TrueNorthernLight

Interested in urban planning, hiking, camping, art/foreign/indy cinema, cooking/fine dining,travel,politics and public policy. Environmentalist.

[TrueNorthernLight @TrueNorthernLi1]

@RZaichkowski @pamelagough Key here, not even a request for a recorded vote! That's on every single member of Council. Only one request needed.

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@JohnLorinc Bit early to line up for the Farmer's Market John. I mean, its a great market......but still. Hope you brought some food and a blanket.

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@namshine @deonandan @TheAgenda Really good interview at both ends. Excellent questions; and thorough, thoughtful and clear answers!

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@9x19 I will decline to pass judgement on that specific case. I would add, I can cite several other prominent visible minority cast members on current scripted Canadian shows, where the character is not a caricature, and is comparatively normal, in the context of scripted TV.

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@9x19 The lead writer is a Korean Canadian, Ins Choi , the same person who wrote the play on which the show is based. I don't know that you can find discrimination there.

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@trainguy89 Great job! More physical improvements are needed, but this is a great short-term move in the right direction.

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@m_layton Have you done BBQ Duck? If you have, and it was any good, feel free to invite me over for some, post-pandemic!

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@9x19 While over at CTV Transplant's cast includes a lead actor of Iranian descent playing a medical doctor; as well as Black woman in the same profession and 2 other minorities actors in recurring roles (surgeon and social worker). I think your generalization is problematic.

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@9x19 Um, CBC also runs Kim's Convenience, Mohawk Girls, Diggstown (lead character is a Black Woman); many other shows w/minorities in the lead and as 'normal people'. Doubtless there is more room for improvement........1/

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@9x19 There is room for thoughtful concern about a deficit; or what restrictions have or have not been imposed and how that is correlated to the science. This, is not that. This is a full-on tinfoil hat rant.

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@GraphicMatt How disappointing.

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@GraphicMatt So the 2-year lease extension is approved?

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@9x19 Levitt has a strong anti-worker bias. He really dislikes quality employment standards and is disinclined to follow evidence when it comes to their benefits.

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@GraphicMatt Holyday is on the wrong side of every issue. I'm quite certain he would vote against Motherhood, and Apple pie; and in favour of war and famine.

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@GraphicMatt I would be fine with this.

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@PasternakTO Councillor, I see you saying we should wait for a report on golf courses. But a report was requested 3 years ago, and is more than a year late. Parks needs to operate in good faith. They have not been. The contract extension should be denied.

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@dmrider Great. Truthfully, I'm open to keeping some of the courses. But I'm not up for this 2-year stalling tactic. Parks was asked to generate a report on the future of the Courses 3 years ago. It was due last fall. Its still not before Council. Those tactics ought not be rewarded.

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@GraphicMatt Pencil in Colle to the list of Councillors I would like to see retire or find another line of work.

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@GraphicMatt I assume the votes aren't there to outright spike the extension?

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@GraphicMatt As an incentive to City staff, the courses should not re-open until Council comes to a final decision on their future.

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@GraphicMatt That can't be rewarded. We need a thoughtful discussion on whether to modify some courses to pitch n' putt (golf w/maximum 100 yard fairways, that takes a bit less than 1/2 the typical area), to fully shift some courses to other uses, or fully retain a couple.