Committee on Public Safety pushes for inquiry

Parliament is adjourned for the summer, and the opposition majority – the NDP, Liberals and Bloc – forced the Commons committee on public safety to reconvene on Monday to vote on whether to start federal hearings on the G20 security.

But during a two-hour meeting, Conservative MPs on the committee repeatedly requested speaking time to object to holding an inquiry now, and the Tory chair refused opposition demands for a vote. Opposition MPs together can out-vote the Tories on the committee.

— "Tory filibuster seeks to block hearings on G20 policing", The Globe and Mail

Violent World Cup Vandals

I should probably just stop reading the toronto community on LJ; the comments there make me weep for the city.

But... there's a comment, today, complaining about people making a ruckus after the World Cup final game. And someone joined in saying "Frankly, after all the shit this past month in Toronto. I'm just glad to see a gathering of joyful, celebrating fans vs looting, violent scumbags."

It makes me think: it's like these people have no idea what the atmosphere inside one of these protests is like. You bump into a bunch of your friends; you get to snerk at the zanier fringe elements of the gathering; and laugh at the creative ways that people are expressing their opposition. People gather to express their anger at the system, but I don't find them angry.

I never metaphor I didn't like

The bus carrying Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff broke down just outside the Eastern Ontario town of Hawkesbury Tuesday, just before 6 p.m.

The breakdown occurred on the first day of the Liberal Leader's six-week, cross-country excursion to promote the Mr. Ignatieff's and his party's fortunes.

— "Ignatieff's bus breaks down", The Globe and Mail

This is me failing to avoid pointing out the Freakin' Symbolism Here!