FORD
- Ford slams reporters, apolgizes then slams them again [Globe & Mail]
- Councillor Doug Ford apologizes, almost, for calling reporters new name [Toronto Star]
- Toronto Councillor Doug Ford says media has ‘burned’ bridge, city reporters are ‘bunch of pricks’ [National Post]
- Rob and Doug Ford Show: a trip to Chicago, and some words for Newstalk [OpenFile]
CITY HALL
- Toronto might delay final vote on plastic bag ban [Toronto Star]
- Toronto taxis up for review: a look at the issues [Toronto Star]
- Posted Toronto Political Panel: Is Toronto ready for private sector transit operators? [National Post]
- Toronto Zoo elephants still here almost a year after council ordered their departure [Toronto Star]
MARGARET WENTE
- Globe takes action on allegations against columnist[Globe & Mail]
- Globe disciplines Margaret Wente over plagiarism accusations [Toronto Star]
OTHER NEWS
- Sam ‘The Record Man’ Sniderman dies at 92 [Globe & Mail]
- Ontario electricity consumers on the hook for power plant construction [Globe & Mail]
- Feist’s Metals wins 2012 Polaris Prize [Toronto Star]
- Autistic teen Miles Kirsh: Province steps in to provide housing [Toronto Star]
- Toronto taxi drivers use phone apps to find fares [Toronto Star]
David Meslin is reporting today that the $250k cost for the removal of the bike lanes on Jarvis will be taken from the City’s cycling infrastructure budget.
http://meslin.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/salt-in-the-wound/
There is something unapologetic about being sadistic in that kind of budget decision.