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Tsakumis’ loose facts

September 10, 2009 - 10:44 am | 3 Comments Posted by Jonathan Ross

Your tie is cutting off the oxygen again

Your tie is cutting off the oxygen again

Like I do with most Alex Tsakumis rants, I didn’t stop laughing and shaking my head while reading his latest, found in today’s edition of the 24 Hours newspaper.

Tsakumis starts off with his best impression of Fox News’ Glenn Beck, whose anti-global warming pontifications are far more eloquently worded, but on par with Tsakumis’ love of all things big, dirty and self-polluting (I’m talking about his vehicle, not the driver).

If Alex doesn’t like the Burrard Bridge trial, or the people that ride bikes in this city (a group he affectionately refers to as cycling fascists), then that is fine, because he isn’t alone in his complaints.

What I do take issue with is Tsakumis’ use of false data, sloppy math, and flawed arguments. Read the rest of this entry »

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Burrard Bridge trial passes with flying colours…again

September 8, 2009 - 4:11 pm | 0 Comments Posted by Jonathan Ross

Does anyone remember all the talk of “Gregor’s gridlock”?  A couple of former NPA loyalists devoted an entire website to it in fact, predicting that the Burrard Bridge lane trial would cause traffic to come to a standstill, the electorate to be up in arms and foaming at the mouth, and their former party’s fortunes to rise with the tide of public anger.

Fortunately for Vancouverites, the predictions fell flat on their face (without wearing a helmet, I might add) and a well-planned trial has proven that its obituaries were clearly premature.  Today, the most challenging hurdle that the trial has faced to date was cleared without incident.

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FACT OF THE DAY

In 2010, Vancouver had fewer than half the number of murders than it had in 2009.  There were nine homicides within Vancouver’s city limits, down from 19 killings the previous year.

Quote OF THE DAY

“Perhaps it was my silk dress or the new perfume I’ve been wearing lately. When I asked Suzanne Anton what her New Year’s resolution was, she replied, “To kiss a pretty girl!” and pecked me on the cheek.”  – Writer Emily Barca describing her encounter with the lone NPA City Councillor on New Year’s Eve.

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