Ford and Duffy; Can’t Be Missed Because They’re Obese

Obesity; making its mark on politics
Rahman Mohamed

Today, Canada is at the centre of the world’s attention because major scandalous political dramas are playing out, day-by-day.  Not just because of the size of the scandals but size of those involved.

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Safe and Sound In the Big T.O.

Toronto the safest
Rahman Mohamed

With the continuous coverage and new revelations in the Mayor Rob Ford Crack-Cocaine Scandal, with CBC reporting today that Mayor Ford saying he was “prepared to take some downtime” after admitting to smoking crack-cocaine and being advised to take time off by his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, it’s not just politics that’s on the mind of many Torontonians; drugs and crime is there too.  But compared to other cities in Canada, Toronto is one of the safest in terms of crime.

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York Students (and Vari Hall) Drowning in Debt

YFS building a wall
Rahman Mohamed

Xpressions Against Oppression (XAO), a campaign launched by the York Federation of Students (YFS) aimed to bring social change by tapping into revolutionary feelings of empathy through various forms of resistance, began to take action against growing Student Loans On Tuesday, October 1 by starting the Wall of Debt in Vari Hall at York University.

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