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Morning Brew: September 28th, 2007

Posted by Jerrold
Filed in City
September 28, 2007

Photo: "Medeiros" by blogTO Flickr pooler swinchur.

Your morning news roundup for Friday September 28th, 2007:

Canada has a $13.8beeeellion surplus, which Harper says will be used to pay down the national debt and will result in future tax cuts. Torontonians, don't expect a penny to be handed out to your broke and sorry butts.

New by-laws and vendor fees aim to curb the illegal sale of fireworks (and hopefully also reduce incidents and injuries caused by youngsters having "Roman candle wars").

Nippertipping (v.): a term coined from a derogatory word for the Japanese and the rural prank known as cow tipping, consists of sneaking up behind fishermen and shoving them in the lake. The fact that there's actually a term for this is rather disturbing.

How is it that a convicted Indian airplane hijacker (who was originally sentenced to death) can escape to Canada, claim refugee status under a false name, get a degree in law at a Canadian university, begin practicing law in a Toronto-area firm, and not be deported?

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I used to have roman candle wars when I was younger. Good times, but likely explains a lot.*twitch*

Posted by: Sean at September 28, 2007 9:33 AM

Thank you Alberta government for using our money intelligently. We think its important that a surplus is achieved so you can use it as propaganda to ensure your majority. Thank you for ignoring city issues. We enjoy raising public transit prices, congested cities, closing community centres. We are happy you have ignored the larger social agenda so that the middle class can selfishly focus on themselves.

sigh.

Posted by: James at September 28, 2007 9:40 AM

I am thinking that this tax cut will be a $1 million / rich friend of Harper type cut, not a $30 / Canadian tax cut.

What an asshole. :@

Posted by: Ben at September 28, 2007 9:51 AM