[Videodrome]

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/28/important-for-pc-leader-patrick-brown-to-join-pride-parade

This is kind of Rob Ford related. SAL mentioned that she was surprised that PC's attended Pride when people like Ford and Hudak didn't.

 

[pud99]

 

[pud99]

FN--always happy to be ignorant. Somehow doesn't take into account P-Brown was at the very same event...

To them, Patrick Brown's a sell-out. Monty McNaughton is their guy.

 

[the lemur]

To them, Patrick Brown's a sell-out. Monty McNaughton is their guy.

There's a difference between Brown and McNaughton?

 

[pud99]

There's a difference between Brown and McNaughton?

I know you are joshing, but it is worth saying that McN does not even bother with the pretence we are seeing from Brown's declaring himself to be "inclusive" and "progressive", and so (amongst other virtues in the eyes of FN) McN would never attend a Pride event.

 

[Videodrome]

Patrick Brown had to own up to his social conservative roots and he did that in a big way by attending Pride and not looking like he didn't want to be there. I am not sold on him by any means, but this was a good first step.

Related to Brown and Co. attending Pride:

http://www.thestar.com/news/queensp...ti-pride-comments-from-ottawa-radio-host.html

 

[riffraff]

In terms of gun smuggling, is this a fairly small operation? It sounds like they imported a handful at a time.

Thanks evva for the heads up, and Jimmi, I think you're right given that at the time Sun had screaming headline that cops had seized enuf weapons "to start a small war" when it turns out TPS had displayed a whack of stuff they in the shop from other seizures, not the Traveler takedown. Just putting on a show for the press conference.

 

[evvabeing]

Im pretty sure that hash has not been popular since the 90s. Weed is a domestic product. Hash was generally imported.Also weed got alot stronger with western selective breeding and indoor techniques leaving hash behind as a drug of choice. Its a nostalgia thing now.

ETA not saying its impossible just unlikely to be recent news

if it is from the 80's then, wow... i didn't know the fords had a 30 year history with 320 dixon. makes me wanna know lots more about it.

 

[evvabeing]

http://iconosquare.com/p/1018187676723284542_2128604449

 

[evvabeing]

http://www.dailyxtra.com/news-and-i...e-parade-politics-and-partying-get-due-110548

https://twitter.com/robsalerno/status/615273529957875712

 

[kaboi]

Patrick Brown had to own up to his social conservative roots and he did that in a big way by attending Pride and not looking like he didn't want to be there. I am not sold on him by any means, but this was a good first step.

Related to Brown and Co. attending Pride:

http://www.thestar.com/news/queensp...ti-pride-comments-from-ottawa-radio-host.html

Patrick Brown won the PC leadership by gladhanding at every event he could scratch an invite to. Pride's no different. Now, if only he'd tell us what he actually stands for...

 

[Videodrome]

Patrick Brown won the PC leadership by gladhanding at every event he could scratch an invite to. Pride's no different. Now, if only he'd tell us what he actually stands for...

He already pissed off the social conservatives! That was fun.

 

[evvabeing]

Book ~ "Mayors Gone Bad" (2015) Philip Slayton

From Goodreads ~ Whether they’ve misappropriated funds, had cosy relationships with Mafia hoods, been caught with prostitutes or admitted to smoking crack, Canada’s mayors are a colourful collection
http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2015/06/book-mayors-gone-bad-2015-philip-slayton.html

 

[Kat_YYZ]

if it is from the 80's then, wow... i didn't know the fords had a 30 year history with 320 dixon. makes me wanna know lots more about it.

That sounds like BS to me. Someone just throwing "320 Dixon" in there for effect. Totally different people living in those towers in the 80s. (Not saying some of them weren't drug dealers too, but what are the odds that the same address is a factor twice with different people, 30 years apart?)

 

[Kat_YYZ]

Speaking of Dixon.... the double murder on Sunday morning:

Toronto police have identified the two men, both 26, who were shot dead in an condo unit near West Queen West early Sunday morning.

Abdiweli Abdullahi and Mohamed Abdiwal Dirie, both of Toronto, were found dead in an apartment on the 22nd floor of the Edge at Triangle Park condo building at 36 Lisgar St. around 7 a.m. Sunday, police said.

Dirie was one of dozens arrested in the Project Traveller raids in 2013, police confirmed.

Project Traveller, which was launched in 2012 and targeted alleged gang members and drug dealers, became well-known in Toronto after police recovered a video of former mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine during the investigation.​

Rest of story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...-in-double-shooting-near-queen-west-1.3131530

Also, late last night, a guy was shot at 390 Dixon:

https://twitter.com/Itss_Mehh/status/615428812399091712