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Council passes motion (34 to 4): Changes to Provincial Funding Approaches for Homeless Prevention and Social Assistance Programs

Full details regarding the motion can be found here: Excerpts: City Council on October 30, 31 and November 1, 2012, adopted the following: 1.         City Council approve, subject to final confirmation from the Province, receipt of $96 million for the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI), with specific funding allocations for the homeless prevention services described in […]

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Closing of Mr. Christie’s Bakery

Update A July 7, 2016 post is entitled: On July 12, 2016 Toronto City Council Agenda: Investigation Report Regarding Conduct of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes [End of update]   I learned about the closing of the Mr. Christie’s Bakery when I read an email message from a person who’s on the email distribution list […]

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Macfie’s overview (2002) of orientalism highlights the forces of individualism

In Orientalism (2002), Alexander Lyon Macfie analyzes the ongoing debate regarding orientalism. This blog post will highlight Macfie’s definition of and his concluding comments regarding orientalism. His comments in the book’s concluding chapter highlight the role of individualism, a topic that appears to be of relevance in relation to the emergence of postmodernity and postmodernism. Definitions […]