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When is the silly season over?

Sep 2, 2020
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People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier told iPolitics on Tuesday he wants to win back a seat in the House of Commons by running in one of two upcoming Toronto-area byelections. #CdnPoli
ow.lyMaxime Bernier plans to run in a Toronto-area byelection - iPoliticsPeople’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says he wants to win back a seat in the House of Commons by running in one of two upcoming Toronto-area byelections. Speaking to iPolitics on Tuesday, Bernier wasn’t sure if he would run in Toronto Centre or York Centre, both ridings left empty by the …
8:08 PM ∙ Sep 1, 2020
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While it’s unlikely Maxime Bernier could win any Toronto byelection seat after his right-wing populist scheme failed in the last federal vote, the People’s Party of Canada leader has to justify his salary somehow. Bernier now sees an opportunity in painting Erin O’Toole as being more like a Liberal.


We is not done with this yet

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Internal documents completely contradict Liberal claims on WE. This was not driven by civil service. Bardish Chagger met with Craig K on April 17. It was the key meeting that gave the Kielburgers the inside track. Why didn't she come clean on her role?
theglobeandmail.comNDP’s Angus says youth minister should resign over WE dealLiberal Youth Minister Bardish Chagger played a bigger part in seeing WE Charity take on management of a student-aid program than she has revealed, says the NDP’s ethics critic Charlie Angus.
7:27 PM ∙ Sep 1, 2020
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Charlie Angus wants the federal government to redirect the $912 million earmarked for the botched Canada Student Services Grant to help pay for post-secondary tuition. The call from the NDP MP came with evidence of how Liberal youth minister Bardish Chagger was chatting with We Charity about its idea to run a different small business program.


“Nearly 15,000 teachers on Ontario’s sunshine list.” A news release from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, based on responses to Freedom of Information requests, stoked chatter about the number of educators earning over $100,000 a year. But the listed total compensation also includes benefits and pension payments.


The work-from-home resizing

Shopify signed a deal to be the anchor tenant at The Well complex currently under construction in downtown Toronto, adding to its two other office spaces in the city. Then it shifted to seeing the future in more permanent remote work. The indication that Shopify’s flagship Ottawa office is seeking a new occupant reflects the current reality:

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Three months after declaring it was going “digital by default” in the wake of COVID-19, Shopify is preparing to vacate its Elgin Street headquarters as part of a plan to consolidate its #Ottawa operations. obj.ca/article/real-e… #ottnews #realestate
obj.caShopify set to vacate 170,000-square-foot Elgin Street HQ in bid to reduce office footprint | Ottawa Business JournalE-commerce giant plans to sublease its signature space at Performance Court and consolidate its downtown Ottawa office footprint at a building on nearby Laurier Avenue.
8:30 PM ∙ Aug 31, 2020
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The future of journalism might as well be coming from the capital of B.C. Andrew Wilkinson took to Twitter to explain the lessons from a year of funding Capital Daily, which launched with a morning newsletter about his community. The expansion plans include more feature stories, like how the 1980s Satanic Panic originated in Victoria.


Finally, yesterday’s hero is gone

Ian Mitchell, who died on September 1 at age 62, played bass for the Bay City Rollers when they sparked riots in Toronto. He soon returned to his previous band, Rosetta Stone, who stirred Massey Hall mayhem—and three decades later reunited for fans in Mississauga. None of it surpassed the sound of a crowd that was added to one record:

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🎼 On this day in Bay City Rollers history 🎼 June 27, 1976 - It was bedlam at #NathanPhillipsSquare in Toronto when the Bay City Rollers appeared, sending an estimated crowd of 65,000 fans into a frenzy. efootage.com/stock-footage/… #BayCityRollers #CHUMRadio #Rollermania
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