Posted on 11/28/2005 12:53:52 PM PST by MikeEdwards
TORONTO (Reuters) - To coincide with the world premiere of the "Lord of the Rings" musical in Toronto in February, a city tenants' group will crown a "Lord of the Slums."
The group also wants slumlords to line up for a chance to win the "Golden Cockroach" award, and is eyeing a "Slums Unlimited" safari for tourists.
The campaign by the Parkdale Tenants Association, which represents residents of a down-at-the-heels west end neighborhood, is taking aim at the city of Toronto and the government of Ontario over what it says are sub-standard living conditions for low-income renters.
"When the city and province brag about spending C$3 million on bringing tourists in, we thought we'd use it as an opportunity to show this dirty little secret," association representative Bart Poesiat said on Friday.
(Excerpt) Read more at today.reuters.com ...
Toronto Mayor David Miller mayor_miller@toronto.ca defended himself against this www.torontoslumtourism.com website by attacking the slums of New York City and Chicago because the website says Toronto is in fact far worse than either city's slums.
Toronto.....or should we call it "New Paris"?
>> the world premiere of the "Lord of the Rings" musical <<
*shudder* I guess even the drama queens liked the movies.
Well, you get what you pay for.
I'm shocked ~ slums in the socialist utopia of Canada, say it isn't so!
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