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NDP Convention: Thomas Mulcair leads the first round of balloting

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 24, 2012 | Canada, GTA News, GTA Politics, Toronto

Seems that the first round has shown Thomas Mulcair leading in the NDP leadership race. Thomas Mulcair won 30% of the vote on the first ballot. However, can the Quebec MP get enough support to win the race to succeed Jack Layton?...

Wildcat strike has now hit Montreal

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 23, 2012 | Airlines, Airports, News

The wildcat strike, which started in Toronto’s Pearson Airport has now started to affect Montreal. Just heard the news and if you already have not started, please check with Air Canada before heading out. The issue started last night when baggage handlers were...

BREAKING NEWS: Air Canada employees wildcat strike at Pearson

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 22, 2012 | Airlines, Airports, Canada, GTA News, Ontario, Toronto

Air Canada baggage handlers have walked off the job at Pearson Airport. Twitter is a blaze with angry travellers who are unable to get their bags, board plans or even get off their plane. I am not sure if this is going to help their cause, as it may just speed up the...

John Carter of Mars – A Great Movie in Hard Times

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 22, 2012 | Entertainment, Movies, Sci-Fi

Although John Carter is a great movie,  it seems that high production movie’s must be able to make Avatar like dollars at the box office. John Carter is actually doing well, if you take into account overseas totals. Currently running at $182,571,393, as of...

Game over for Rob Ford in Toronto?

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 22, 2012 | Canada, News, Public Transit, Toronto

It seems that the transit debate is over. With a vote of 24 – 19, Rob Ford lost his battle to get the Sheppard Subway built and completed. Torontonians’ have endured a long battle over transit, with Rob Ford championing the cause of subways for the...

A house once divided is back together again — Linux and Android Merge

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 21, 2012 | Android, Linux, Technology

Well to the delight and absolute glee of many followers Android has come back to the Linux fold. To much fanfare, with the release of Linux 3.3, Android is now back in the fold. Many years ago Android forked, causing a rift between the two kernels. Google initially...

Stuck between a rock and a tunnel?

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 21, 2012 | GTA News, LRT, Public Transit, Toronto, TTC

Well its come down to the wire and a final vote on the future of transit in the city. Will we go with an LRT module for Sheppard, leaving an unfinished subway at Don Mills? Or will we go all in and spend all of our capital on one project? In the end the choice should...

Library workers are on strike in Toronto

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 19, 2012 | Toronto, Unions

For those who do not already know, library workers are on strike in Toronto. The city and union reps could not see eye-to-eye in time to avert the strike.All library locations are closed today as some 2300 hundred workers now setup pickets. The city is telling...

Hey London Ontario! This is not how you want to get noticed.

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 19, 2012 | College, News

A fiery St. Patrick’s Day riot took place in London, Ontario; placing them among the new list of world-class cities in the world. All jokes aside I am sure this is not how London wanted to get noticed. Police are now going through video and witness statements; hoping...

Are you drooling yet? New Alien prequel Prometheus hits the Internet and wow!

by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 18, 2012 | Entertainment, Movies, Sci-Fi

Well, the first trailer left Science Fiction fans wondering and waiting. With a fast-moving trailer, giving only hints of its meaning, the entire Internet was wroth with ideas and questions. Now, with the new trailer released it seems that we now have a better idea on...
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The Eglinton Crosstown and Mayor Olivia Chow

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said she’s “speechless” about the continued delayed of the Eglinton Crosstown, saying she’s no more knowledgeable on the project than residents and business owners who’ve been waiting years for it to wrap up.

“I don’t know what to say anymore, it’s leaving me speechless,”  said Chow.

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