The stance of Mayor Tory has been accommodative on this day that a homeless man died of exposure downtown. The man was well known to outreach personnel but its not clear whether he was reachable by them or not. But he was found dead in a bus shelter in Dundas Square this morning, both his life and his death a tragedy. This was followed by a typically cynical spectacle at City Hall by the poverty lobby. When it was over, everyone agreed that while it had not been cold enough to issue a cold alert, the City would do so anyway and open warming centres.
NOT A MENTION OF GARBAGE STRIKES
The mayor has been a bit of a moving target on his promise to privatise garbage collection east of Yonge Street. Now, says the mayor, he’s taking a stand on getting the facts. Tempers flared at the works committee as privatization was added to the agenda at the last minute by public works committee chair Jaye Robinson. Many councillor have stories about the real savings, the loss of jobs and the control of garbage collection (not sure what this means). Never a mention however of city parks piled high with stinking garbage and the other pleasant events that always seem to happen when there is a Civic employees strike. Picketers stopped residents from taking garbage to central dumps. There is no way of knowing, it seems, if the current discussion is material or mindless.
