The Canadian city many love to hate just got a virtual hug from an outsider.
Online U.S. news site The Huffington Post, in a blog posted Friday, called Toronto the “new capital of cool,” making reference to the culturally diverse metropolis with a vibrant arts, restaurant and festival scene.
If the Post rings a bell, that’s because it’s the same online presence that cited Canada’s rebounding job numbers recently and suggested Americans hurting for jobs should consider moving north of the border.
Good on you, Toronto, since a lot of Canadians if forced to admit their feelings would say you’re pretty cool.
You can’t buy that kind of good press. But it would be nice to see it spread around, since the whole country is cool and could use some attention and admiration.
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Conservative leadership hopeful Jamie Baillie described this week what prompted him to enter his name: he doesn’t like the direction the current government is taking the province.
That might seem par for the course among opposition politicians, but it’s also the best reason for getting involved. If Baillie is indeed successful at the party’s convention at the end of October, it will be good to hear the alternatives he has to offer and to see how quickly he can revive the party, which was rather soundly beaten in the last election.
No one can deny that the NDP inherited a tough situation. The province was already seriously in debt. A deficit was unavoidable, considering the economic downturn and the fact that nearly every government in the world had to do the same.
Baillie, in his bid, reportedly has the backing of John Hamm – and was chief of staff for the former premier. If he’s on the same page, that’s good news, because Hamm was the straightest this province has seen in a long time regarding fiscal responsibility.
