Help Girls Rock Camp Toronto raise $15,000 for an after school program

In 2013, Girls Rock Camp Toronto held three sold out camp sessions and had a long waiting list of kids that never got in. Not only should this never happen but the kids should be able to come back every year. Girls Rock Camp has been one of my favorite things to happen in the…

May 8 Fundraiser for Toronto Group that Helps Young People with Mental Health Issues

My friend Lillian Chyna has been working for years now to get Young Ones up and running. So far she is doing amazing work and on May the 8th there is a fundraiser in the ballroom of the Palais Royale to keep things going. Young Ones (Youngones.ca) helps to fill a glaring hole in the Canadian…

British man does Canadian things, shares “What I did in Canada” video

A British man visits Canada (primarily Ontario I think) and films himself doing many stereotypically Canadian things. Although I wasn’t aware that some of these things were stereotypical (welding?) anyway … he’s posted this wonderful little collage to commemorate his travels. Via England

Toronto Election Reform Passes: Rob Ford’s Chance of Reelection Just Fell to Zero

I just got an email informing me that the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto has passed the Provincial Parliament. Their ranked ballot initiative is my favorite voting system, hands down over proportional representation. Hopefully it will catch on elsewhere. Basically the next time Toronto votes, they will rank the candidates instead of just choosing one.…

If You Are Also Using Controlled Substances, This is the Rob Ford Update You Want

When the folks at Taiwanese NMAWorldEdition report a story, they don’t seem to play by the same rules as Western news organizations, but they do make it entertaining and it’s hard to miss their points, even without speaking the language.

Video: Rob Ford “I want to slam dance with Honey Boo Boo” (Bad Lip Reading)

If there was ever a hall of fame for bad mayors, Rob Ford would surely be a favorite. His reputation is so bad that when the courts finally booted him from office for ethical violations it was headline news internationally. Now someone has given him the bad lip reading treatment: via Torontoist

Video: Rob Ford “I want to slam dance with Honey Boo Boo” (Bad Lip Reading)

If there was ever a hall of fame for bad mayors, Rob Ford would surely be a favorite. His reputation is so bad that when the courts finally booted him from office for ethical violations it was headline news internationally. Now someone has given him the bad lip reading treatment: via Torontoist