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Mayor Olivia Chow's Toronto
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jje1000
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Aka opponents/social media have seized onto it as a "rain tax" and that has gained a memetic life of its own, so depsite Chow's assertions, it is being being paused to allow the media attention to focus elsewhere/quietly sent behind the shed to be shot.
It's just politics, next time get ahead of the press instead of allowing them to define the battlefield.
How hard would it have been to have named it the "floodwater prevention fee" instead? This adds a layer of linguistic armour around it (same as BLM), and allows people to immediately connect the dots.
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Yes, it could have been presented better but it is part of a whole array of projects and proposals dealing with climate change and it is wise if they are all aligned.
Northern Light
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As someone in on the discussions, nothing has been shot yet.
Stormwater charge is the same name Mississauga used when it passed a similar measure years ago without incident.
Dan416
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I was already aware of the stormwater charge in Mississauga, but I admit I didn't know much about it.
In case anyone is interested, here is the link detailing it and there's an informative video about it too. TBH not even sure how something like this got so politicized, seems totally reasonable.
Stormwater charge
About the stormwater charge on your water bill. How the charge is calculated for residential and commercial properties, estimate your charge and report an error in your assessment.
www.mississauga.ca
jje1000
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Yes, but memetic status is entirely unpredictable (who knew it would be seized on as the 'rain tax' by global social media), and dependent on a variety of contextual issues. In this case, Chow is continually viewed with suspicion by the right-wingers and the Sun (Kinsella particularly has a hate-on for her), and therefore the stormwater charge became a convenient platform of attack.
My opinion is that labeling potentially politically triggering things explicitly with linguistic armour helps diffuse the issue for low-information viewers.
christiesplits
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By backing down on police cuts, Chow thought she could appease the police union for at least one year. She was wrong.
www.thestar.com
Mayor Olivia Chow weighs in on police union request that she condemn councillors over statement about protests
Mayor Olivia Chow weighs in on police union request that she condemn councillors over statement about protests
The Toronto Police Association is urging the mayor to criticize her colleagues, noting violence and threats against officers policing protests over the Mideast conflict.
www.thestar.com
allengeorge
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I think most people would have predicted that…
evandyk
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Cops are such crybabies. They bring out their horses to crap everywhere, then complain about it being returned to them?
Northern Light
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I had been told the Clarence Square encampment would be cleared by now; someone, it seems got cold feet.
However, the police did remove a couple of people running a sizable illicit drug ring out of the camp.
www.thestar.com
I noted in the past clear evidence of a criminal theft ring. (far more bikes than encampees by a few dozen at least)
This camp does need to be cleared, with compassion for any who are legitimately homeless, but it is clearly a material criminal enterprise more than emergency shelter.
However, the police did remove a couple of people running a sizable illicit drug ring out of the camp.
Two Toronto men charged after drug investigation at encampment at downtown Clarence Square Park
Police say they found drugs and a metal replica firearm while executing a search warrant on a number of tents in an encampment.
www.thestar.com
I noted in the past clear evidence of a criminal theft ring. (far more bikes than encampees by a few dozen at least)
This camp does need to be cleared, with compassion for any who are legitimately homeless, but it is clearly a material criminal enterprise more than emergency shelter.
kyler
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Two drug dealers and a bike thief turn the entire encampment into a criminal operation? That's a bad take.I had been told the Clarence Square encampment would be cleared by now; someone, it seems got cold feet.
However, the police did remove a couple of people running a sizable illicit drug ring out of the camp.
Two Toronto men charged after drug investigation at encampment at downtown Clarence Square Park
Police say they found drugs and a metal replica firearm while executing a search warrant on a number of tents in an encampment.
I noted in the past clear evidence of a criminal theft ring. (far more bikes than encampees by a few dozen at least)
This camp does need to be cleared, with compassion for any who are legitimately homeless, but it is clearly a material criminal enterprise more than emergency shelter.
Northern Light
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First off, its not one bike thief, its a ring.
Second, the take is fine.
You often give takes without having a single fact in your possession, which should suggest that you remain silent,.
But you're happy to insult multiple posters here for 'bad takes' who have a far better understanding of things than you do.
That's a bad take.
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Council are again talking about alcohol in parks and, as one might expect, it is taking hours. So far we have 3 motions
That City Council amend Economic and Community Development Committee recommendation 1 to include the following additional parks in Ward 19, Beaches-East York:
a. Stan Wadlow Park, 373 Cedarvale Avenue; and
b. East Lynn Park, 1949 Danforth Avenue.
2. Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Final)
That City Council amend Economic and Community Development Committee recommendation 1 to include Dieppe Park, 455 Cosburn Avenue, in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth.
3 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor James Pasternak (Final)
That City Council direct that no parks in Ward 6, York Centre, be designated for personal alcohol consumption.
Motions (City Council)
1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Brad Bradford (Final)That City Council amend Economic and Community Development Committee recommendation 1 to include the following additional parks in Ward 19, Beaches-East York:
a. Stan Wadlow Park, 373 Cedarvale Avenue; and
b. East Lynn Park, 1949 Danforth Avenue.
2. Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Final)
That City Council amend Economic and Community Development Committee recommendation 1 to include Dieppe Park, 455 Cosburn Avenue, in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth.
3 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor James Pasternak (Final)
That City Council direct that no parks in Ward 6, York Centre, be designated for personal alcohol consumption.
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Richard White
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What about debating STRs?