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<title>Jake</title>
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Yeah, we already have fare zones in the GTA. Toronto is one, Mississuaga is another, Brampton, York Region, Durham, etc. It makes no sense that your cost doubles only when you cross a municipal boundary. It makes a lot more sense if it increases by small intervals every few kilometres.

I like the idea of running higher-order transit (subways, LRT, GO trains and buses, municipal express buses, etc.) on a fare-by-distance model, while leaving the local bus routes on a flat fare with time-based transfers. This is almost necessary unless you force riders to 'tap-off' every time they leave a bus.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:04:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Brad</title>
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Nobody told me that zone based fares would be part of my 32]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:13:29 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Jay</title>
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Zone based fares for public transit is common in many cities. I think it's inevitable that it will happen here. 

I also think it's inevitable the Province and the City will likely screw up whatever plan they decide to implement.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:21:08 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Daniel</title>
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Just how are these zoned fares going to work anyway?  last time TTC had zoned fares, the people of this city were honest.  are we going to depend on the driver to somehow enforce this?  will riders be "trusted" to ensure they tap their presto as they leave?

seems like a pipe dream.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:08:13 EST</pubDate>
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<title>glenn storey</title>
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gee. didn't sun news just ask for the same subsidies from the crtc?]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:38:54 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21</title>
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And I'm sick and bloody tired of this constant generalization of those of us who identify left of centre on the political spectrum.  I don't think poorly of all 'right wingers', only of those individuals who, like yourself, display utter ignorance and a complete lack of empathy and basic common sense, never mind sorely lacking in basic human decency.  You aren't right wing, you're an idiot.  And I'm tired of you.  You and those like you are what are holding up political discourse in this modern world.  ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:32:12 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Mike</title>
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Say what you will about Hudak, but I think the man has a plan and is steadily working his way into power.  It might take another election or so, but you have to like his chances if you think on it awhile.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:32:06 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21 </title>
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Hudak is my idol.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:00:05 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Mike </title>
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thankfully lefties are a dying breed, on all levels of government.  Soon they will be a distant past. Tried of the self titled attitudes of lefties!   ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:58:27 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Tommy</title>
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We kind of already have this with the 905 transit systems (i.e. pay at Steeles).  Dividing Toronto-proper into zones will get a swift backlash from people in Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough.  People need to remember that the intrinsic 'cost' of a TTC ride is not just your money - it's your time too.  In terms of VALUE, a 10 minute 1 km journey may have the same VALUE to many people as a 1 hour 10 km journey.  

If we penalize the 10 km traveler, then it will make more sense for them to drive, no matter what the traffic.  These people will form a voting block, and elect anti-transit officials, then where do we end up?  Oh right, exactly where we are right now!

Also, don't a good portion of regular TTC riders have metropasses anyway?  Is complicating the system with Presto tapping and zones even worth it in the long run?]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:49:29 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21</title>
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LMAO!!!!  Nice catch! :)]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:45:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Jade</title>
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Kathleen Wynne is clearly pandering to Toronto voters when she says she's making transit a top priority, and personally I think that's great.  But in the end, it doesn't really matter because she's not going to be around very long.  She's pretty much the captain of the Titanic...]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:45:32 EST</pubDate>
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<title>cathy</title>
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Since he's missing some important punctuation in that last comment, he's actually being really complementary towards people on the left.  :)]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:34:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Nope. I tried resetting the password through the site this morning and it doesn't accept that either.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:10:07 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21</title>
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Oooookaaaaay then.  One track mind.  World destroyed by or personal harm caused to you and/or your loved ones by "evil lefties"  You must be a hit at parties.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:10:05 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Mike </title>
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No lefties are idiots!]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:08:05 EST</pubDate>
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<title>vampchick21</title>
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Is it at all possible for you to make a point about even a stupid paywall at a newspaper website without degenerating into "evil lefties" rhetoric?  ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:41:21 EST</pubDate>
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<title>jd</title>
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The only main issue I see with distance based fares is that it's an increase that will effect mainly the poor.

Public transit should be set up to get people out of cars and make it cheaper for them to use.

The reason it works well in London is because the city itself is set up much different than Toronto with a much more equal distribution of economic levels through out the city.

Plus, there are congestion charges in London on cars in zones at certain hours. Which then tends to get more people using public transit.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:36:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Mark</title>
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Shouldn't we have higher distance based fares on any expanded lines?  For example charge more for the expansion to highway 7 but leave the original routes the same?]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:33:14 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Mike</title>
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Agreed but the Star giving " good, objective news reporting "? Ya right. The lefties want everything else subsidized, might have a problem when forced to pay for the garbage news they are "entitled" to. ]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:24:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Daryl</title>
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I envision it to work more like Berlin's zones:

"Berlin is divided into three fare zones, known as A, B, and C. Zone A is the area in the centre of Berlin [..] Zone B covers the rest of the area within the city borders, and Zone C is the surrounding Berlin. Tickets can be bought for specific fare zones, or multiple zones. Most passengers who live in Berlin buy AB farezone tickets, while commuters coming in from the suburbs need ABC farezone tickets." 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_U-Bahn#Tickets]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:17:24 EST</pubDate>
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<title>steve</title>
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Didi you not receive your email telling you to reset your password to migrate to the new interface?]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:16:19 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Kim</title>
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The Presto model is ridiculous. It's not even at every stop, PLUS, the TTC is inefficient -- they lose fares from absentee attendants, 1950s PAPER TRANSFERS!!!, and their total inability to be customer service oriented.  In addition, right on their website the TTC says they are not responsible for third party issues, which is Presto.  Presto is a third party, not part of the TTC.  It's stupid to allow a completely different company to handle fares. When they have problems the TTC can just wash their hands of it (as per their usual unaccountability).

