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Replace the words Taliban with `western military`, Afghanistan with New York city, and `women and children`with `WTC workers`, and what we have is no different than What Al-Queda has advocated, and done. There are a few words that describe properly those who advocate the deliberate killing of non-combattants. Even the mildest of those words would be against forum rules.

Congratulations. You have just provided concrete evidence that you are no better than Al-Queda and the Taliban. Ignored.

Axctually, NO province except New Brunswick has a bilingual policy. Many have policies for the delivery of SOME services in French. As far as official language status goes... The first province to proclaim one language as official was Manitoba (Official Language Act, 1890). Today, while the term "official" is not used, one doesn't need to see that word to realize that the status of English in most provinces is akin to that of a sole official language.

Why should a Canadian of Muslim faith who has no criminal intent whatsoeverbe forced to snake through interminable security delays and submit to strip searches, rather than allowing people who share the name, religious backgroud or thnic background has people who bomb government offices in Oklahoma City or kill teenagers point blank in Oslo to be targeted? Now, I am sure some will think this is a stupd idea. And guess what, they are entirely right. But then, it is equally stupid when other groups of people are being talked about. Intelligent airport surveillance would involve intelligence (and intelligent) work, and monitoring of suspect behaviour. Instead, we are offered the coice between treating everyone as a possible criminal, or treating certain people as automatic possible criminals based on their religious background or ethnicity. One solution is idiotic, the other one even more so in addition to being ignorant.

Actually,you don't have it quite right. Education in English in Quebec is limited to children who at least one parent or sibling or themselves have received education in English in Quebec or in Canada. In theory, someone could immigrate from let's say France to Vancouver, have their child educated for two years in english, then move to Quebec and that child would be eligible to attend English school. We both agree that each person in Quebec should be left to decide if their education and that of their children will be in English or French (for different reasons, obviously). That being said, do yourself a favour and get your facts straight, will you? I will not comment on language policies in the US, as they're none of my business. Interesting comment about the need for people to be pressured into using the majority language. Should I take that as meaning that French-speaking Canadians, in particular those outside Quebec, should not be able to attend French schools? Have to check, because then that would be a prime example of bigoted double standard on your part. P.S; OF course you know that english is taught in French schools all across Canada. Therefore, kids in those schools DO learn English. You know that, don't you?

Apparently, private investors are not interested. I wonder why.

No, for it to be a lie they would have to know what they're talking about.

I must admit I totally agree with Councillor Berardinetti. Thanks to Mayor Ford, by the time there's rapid transit on Eglinton, the density will indeed be like what the downtown core. Mind you, I'd prefer for it to be built sometime before 2040. As for Mr. Ainslie's comment... faster, yes, twice the speed, excuse me?

Quite a photo-op, showing the jammed-up congested Eglinton-Victoria intersection at rush hour. Except that it looks busy, but certainly not congested to me. Interestingly, when looking at Google sattelite images of Eglinton between Leslie and Kennedy, I think that on most of its lenght (except on the viaducts just east of Leslie and around Wynford Drive) one could argue that there is enough space on most of the lenghtto add an LRT AND keep the same number of car lines. And although that may come in a far future, the same could also be said of Eglinton west of Jane.

What Toronto needs is a mayor who accepts an idea (running the Eglinton LRT line above ground where that makes sense) that would free money for transit improvements in areas that are in dire need for them (Finch West) and even for an extension on his beloved Sheppard East Subway line (you know, the extension that is to be built using private financing that is not coming). If mayor Ford was not so obviously stubborn to the point of blindness, he would see that karen Stintz's proposal actually makes his Eglinton LRT/Sheppard subway extension plan BETTER. He would realize it gives him the opportunity to extend the Sheppard East subway line. And allows him to be seen as the mayor who brings transit improvements on Finch. And makes him look like a Mayor who knows how to compromise when needed for the good of Torontonians. Instead, he chooses to let his stubborness and pride cloud his judgement and reject an idea that would be a win-win situation. Oh well, perhaps City council should just shut up and let him go ahead with his plan - including relying on private financing for his extension to the Sheppard East subway line. Then, of course, HE is be the one who will have to explain why there is no extension forthcoming to the Sheppard East subway line when he runs in the next election.

One more thought. How do we provide for transit services that meet the needs of the residents of north-west Toronto? Sure, a finch rapid transit (busway or LRT) would help carry commuters along the Finch corridor, and link to the University subway line (which will not be as congested as the Yonge line for a long time, even after the expension is completed). A Jane LRT would help as well. Will it be enough. I'll admit i do not know that area enough to say yes or no. Any thought?

