BigJonsson
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David Miller and Gary Webster should be put on the board as a citizen, it would be epic trolling
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You made me burst out laughing.
lunarworks
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BigJonsson
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Doug Ford said that he'd put John Tory on it lol, thats the right wing's answer to every appointment, put Tory on it
http://www.citytv.com/toronto/cityn...--council-votes-to-dissolve-current-ttc-board
I don't think I'd really mind that too much. Then again, I'm not a TTC user. The only thing I'd be worried about is when Hudak wins the next election.
As one TTC worker said to me 'Queen St will open back up on Monday. And no, there won't be any delays. It's a Metrolinx project, not a TTC project. They actually finish on time'
Basically it's just a hail mary, but the Province already said they'll listen to the council, so fat chance.
Basically it's just a hail mary, but the Province already said they'll listen to the council, so fat chance.
BigJonsson
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BigJonsson
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New board is
Karen Stintz
Raymond Cho
John Parker
Maria Augimeri
Glenn De Baeremaeker
Josh Colle
Peter Milczyn
Karen Stintz
Raymond Cho
John Parker
Maria Augimeri
Glenn De Baeremaeker
Josh Colle
Peter Milczyn
What does that entail? lol
BladeWorker
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BigJonsson
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I got it from CityTv.com
BladeWorker
Member
Strangely enough, that's the last place I go for Toronto news these days.
I also noticed that the Star seems(ed?) asleep at the switch.
BigJonsson
Member
This sounds like a good thing.
Kuro Madoushi
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Too bad you can't come for the meet up. Love to rub that finals loss...er...welcome you back.
lunarworks
Member
I suppose. If they all agree on things, 7 members of a board of 11 is certainly a majority.
Doug Ford is so damn clueless. John Tory is not a Ford yes man by any stretch. Dude put his name to a letter blasting Doug's monorail/ferris-wheel plan.
Mayor Loses council vote
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ses-as-ttc-board-restructured/article2359388/
Some additional commentary
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-plunges-city-hall-into-chaos/article2359820/
Wow this mayor is failing hard! The vote went 29 - 15. Stintz was redeemed and and mayors counterattack was utterly thwarted. Not only has transit been basically pulled away from the mayor, but if a voting block of 30 or more is achieved then the mayor loses control of the agenda.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ses-as-ttc-board-restructured/article2359388/
Some additional commentary
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-plunges-city-hall-into-chaos/article2359820/
Wow this mayor is failing hard! The vote went 29 - 15. Stintz was redeemed and and mayors counterattack was utterly thwarted. Not only has transit been basically pulled away from the mayor, but if a voting block of 30 or more is achieved then the mayor loses control of the agenda.
At lunch today the crew and I discussed the latest round of council votes at length. Some men frame a political loss in sexual terms, you may have even done this yourself on occasion. They term a political loss as an act of violation whereby the loser has been made submissive by an unwanted penetration of some sort. This of course is rude behaviour. That said...
To say that Karen Stintz strapped on a dildo and pegged our mayor's brown love-button would be coarse and undignified, also it would be an understatement. To say that our mayor was victim to an ungreased, backdoor, hammer-time girlie-boy session would be feral and disgusting but also wholly accurate.
Good times.
To say that Karen Stintz strapped on a dildo and pegged our mayor's brown love-button would be coarse and undignified, also it would be an understatement. To say that our mayor was victim to an ungreased, backdoor, hammer-time girlie-boy session would be feral and disgusting but also wholly accurate.
Good times.
At least we are in March now. It's only going to get better from here.
I like your new avatar btw.
Bubble tea break? Bubble tea break.
/tenren times
Remember that curvy building in Mississauga?
I had no idea units were like million+
http://realestate.yourmoney.ca/2011/12/905-condo-on-the-market-for-32-million.html
meanwhile in Mississauga
http://www.ambassadorfinecustomhomesinc.com/Saxonyv2.htm
Mississauga.
/tenren times
Remember that curvy building in Mississauga?
I had no idea units were like million+
http://realestate.yourmoney.ca/2011/12/905-condo-on-the-market-for-32-million.html
meanwhile in Mississauga
http://www.ambassadorfinecustomhomesinc.com/Saxonyv2.htm
Mississauga.
To be fair, that's a penthouse apartment. The last time I checked, a regular suite wasn't that bad, comparable to Toronto (which is kinda bad I guess)
Toronto loves their soccer team. 4th in the league in attendance numbers, basically selling out BMO Field every match.
Seattle is really impressive though, almost 40k per match. Far and away the most.
Yeah Beckham was there, he is the guy getting some loving from the fans in the 4th picture. Every time he touched the ball he was booed heh.
