Category Archives: 3. Research

It makes it hard for them to get out of the cruiser in an emergency. I will never wear a seatbelt again. Okay, I will, but I’ll feel less guilty when I take it off to get to my pocket … Continue reading →

Okay, I’m riding around with a cop. For research. I’m really excited, and a little petrified. I’m going to 52 Division. Famous for corruption. On the weekend an officer waved a pistol at someone. Neat. Of course I also got … Continue reading →

Coalition on Poverty

… research. It’s so great that some of you are so eager. And I can’t help you. I’m busy getting my own research together. Frantically. However, I’ve been doing audio interviews with lawyers, and teachers, and social workers, and anyone … Continue reading →

Man shot while sitting in car with daughter This is so sad.

According to this article, Toronto is one of the safest cities in Canada . Safer than Winnipeg, where I am right now. And I’m not blind. I see these reports every year. What they don’t discuss is that the type … Continue reading →

Just couldn’t resist the pun. Right now I’m in Blyth Ontario. I’m rehearsing a play called the Eyes of Heaven by Bev Cooper. It’s a really great show, but I don’t want to talk about that. I’m really struck by … Continue reading →

I usually keep this sort of comment in the Diatribe page, but the federal government has just cut $73 million from adult literacy and youth employment and the question begs, HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING!!!!!!! The one thing I freaking HATE … Continue reading →

This is an article about how the city still has to struggle with the effects of the last provincial government’s decision to move the cost of social services to the city. Dealing with Toronto’s financial problems.