"I'd say Justin Trudeau ran away from our camera like a little girl but that would be an insult to little girls"

More HERE

Piranhas circle for kill as Rob Ford's enemies try to use the Toronto Ice Storm to complete their coup

The struggle to restore Toronto’s power may have paled compared to the power struggle behind the scenes.

On one hand, you had a mayor trying to be a mayor and on the other, you had the deputy mayor — with appointed executive powers — waiting to, perhaps, take control.

To do that, a state of emergency needed to be called.

But Mayor Rob Ford is the only one who can do that.

If such a declaration was made, Councillor Norm Kelly — the deputy mayor — would have taken charge.

In the wake of Ford’s crack cocaine scandal, city council determined that Kelly — not the mayor — should be the one to lead in the event of an emergency. As a result, council transferred that power from Ford to Kelly.

Lots of games being played.

Read the rest of Joe Warmington's column at The Toronto Sun 

h/t Tarek Fatah

My MP, Carolyn Bennett, says Canada's new Immigration Guide "insults and marginalizes the history and culture of indigenous people" in Canada

New CIC guide insults & marginalizes the history&culture of indigenous people in Cda cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/pu… pg 21 #cdnpoli #aboriginal
— Carolyn Bennett(@Carolyn_Bennett) April 2, 2013

Dr Bennett references page 21 of Canada's new Immigration Guide to illustrate her point, such as it is.

On that page, the guide devotes a paragraph to aboriginal peoples. Evidently, Dr. Bennett is bothered by the description of them having "interesting cultures and make important
contributions to Canadian society."

I asked via twitter how this is "insulting" but have not received a response. I suspect this is sheer partisanship of the sort typical of the Liberal Party, but if she has a more cogent response I will be pleased to hear it.

The English, whose legislative and economic system is the main foundation for Canada, received only slightly more ink in the guide and the other founding nation, the French, received even less.