BigJonsson
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Can't wait for the annual Jays opener sellout game
BladeWorker
Member
Well, it's one thing to sell out at BMO Field (it's about 20,000 seats or so), it's quite another to fill the Rogers Centre, which at capacity can hold about 50,000+.
If there's that kind of demand for every game, geez...why build a stadium that only seats 20,000? So much more profit to be made...
The history of soccer in North America is... sad to say the least. MLS is succeeding by being incredibly cautious about expansion and it's working. Still very few clubs are profitable.
For all the derision MLS gets I think it's a solid 2nd tier league now and getting better.
Well, most stadiums in the league sell around that mark, which is why making a stadium for around 20,000 was a smart idea. It's very intimate and they're not having to give tickets away if the team begins to stink and interest wanes. I don't think they could sell out 40k+ per game during the season, and having a packed BMO field produces a great atmosphere. And if the team goes into the tank for a couple of seasons, they probably still sell enough tickets at BMO field without looking like a depressing Jays vs. Pirates interleague series game in July.
I wish the Jays played in a 30k stadium sometimes.
So I'm going to the Toronto Comicon this weekend, and went online to look up some more info. Imagine my surprise when I did a search and ended up on a totally different convention page.
Did you guys know there are going to be two conventions at the MTCC in as many months?
March 10-11
http://www.comicontoronto.com/
April 14-15
http://www.wizardworldcomiccon.com/
This seems rather unnecessary to me.
Did you guys know there are going to be two conventions at the MTCC in as many months?
March 10-11
http://www.comicontoronto.com/
April 14-15
http://www.wizardworldcomiccon.com/
This seems rather unnecessary to me.
TFC-Galaxy game was so fun! I stood with the supporters in 117 (based on ZZMitch's pics, it would be on the top right corner). One of the best atmospheres that I have experienced, and that's saying a lot since I've attended the Raptors-Nets playoff game a few years back.
Here are some pre-game pics I took and a video of the national anthem:
National anthem
Here are some pre-game pics I took and a video of the national anthem:
National anthem
BigJonsson
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lol @ all that garbage in the endzone
lunarworks
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You wouldn't believe the amount of politics and bad blood surrounding the Toronto comic convention scene. The reason we have so many each year now is there's at least two separate groups putting on multiple conventions trying to sabotage and undermine each other.
Prax
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WizardWorld vs. HobbyStar?
Well, the more the merrier for fans and retailers alike? I hope, anyway.
My friends an I will at least have a table in Artist Alley for the FanExpo at the end of August. :> Give me money, TO Gaffers.
I can sort of believe it.
Where there's conventions, there's drama.
I might check out the one in April too, for a larf.
Originally Paradise vs. HobbyStar. Which was a shame, because Paradise was "the little guy" and HobbyStar would have liked nothing more than to run their con out of business.
BigJonsson
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Anyone else watch footage from the Subway debate in Scarborough with Chong and Stintz?
From what CTV showed it looked like the people in the audience just kept shouting SUBWAYS while Chong and Sue Ann Levy called Stintz names when she explained that taxes and fees would have to go up for them to pay for it
How can a group called the Taxpayers Coalition of Toronto be ok with something that will force taxes up a significant amount?? Its funny seeing conservatives act this way after they criticize those on the left for raising taxes and spending all their money........when they really don't
From what CTV showed it looked like the people in the audience just kept shouting SUBWAYS while Chong and Sue Ann Levy called Stintz names when she explained that taxes and fees would have to go up for them to pay for it
How can a group called the Taxpayers Coalition of Toronto be ok with something that will force taxes up a significant amount?? Its funny seeing conservatives act this way after they criticize those on the left for raising taxes and spending all their money........when they really don't
BladeWorker
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Let it never be said that ideologies cannot also contain hypocrisies.
BigJonsson
Member
Apparently Possums are taking over Toronto
BigJonsson
Member
Stephen Harper picks subways over LRT
lol @ people thinking Harper gives a shit about Toronto, if he wants subways he can pay for them
lol @ people thinking Harper gives a shit about Toronto, if he wants subways he can pay for them
End the war on cars, damn it. Right of ways? More like, make me wait in my car for ten seconds longer at a light as a streetcar passes.
I know he was asked a question, but I'm surprised Harper even gave a direct answer. He's had seemingly little connection with Ford since the election
BigJonsson
Member
When is the last time Harper actually lived in a gigantic city? Pretty sure he hasn't had much experience driving into above ground transit before
BigJonsson
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Police are saying Mariam Makhniashvili died of a fall from a significant height and doesn't appear to be a homicide or suspicious death =/
Aren't saying suicide though
Aren't saying suicide though
Just saw this on CP24. I'm no expert and I've never really followed her story in detail, but I'm thinking suicide.