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Morning Brew: Trucker Protest, City of Toronto Open Data Web Site, New CP24 Transit Show, Tenor's Car Torched, Don Mills Coyotes, Phil Kessel Debut
Photo: "Rub my belly" by Daifuku Sensei, member of the blogTO Flickr pool.
What's happening in the GTA (and sometimes beyond):
The morning commute in the Toronto area (which is never fun) may be even less fun than usual, given that a hundred truckers are planning to take to the roads in protest of the ongoing DriveTest strike. The strike has been in effect since August, preventing new truck drivers from getting licensed.
The City of Toronto is opening its data doors, so to speak. In an effort to increase transparency and improve information flow, a web site containing data on public transit, parks and recreation, daycare facilities, and more has been made available for the first time in such an open way. I suspect it won't be long before he public finds creative uses and applications of the data.
CP24 will be launching a new monthly talk show called "On the Rocket"... live from on board a TTC streetcar, with TTC Chair Adam Giambrone fielding rider questions and comments. Providing the public with access to this kind of interaction with a personable official from our loved and loathed transit system is a great idea and should fit the TV format nicely.
Police are investigating a suspicious car fire that happened down at the waterfront on the weekend. A Harbourfront Centre performer's car somehow ended up exploding into flames several metres tall, and a witness says that someone slipped something under a car just moments before the blaze. I'm left wondering if it was random, or what would motivate someone to torch a tenor's ride.
Residents of Don Mills need to keep watchful eyes on their cats and chihuahuas. Coyotes are once again lurking in the neighbourhood, and I suspect they'll be looking for pint-sized snackables.
And while it's unlikely to be anywhere near an instant reversal of fortune, fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs may finally get to see recently acquired star forward Phil Kessel on the ice tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Don't hold your breath though.
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First, this is electioneering and a breach of the rules. Just like Adam Vaughn's show on City, it gives them an unfair advantage to promote themselves and their views over any potential challengers.
Further, it does not get included in their election expenses which it should.
Second, having a flack like Giambrone fielding comments is never going to deliver the real deal. The hard questions will be quashed or spun. Get a totally independent person.
Better yet, the 'Better Way' would be for TTC and Giambrone to simply read blogs and forums such as this. They will certainly get the comments they should be searching for and not polluting thew airwaves with more meaningless facetime for this mayor hopeful.
I'm sure its just a coincidence.
They're pretty big for coyotes as well. It makes me wonder if they're eating pet food left out, or if someone is intentionally feeding them. And at the same time taming their fear of humans, which is not good.
And what is the over/under on his head size?
I noticed on the TTC.ca website that all of the routes that were increased were magically cut back.
Funny thing about that...and no media coverage either.
THOSE WHO TAKES LITTLE MONEY
Ward Candidate Landlords/Dev Other Businesses
Mayor David Miller 0.0% 0.0%
1 Suzan Hall 7.8 20.6
4 Gloria Lindsay Luby 12.3 10.5
8 Anthony Perruzza 10.3 5.8
9 Maria Augimeri 13.5 11.4
14 Gord Perks 0.6 0.0
15 Howard Moscoe 6.5 13.9
18 Adam Giambrone 7.8 1.6
19 Joe Pantalone 0.0 0.0
20 Adam Vaughan 0.0 0.0
21 Joe Mihevc 0.0 0.0
22 Michael Walker 0.0 0.0
23 John Filion 6.5 7.0
25 Cliff Jenkins 0.0 0.0
27 Kyle Rae 0.0 0.0
28 Pam McConnell 0.0 0.0
30 Paula Fletcher 0.9 0.0
31 Janet Davis 0.0 0.5
32 Sandra Bussin 0.0 11.1
33 Shelly Carroll 11.1 12.0
35 Adrian Heaps 0.6 2.8
38 Glenn De Baeremaeker 10.4 8.3
40 Norm Kelly 6.2 14.7
41 Chin Lee 1.6 9.8
42 Raymond Cho 0.0 3.2
44 Ron Moeser 0.0 1.4
THOSE WHO TAKES LOTS OF MONEY
2 Rob Ford 32.5 24.2
3 Doug Holiday 24.0 28.3
5 Peter Milczyn 41.7 26.4
6 Mark Grimes 22.6 18.8
7 Giorgio Mammoliti 41.4 26.0
10 Michael Feldman 29.6 16.1
11 Frances Nunziata 39.1 32.9
12 Frank Di Giorgio 39.5 27.5
13 Bill Saundercook 17.5 31.4
16 Karen Stintz 47.0 2.0
17 Cesar Palacio 37.4 2.1
24 David Shiner 25.5 21.3
26 John Parker 25.4 17.4
29 Case Ootes 28.1 30.2
34 Denzil Minnan-Wong 32.5 30.0
36 Brian Ashton 30.4 15.6
37 Michael Thompson 20.0 28.9
39 Mike Del Grande 37.5 10.7
43 Paul Ainslie 27.3 24.0