Sankofa Square

[Nathan 88]

I don’t know anybody who likes the name Sankofa Square. I’m going to predict that they are not going to go through with using this name.
Most people don’t mind the renaming of it but they rightfully believe that it should be something to do with Canadian history, isn’t there an aboriginal word that sort of means the same thing. I think people can live with that.

 

[basketcase]

Well then city council should have done something about that a long time ago. But I think they realized that people outside of Toronto help support Toronto and it would cutting their nose to spite their face.

Chow got it done in her first few months. Sounds like a success you agree with.

 

[Skoob]

DoFo took over Metrolinx, he owns its failures now.
Deal.

Its your theory, tell us the difference in price and construction time between LRT and subway.
Then compare maintenance costs globally.
Prove that you're not just trolling.

Until then there is no point to taking your posts seriously.

"Now" owns the failures is very different than "causing" the failures. But we all know you don't remember 15 years of Ontario Liberal incompetence before that.

When they need to replace the concrete and tracks that streetcars use, they shut down streets for weeks, ie Queen St., Kingston Road, etc.
When have they done this lengthy maintenance on subways in Toronto?
Answer: never.

Need more proof or will you trust reality?

 

[Skoob]

Chow got it done in her first few months. Sounds like a success you agree with.

You mean she broke her promise of not rebuilding the Gardiner link to the DVP and walked away from that so she didn't have to upset anyone?

 

[Frankfooter]

"Now" owns the failures is very different than "causing" the failures. But we all know you don't remember 15 years of Ontario Liberal incompetence before that.

When they need to replace the concrete and tracks that streetcars use, they shut down streets for weeks, ie Queen St., Kingston Road, etc.
When have they done this lengthy maintenance on subways in Toronto?
Answer: never.

Need more proof or will you trust reality?

The TTC is the least funded transit in north america.
Ontario funds education and health care the lowest per capita in Canada.

And we still have high taxes.
That is what DoFo has done.

 

[Skoob]

Shocker...


More than two-thirds of Toronto residents are not on board with the proposed new name for Yonge-Dundas Square, according to a new poll.

A recent survey from Liaison Strategies suggests widespread disapproval from every part of the city towards changing the name to ‘Sankofa Square’, with 71 per cent of total respondents not in favour of the move.


https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/01/08/yonge-dundas-square-name-change-sankofa-square/

 

[Not getting younger]

Considering much the traffic on the Gardiner and DVP are 905ers...

roads paid for by them and everyone else in the province. That same infrastructure be it roads, highways and 400 series, bridges, airports, canals, etc etc. cost boatloads. Let’s call it 400 billion in debt… that more than anything, is responsible for companies locating on Bay Street and elsewhere….those same companies pay high taxes ( which helps pay for world class hospitals and much more) and leases and high salaries…which get spent on the path, the EC, the Skydome, ACC and CN tower, the entertainment district, etc, without which the 416 would still be a pig sty called hog town. Aka if you build it, they will come. And they are coming in droves these days…aren’t they?

You’re welcome, says everyone else in Ontario.

 

[Anbarandy]

Shocker...


More than two-thirds of Toronto residents are not on board with the proposed new name for Yonge-Dundas Square, according to a new poll.

A recent survey from Liaison Strategies suggests widespread disapproval from every part of the city towards changing the name to ‘Sankofa Square’, with 71 per cent of total respondents not in favour of the move.


https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/01/08/yonge-dundas-square-name-change-sankofa-square/

No one except the "in the windmills of the mind machinations" of the "I'm being cancelled into irrelevance and non-existence" spinning wheels of the eternal Canadian MAGA whiner folks gives an eff about Concrete Squared. A discarded square that the usual suspects, Canadian MAGA whiners, have and would never step foot on nor bouncy castle/hot tub occupy.

More head spinning, kaleidoscope color fucktations sure to blow the tops off the right-wing grievance culture folks is that 71% of Torontonians absolutely love and adore the job Chairman Chow is doing as mayor-for-life.

 

[Skoob]

No one except the "in the windmills of the mind machinations" of the "I'm being cancelled into irrelevance and non-existence" spinning wheels of the eternal Canadian MAGA whiner folks gives an eff about Concrete Squared. A discarded square that the usual suspects, Canadian MAGA whiners, have and would never step foot on nor bouncy castle/hot tub occupy.

More head spinning, kaleidoscope color fucktations sure to blow the tops off the right-wing grievance culture folks is that 71% of Torontonians absolutely love and adore the job Chairman Chow is doing as mayor-for-life.

Maybe in your own mind where DoFo lives rent free every day comrade.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Shocker...


More than two-thirds of Toronto residents are not on board with the proposed new name for Yonge-Dundas Square, according to a new poll.

A recent survey from Liaison Strategies suggests widespread disapproval from every part of the city towards changing the name to ‘Sankofa Square’, with 71 per cent of total respondents not in favour of the move.


https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/01/08/yonge-dundas-square-name-change-sankofa-square/

Which of course means they'll change it anyways. Gotta appease the tiny, vocal minority at all times

 

[basketcase]

roads paid for by them and everyone else in the province....

Only thanks to Chow. Up until now, the DVP and Gardiner were payed for by 416 property taxes. It's about time that the people in Wawa pay for my highways the same as I pay for theirs.

But I thought you guys always accepted the argument that "why should my tax dollars pay for something I don't use"

 

[Darts]

NYC never or almost never name streets after a human, dead or alive.

 

[Twister]

I would try to stick to something Canadian not African.

 

[Darts]

I would try to stick to something Canadian not African.

But, diversity and Canadian is diversity. Squares must reflect our diversity. Otherwise, we look like Japan.

 

[dvous11]

Surprised they went for an African name and not an Indian one since most of our population will be just that in a few years.

 

[Skoob]

But, diversity and Canadian is diversity. Squares must reflect our diversity. Otherwise, we look like Japan.

Wouldn't "Red Square" show our diversity as far as the Communists among us?

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

NYC never or almost never name streets after a human, dead or alive

Not true

List of eponymous streets in New York City - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Insidious Von]

So they're actually going ahead with the slavery name.

 

[dvous11]

 

[RZG]

But, diversity and Canadian is diversity. Squares must reflect our diversity. Otherwise, we look like Japan.

You had me at Ha-Row!!