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Toronto, 2014.02.18

I took The Boy to a public meeting held by the city to look into whether they're going to build the cycle lanes we've been working for. Ken asked a couple of questions, but he couldn't take much more than half an hour. We met the Councillor for our ward, and I met the Executive Director of Cycle Toronto. The information presented by the city was good, and I learned that the city has sensors in the street to detect bicycles. Who knew!

I'm pleased with Ken's interest in the whole thing. It's only what one could expect from a six year old, but it's there.

rand()m quote

On the endless saga of Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto; "It shouldn't have had to come to this. I'm so tired of getting up every morning and wondering, 'What will it be today?' I'm so tired of giving the benefit of the doubt again and again, only to be let down again and again.... Somewhere a responsible adult has to appear, draw a bright moral line, tell the truth and say unequivocally what won't be tolerated. Somebody has to do the right thing."

—Denzil Minnan-Wong