Miscellany for Monday

Here's a classic from the Beastie Boys:


Speaking of goofy cops...

We were spying on Tommy Douglas? Very, uh, Hoover-esque of us to have the cops keeping tabs on political figures. There is something very wrong at the RCMP and though it reached its nadir with the Arar case, it's been going on too long.

Fantino was spying on his bosses? In Toronto there has always been a part of the population that absolutely adored Fantino, and I never got it. They thought he was the bestest chief EVAR and would not stand for any critique of the man. They wanted him to be the next mayor/premier/whatever despite his utter lack of political experience.

My own impression of Fantino was that he was a bit of an ass. His non-endorsement endorsement of John Tory as mayor, his dressing down of a teenage girl who had the temerity to ask him about police-minority relations. As for these allegations, they may not go anywhere, but all the same, it seems that Fantino may have a few skeletons in his closet.

Lastly, I'm not well-enough read on the topic to make anything that approaches an intelligent comment, but the land dispute in Caledonia is sure breeding some nastiness. There are elements that seem to think that a repeat of Ipperwash is what is required here. Since the OPP won't do it, they've taken to posting personal details about those sympathetic to the Six Nations.
Tags: Tommy Douglas, RCMP, Julian Fantino, Caledonia, Six Nations.