I certainly applaud the spirit of this Star letter: As the mayors of the GTA come together to ask for funds to clean up from the recent ice storm, I hope that they will recognize the likelihood that this disaster and recent GTA floods were “acts of man.” While most
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Politics and its Discontents: Aren’t We Asking The Wrong Questions?
Newspapers currently abound with stories of the toll taken by the bitterly cold weather that has taken hold of a good part of the continent, followed closely by tales of the perennial ‘blame game.’ For example, countless numbers have railed against the decision to close Pearson Airport in Toronto for
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Great Ice Storm Question
As another wave of bitterly cold weather rolls across the East, across Ontario to the Maritimes.And Stephen Harper continues his Great Comeback Tour 2014, in balmy British Columbia. One question still haunts me: Why did he turn his back on a million Eastern Canadians left freezing in the dark during the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Great Betrayal
The other day I wrote about how Stephen Harper had betrayed the people of Central and Eastern Canada.By shrugging off the suffering of an estimated one MILLION Canadians who lost power during that massive ice storm, and were left freezing in the dark for DAYS.Treating it like it was nothing,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Great Ice Storm Mistake
This is what Toronto looked like this evening from the Island ferry. The sky clearing, the ice breaking up in the bay. Glowing in the setting sun like a city whose nightmare is over. Except for the huge chunks of ice threatening to slide off buildings and smash into the streets
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Force of Destruction
It's almost unbelievable that a Canadian Prime Minister could ignore the suffering of so many.But six days after a massive ice storm struck, and although tens of thousands of people are still without power from Ontario to New Brunswick.This is all Stephen Harper has had to say…or TWEET…since the crisis
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Big Ice Storm Power Grab
As Toronto woke up to a scene of devastation with more than a quarter of a million people without power, one man was missing in action.And you can guess who that was eh?The Mayor in Name Only. As city officials, staff and cleanup crews worked to repair the havoc caused by an
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Ice Storm 2013
As of this writing, there are still hundreds of thousands of people without power in Toronto and the GTA from the massive icestorm that hit this area between Friday and Sunday. In my particular neck of the woods, we were fortunate in that we “only” got about 12 hrs worth
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Ice Storm, the Cons, And My Awesome People
When I heard the freezing rain tap tapping against my bedroom window the other night I feared the worst. It brought back memories of The Great Ice Storm of 1998, and I wouldn't want to live through something like that again. But when morning came I saw I was lucky. The storm
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