Further... has anyone ever suggested that the Crosstown LRT be above ground all the way? I don't think so

OK, that's not directly linked to the TTC, but what about the rest of the GTA? Mississauga and Brampton are working on an LRT project that would go from the Brampton GO Station through Cooksville to the lakeshore. Sounds great to me. Would be even better if there was a link from that line to the Airport. There have been talks about busways along thre 403 and 407. Sound like good ideas, but I am not sure if that would be sufficient. Let's not forget that Peel Region has a population of over 1000000 people. Also, we need a rapid transit connection in the north end from Oshawa to Brampton, linking suburbs. Viva plans for bus rapidways along highway 7 (with possibility of LRT at a later point) look like a good start; would be great if linked to the Brampton transit system and expended to reach downtown Pickering. There are also talks of a busway (eventually, LRT) along Highway 2 between Oshawa and Pickering. If that comes true, should be expended (or linked) to either a busway or LRT along the 401. any thoughts?

What I think we need to do. First: The Crosstown LRT needs to be above groud from Don Mills or Leslie eastbound, underground westbound from there to Back Creek Road. Eglinton is wide enough to accommodate it. Two: Forget about expending the Shepard subway, It will be a waste of money, that will do nothing for transit in toronto other than make it more difficult to fund other projects. Besides, Mayor Ford's claim that the private sector will rush with funding commitments is being proven wrong. Three: Right now, find a solution to the Finch transit problem. Either a busway or LRT. Four: Once the tunelling work is finished on the York University extension, start work on the one subway line we do need the most: a new downtown line (I hate the term relief). From the east end (Greenwood?) to Queen Street, then either under Queen (likns with the existing subway at Queen and Osgoode) or under the Esplanade to Union Station and the Rogers Centre, then to Exhibition Place and along the rail corridor (or under Roncesvalles) to Dundas West Station. Could be done in two stages (first to downtown, then to Dundas West). Five: We need additional capacity on Yonge. Paris' RER sounds like a good model for this, or an express subway under the current one. Once again, could be done in stages (first from Eglinton to downtown, then to Sheppart, then to Steeles - if a RER, future expension in York Region). That's five projects that need to be started between now and 2020. After that? - expending the Crosstown line to the Airport, and east to the Zoo - RER-like lines replacing GO, on the Lakeshore (between Oakville and Pickering or Oshawa) first, next on the Richmond Hill line and from downtown to Cooksville - LRT: Malvern and Jane lines from the Transit City plan What we need above all is that, once we decide on a given transist extension and done all the assessments, we start the work right away and we do not go back.

Over the past 15-20 years, LRT lines have been built in Los Angeles, Paris, London, Shanghai, to name only four second class cities.

Who says that? The initial TransitCity plan for the Eglinton LRT called for it to run underground from Keele to Laird. The current Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown project (what Mayor Ford signed on) is for light rail transit, going underground from Black Creek Road to the Kennedy Station (link). Kren Stinz's proposal is to have the Crosstown LRT be underground from Black Creek to just east of Laird, then surface from there to Scarborough (link). From Day 1, the plan has always been to have the downtown part of the Eglinton LRT to be underground.

When pseudo-scientists put forward non-scientific theories and claim it is science, when they claim controversies where there none, when they misrepresent what a scientifc theory is, when they reject well established science, the reaction they get is NOT persecution, no matter how much they cry otherwise.

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The only way facts (and that include data) do not lead to evolution is when people send it in the wrong direction. I still have not been made aware of even ONE research conducted in a SCIENTIFIC fashion that would convince me otherwise.

Only problem is that data only leads in one direction, and that is towards evolution.

I should thank the people at the mosque 2 minute walk from my home. Took over 40 years, but they've managed to cause real estate values to plummet to a point where one no longer needs six mortgages to move in the neighbourhood.

Oh the wonderful logic. Taxes are bad, bad, bad, evil, evil, evil, but people should get tax credits. In other woords, a reduction from taxes, meaning they have to pay taxes in the first place.

I was sarcastic, but don't be so sure it couldn't happen. A few years back, an Ontario restaurant owner tried to avoid paying his staff a salary by arguing they were volnteers. Didn't work, but I think he'd try again if he had a chance.

I am well aware of the problems of the Canadian health care system. It is a need of reform, seriously. But I for one are not in favour of changing for worse Had Ms. Holmes been an American, she would have had one chance in four of being underinsured or having no insurance at all (that was before the Obama reform, but it's no secret that the Republicans will can it the moment the have an opportunity to do so). Even with a full insurance, there is a good possibility that coverage would have been denied to her if there were any hint of a pre-existing condition, even one remotely related to what she was suffering from. All of which would have seriously undermined her capacity to get treatment. Or she could have bankrupted herself (more than half of bankruptcies in the USA are caused by medical expenses). I mentioned earlier how a friend of mine was grateful that she was a Canadian when she had cancer. Now that she has beaten the desease, she can still count on her coverage if there is anything that happens to her that would warrant seeing a doctor. In comparison, this happened to someone who had the exact same kind of cancer. link

Why stop at $2? Why shouldn't employers have the capacity to pay nothing at all? Frankly.