They need to look at Montreal -- they have a very efficient electronic transfer system. It's fantastic. And it's not some stupid third party tap card that is only being implemented for other people.  You can buy them at every station -- they are implemented with every fare, be it daily, one ride, or other weekly or monthly options. The buses have them as well.  

I loathe the current operating inability of the TTC. Get some brains, customer service ability and foresight, you backwater non-major city operating piece of crud.  ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:01:14 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Craig</title>
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Distance based fares are probably inevitable. I can see it working by having your first mode costs $2, each transfer point costs $0.50 (ie bus to subway). The added bonus of this is that people may opt to walk 1-2 stops instead of hopping on the bus and slowing it down for the people traveling long distances.

The idea of tapping on and tapping off (the Presto model) will be hard to imlipment on the bus/stretcar fleet. But tapping at each transfer point can be implimented easily.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:26:53 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rob</title>
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Not really. The bizarre trend of wanting to live as far away from your work as possible in as large of a house as possible is what causes urban sprawl. Commuters from Barrie and Oshawa and Oakville already utilize GO Transit, which is distance based. 


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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:03:08 EST</pubDate>
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<title>the lemur</title>
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Since the redesign of the Star site, I can't log in to my account and I can't visit the non-mobile version of the site on my phone either. Anyone else having problems?]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:46:49 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Ling Gu</title>
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Distance-based fares for the TTC?? Shoot, I live in North York, and take the subway downtown typically twice a week. Not looking forward to higher $$$.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:34:30 EST</pubDate>
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<title>crc</title>
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    Short term pain for long term gain. As pointed out in the article -- flat fares for long distance commutes promotes sprawl. Sprawl is a dirty word for many reasons. If people choose to drive instead, they'll eventually just be stuck in traffic with each other....prompting them to take the better transit options available (and paying a distance based fare.)]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:32:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Rob</title>
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We already have a distance based transit system-- GO. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:50:20 EST</pubDate>
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<title>jer</title>
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I agree with TTC fares based on distance.  Especially now that Presto is getting rolled out.

Having said that, this should mean that going 2 stops should be like $1. The "cheapest" fare shouldn't be the current fare.  You could increase ridership on cash fares if this is rolled out.
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:35:39 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Alex</title>
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I don't see the distance based fare working. If they keep $3 as the base and then just increase the fare for people traveling long distances then less people will use them. Why take the TTC across town if it ends up being the same as the GO and the GO is faster and more comfortable? If they do a real distance based system and decrease the amount if you're only going a couple stops then I feel that they'll lose a ton of money.

Plus if anyone is using the TTC to travel a long distance then it generally means they don't have the money to buy a car, and increasing the fare is going to hit them pretty hard. Nobody takes the TTC across more than one transfer unless they absolutely have to.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:34:55 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Soren</title>
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The Toronto Star ripped off Yahoo's interface. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:25:59 EST</pubDate>
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<title>cathy</title>
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If you delete the cookies for Toronto Star in your browser you can probably read as many articles as you want.  I started doing that with the Globe and it resets every time.

If you have a library card you can also read the papers for free online at the TPL website.  Deleting cookies is easier though.

I do have to say, though, that since the paywall at the Globe went up the comments on the stories got a lot crazier.
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:06:14 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Ford4ever</title>
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Having written for one of the dailies in Toronto, I can tell you that the news business is a crazy one. Advertisers are jittery and have never fully stood behind funding a newsroom dedicated to the dirty business of exposing corruption and lies -- but newsstand sales and dedicated subscribers MIGHT.

Real journalism requires some commitment and contribution from the readership, I'm afraid.  ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:00:21 EST</pubDate>
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<title>chrisjemery</title>
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As an avid transit user that is considering a move outside the downtown core, I'm not opposed to a distanced-based fare to help fund transit. If I'm not mistaken, this is utilized in London (UK) and Vancouver to great success.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:56:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Google</title>
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Dear Toronto Star: Less is More]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:56:54 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Jen</title>
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...except, that it exists in other mediums and weirdly it is that pressure that has pushed the MSM guys into kamikaze approaches such as pay-walls. It's a pretty vicious cycle, they aren't creative enough to figure out how to garner more add revenues online, so the institute a pay-wall. Online readership invariably goes down and add revenue lessens more as less eyes are seeing the product. thestar.com can make more money through adds then through pay-wall fees... but, they missed the boat. So, the paper of Burton, Frayne and briefly Hemmingway has been reduced to that of DiManno, Cox, Dale and the rest. I'd actually say, larger systemic issues aside, "Pay-walls; the lazy company's idea of smart revenue generation" is bang on here. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:43:52 EST</pubDate>
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<title>urbnplnr</title>
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is he aware that she is teh gaysz?]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:30:16 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Plus</title>
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Plus one who is gay and the other who hates gays, oh to be the fly on that wall]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:25:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Ford4ever</title>
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"Pay-walls; the lazy company's idea of smart revenue generation"

I think the issue is a little more complex than that. And I think the expectation of getting good, objective news reporting for free is completely unrealistic. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:12:32 EST</pubDate>
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<title>EricM</title>
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Meah, I guess The Star can do what it wants and I wont really have to get use to it anyway. As soon as the pay-wall is up I'll never read it again anyway. ]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:04:53 EST</pubDate>
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<title>DL</title>
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How did Wynne feel about streetcars vs subways?

The answer to that oughtta paint a pretty good picture how this meeting will go.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:51:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title>AV</title>
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Its going to be fun to watch The Star bleed readers when they implement their pay-wall. Pay-walls; the lazy company's idea of smart revenue generation.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:26:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Jack&amp;jill</title>
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Ford-Wynne meeting going down? over a bucket of KFC, that's how.]]>
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<category>Toronto, MB Toronto</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:09:30 EST</pubDate>
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