Toronto Garbage Strike Begins...

The Toronto municipal workers' strike has begun, and Toronto-types are all crossing their fingers in hopes that a settlement can be reached soon, especially with the upcoming warm weather (see forecast below). I was inspired to doodle the cartoon above after reading a Toronto Star article about how the strike is affecting the operation of kid-friendly venues.



Thanks so much to my dad for taking some our trash out to the suburbs with him...on Father's Day! Now that's true parental love. Cooking with my dad was fun; I'll try to post some pics soon. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Comments

[Reid]

I think all the outlying areas are going to have a sudden increase in the amount of garbage they're collecting!

And don't forget poor Windsor, ON. They're over 10 weeks into a garbage strike there:

http://www.thestar.com/article/648983

Reid

[Russ]

Just a thought ... If Toronto residents are really fed up being held hostage under mounds of garbage, why not simply dump your garbage off in front of those picket lines of striking civil servants? Similarly, why not dump your garbage off at municipal offices, police stations, the mayor's residence, the residence's of City councilors, etc.? Wouldn't that make cleanup easier once the strike is over? (Always think ahead!).

If anything, once opposing sides in this dispute are directly exposed to the rotting refuse they so flagrantly inflict on local citizenry, the smell alone might help remind them that their primary commitment is to the taxpayer!

Personally, and as a rural resident, I have no great love for the hopelessly gridlocked, multi-confused 'Big Smoke' or whatever misery its residents so willfully endure. It could be argued that the smell of rotting garbage is a noticeable improvement. It's all part of the "Manhattanization" experiment you sewer rats were all so fond of.