courtesy of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic . FILM: The Eh!U Meet the Europeans...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
TTC repair crews have fixed a section of the Yonge subway line pierced by a road saw in time for tomorrow's rush hour.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Commuter chaos has gripped the Yonge subway line after a contractor caused tunnel damage, closing the busiest line between Bloor and Eglinton stations at the busiest time of day.
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