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Tuesday 16 April 2013

The Mayor And Me

Yesterday was an interesting day in the politics of Toronto.
I sat in the stuffy meeting room and waited my turn, along many others like me, to ask the city not to sell itself to the devil for no good reason. The devil was there too - a bunch of American stake holders looking for an easy mark. A former mayor of Las Vegas was one of them, telling the crowd how good they are at giving jobs where none have been before. It made us all raise a universal eyebrow, since we know Las Vegas is the suicide capital of the U.S.
One smart man said to the gathering crowd: in a card game look around the room, and if you can't tell who the mark is, it is you.
Thats us alright.
After 10 hours waiting I got my wish to have my say. And what do I have to show for it? Tired eyes, and this:

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