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April 24, 2012
Life & Fashion

Blue Jays making Torontonians proud!

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It’s been a long time coming but us Toronto Blue Jays fans can now start feeling proud about a sports team in this city who has the potential in going somewhere – once again! Some of us differ in our opinions though. Some fans think we have a chance to reach the playoffs this 2012 season and some say it might take 1 more season – or 2, either way we all know together this is a team who is not to be taken lightly this year. You won’t have the Texas Rangers or Detroit Tigers coming in against a series with the Blue Jays and say “easy series win right here boys”.

So what, am I blind fan driven by to much pride? Quite the latter. I’m an optimistic guy when it comes to watching the Blue Jays and I think we have a chance to reach the playoffs but it won’t be easy this season at least.  We have a number of good teams in the American League this year and to get into playoff contention we are going to have to be consistent each game, especially in the East. However, winning a 4 game series against the Royals is a good start to that belief after watching our boys this week.

Jays and Orioles will be opening a 3 game series starting today and I think with the season still being young it’s time more Torontonians get out and start supporting they’re Blue Jays team. But please people ensure to inform yourselves a little bit about baseball before you start to panic every time we loose! I know with many Leafs fans being disappointed this season you’ve put very high expectations on the Blue Jays to win. Just take it easy.With us being first in the East I am feeling a sense of calmness for now :)

So Toronto, get out of your seats at home, stop whining about failing teams like the Leafs, Raptors and TFC and come to watch a real Toronto sports team for once! The fact that the Jays were never owned by MLSE is a blessing in disguise! Think about that one if you don’t know what I’m referring to with that last comment.

And please tell me what team has a better unofficial mascot then our own Jays fan and busker “Rick the Drummer”.  He’s been outside the Rogers Center since 1989.  Here he is:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&vaXlNVvAHfxE

 


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April 24, 2012
National

Canada’s notorious criminals deserve better – Harper thinks so!

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“Despite the fact the villainous likes of sex-killers Paul Bernardo and Russell Williams will never hang for their crimes, there was some solace in knowing they would spend the rest of their miserable lives in the hellhole of Kingston Penitentiary.”

The author of this editorial from the Toronto Sun hits the nail on the head perfectly when talking about the issue of the closure of Kingston Pen. I don’t know what you may think on the issue, but I can tell you that I myself find it worrisome that there are people out there (still today) concerned about how well murders like Paul  Bernardo and Russell Williams will be spending the rest of their lives in jail.

I’ve always had the perception and came to the conclusion a while back that by punishing a criminal we as society express our denunciation of wrong doing; and, in order to maintain respect for the law, Canada’s law, it is essential that the punishment inflicted for grave crimes should adequately reflect the revulsion felt by the great majority of citizens for them. Even though the statistics show that we Canadians are in favor of the death penalty for the most heinous crimes (aka First Degree Murder) we are stuck with the latter, a mandatory life sentence without eligibility for parole until the person has served 25 years of the sentence.

Since we are stuck with the latter punishment now Kingston Pen which houses Canada’s worst lifers cannot fulfill it’s two purposes. One, to protect the public, and the other to punish the criminal. There was some sense of comfort to know Paul Bernardo wasn’t being sent to some quaint little jail and would have the easy life, however, that is all about to change.

Thanks Vic Toews, your a true hero for being the one to say we Conservative’s are ‘tough on crime’…

 

 


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