…congregant setting like a nightclub. They also ask for sentencing judges be given the option of making convicts ineligible for parole until 2/3 of the sentence has been served for firing a gun in such a setting.
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Political columnist for the Toronto Sun. I write about federal and Ontario politics. Sometimes other stuff.
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Toronto Police Services Board Chair Ainsworth Morgan and Chief Myron Demkiw have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for bail and other reforms. They are asking bail for gun charges only be heard by a judge, first degree murder charges for a death from a gun in a…
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Police HQ. News conference on violent crime, specifically on the TTC, getting underway.
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Statement from Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer, on flu season having peaked several weeks ago, RSV dropping and the status of COVID in the province.
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The Sun front pages over the past two days. We have a real problem with violent crime across our city, the TTC appears to be where we see it most clearly.
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DREAD ROCKET: Toronto Sun comes in clutch with a great front about the city's dangerous transit system
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Sitting by an open window. Most of the day I watched snow fall. Right now the snow has long stopped and I’m wondering who is cooking the late night mince and tatties that I’m smelling wafting in the window.
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Stabbings and shootings both result in horrible injuries.
Some of the most life changing injuries that I've seen are from punches and kicks to the head.
There is no such thing as a 'good' assault.
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One really sad thought: I'm grateful that this spate of TTC attacks hasn't involved guns
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For the Baird, a great poem turned into a great song.
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Are you ready to dig big political graves with tiny shovels for out of tough politicians and bureaucrats as says we should? Read & RT #cdnpoli
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We've got jobs for certain races only, social events for certain races only, a diversity culture in the workplace that divides. We are well away from what the Reverend Martin Luther King dreamt of for his children and the future. Read & RT
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Ugly and should stop. But it isn’t new. When our side faced death threats, awful protests and more, I don’t remember this call for civility.
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One thing Poilievre could do to show leadership is call for civility and an end to dangerous displays like this.
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In Canada, the media holds the opposition accountable for the failures of the government.
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It’s been four years and 15 days, since Trudeau took the love away from the premiers….I mean met them in person.
Sure, he’s been to plenty of international summits but…meet with the premiers…nope. Read & RT #cdnpoli
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Don’t worry, the TTC is safe, Toronto is safe.
Sure, major crime, including all assaults and robbery are up dramatically but rest assured, it’s all good.
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A stabbing isn’t better, both are bad, both can be deadly. This a political take and nothing more.
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One really sad thought: I'm grateful that this spate of TTC attacks hasn't involved guns
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Any other PM, and I mean any other, not just Conservative, seeing this kind of protest at a cabinet retreat, would have seen this as the top story everywhere. That it is not, says a lot about media in this country.
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We've got jobs for certain races only, social events for certain races only, a diversity culture in the workplace that divides. We are well away from what the Reverend Martin Luther King dreamt of for his children and the future. Read & RT
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Chief of Ophthalmology at Montfort Hospital in Ottawa saying Bob Bell is wrong.
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Dr. Bell that’s incorrect. The QBP price that hospitals get for cataracts do not include all staff and housekeeping costs. Global budgets cover many of those costs. Not to mention the cost of equipment, infrastructure, etc.
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The department Bob used to run, when he ran it so well we got hallway health care, begs to differ.
Total cost, including what he dismisses as “sunk costs,” is higher in a hospital by an average of more than $50 per cataract surgery. A fact doesn’t want you to know.
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Thanks Brian.
All direct costs (staff, lens, housekeeping) are included in the Quality Based Procedure price hospitals get for cataracts- $455. Sure hospitals get $$s for "sunk costs" (maintenance on HVAC eg) but these do not 
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No. It's not that simple.
Hospitals have a general budget to pay for utilities, admin, nursing, IT, and more. They have foundations that raise money for equipment which can be in the millions of dollars.
That $150 discrepancy is meant to cover all of these costs.
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As CRA workers complain that I’m mean to them for point out their outrageous 30% wage hike demands, plus paid meals at home and more…
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It's embarrassing that has to lie in order to make his point.
Bob, I haven't run the health system but even I know hospital global budgets cover nursing, admin, cleaning and more. You are entitled to your own opinion, not your own facts. Happy to debate you on facts.
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Sincere thanks to @brianlilley for confirming that Herzig will receive $150 more per cataract surgery than ON hospitals. This means that Ottawa Herzig's 5,000 cataract surgery contract will cost ON taxpayers an extra $750,000.
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As CRA workers complain that I’m mean to them for point out their outrageous 30% wage hike demands, plus paid meals at home and more…
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Ahead of job cuts, inflation and a general economic downturn, the prospect of a recession is likely weighing heavy on the mind of PM Justin Trudeau, including the impact on his political future.
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So says a defence lawyer who knows the system well.
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There’s been a recent tendency, continent wide, to blame “mental health” on the recent upswing in truly violent crime. That’s horse manure & a noxious cop out
Mentally ill people are not responsible for this
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I stand in perplexed awe of those who manage to lament and foment political polarization at the same time.
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman tells reporters in Montreal as Postmedia reported last week the data room is open for the sale of the #Sens and parties qualified are looking at the financials. "My understanding is the process is underway," says Bettman.
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WATCH >> LILLEY UNLEASHED: Will a recession bring on a federal election in 20223?
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Ahead of job cuts, inflation and a general economic downturn, the prospect of a recession is likely weighing heavy on the mind of PM Justin Trudeau, including the impact on his political future.
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CRY ME A RIVER: While ordinary folks suffer, fed unions demand shocking 30% wage increase and meal stipend for working OT at home to 'keep up with inflation' bit.ly/3DbLzm5 Via #cdnpoli
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In 2014 was the actual posterboy for Putin’s invasion into 🇺🇦
In 2017 #Ovi founded and funded #PutinTeam - pro athletes that support him politically
In 2022, re: war on 🇺🇦 he said “Putin is my president”
And he gets a visa for 🇨🇦? #cdnpoli
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A successful hospital CEO says that Ford’s health care changes will mean patients will be seen sooner. But , the man who brought us hallway health care in Ontario - ie when to store a patient in a closet - makes wild claims. Don’t listen to Bob.
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More than 39,000 people crossed into Canada at Roxham Road last year new data from the RCMP shows. The news comes as it’s reported the feds have spent $94 million on hotels. Details at the link. Read & RT #cdnpoli
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#DYK – Each MPP has an assigned seat within the Chamber. While Members are free to move about the Chamber, they must be in their own seats to be recognized by the Speaker to stand and speak on a matter or to vote
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The number of people crossing into Canada at Roxham Road in 2022 was greater than the population of Shawinigan, QC or Bradford, ON or Spruce Grove, AB. It was a record breaking year for all the wrong reasons. Read & RT #cdnpoli
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Many in Toronto want to know when the Eglinton Crosstown will open.
Looking at Ottawa's LRT, maybe the Crosstown shouldn't open. The same "LRT Super-Consultant" was front & centre on this project. Lots of the same names in the consortiums in Ottawa and Toronto and same suppliers.
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BREAKING: LRT experiencing more issues. There’s a broken down train at Tunney’s Pasture. It was initially blocking part of the track, but crews have been able to move it into the station @ctvottawa
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