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TRANSIT
• A little hazy on TTC drug testing [ Toronto Star ]
• Last-ditch talks aim to avert Viva bus strike [ Toronto Star ]
• Cities offer ‘lessons’ on transit smartcards [ National Post ]
• City defends Gardiner’s closure this weekend [ National Post ]
• Gardiner closure may drive you crazy [ Toronto Sun ]
• Chirps make our city streets safer [ Toronto Star ]

POLITICS
• In a key riding, Christine Innes takes on her husband’s nemesis: Olivia Chow [ Globe and Mail ]
• King of the bullwhip [ Globe and Mail ]

MISCELLANEOUS
• City parking wins battle over art [ Toronto Star ]
• Singing the praises of unbuilt Toronto [ National Post ]
• North York group seeks change [ Toronto Sun ]
• A new wave for Toronto’s waterfront [ Globe and Mail ]

6 comments

  1. In Toronto, a “parking authority” will “insist” you disassemble your art project. In Sydney, your art project will have corporate sponsorship.

    Why is the broader city government run by uptight functionaries? I suppose that’s tautological.

  2. Drug testing for TTC drivers is about protecting the lives of passengers. And believe me, if a TTC operator had not been found to be under the influence we wouldn’t be having this conversation. This is not about invading people’s privacy, it’s about addressing a very real issue that’s manifested itse;f some 39 times and that shouldn’t not be given a 40th chance to kill someone. Bob Kinnear needs to acknowledge that there may be a broader problem and become part of reassuring the public that they are safe on TTC vehicles. Instead, true to form, he feigns offense and derides TTC management. If he spent half as much time thinking as he does talking, both his membership and the ridership would benefit.

  3. Like most union bosses Kinnear feels compelled to justify his existence.

    The public? His members? Neither are as important.

  4. There’s no need to even explain why Bob Kinnear is wrong. He is only concerned with getting as much as he can from management no matter what. See him for who he is.

    I recall when that tunnel employee died the blame was automatically put on the TTC for poor working conditions, though it turned out the employee was high and operating machinery.

  5. As long as Spacing readers agree to random drug testing too I see no problem.

  6. I don’t know if you are being sarcastic or not, Scott, but only about 1% (roughly — something like that) of our readers make comments, so the comment section may not be representative of our readers (“good” or “bad” — this is more of a general comment, unrelated to this post).