Stuff and such

Oh! They've got their gloves off down in CanLit land. Read all about Ryan Bigge vs. Leah McLaren here. Read John Barber's Globe column here. I found it timely, as lately I have been all awash in 1970s Toronto where it was all building boom all the time. He writes: "Shall we argue about where the next subway line should go? Ha! Postwar Toronto built subway lines continuously. With more than twice the population and an economy several times larger, 21st-century Toronto cannot even afford to plan one. The most reliable gig in transportation planning today is making up the annual list of suggested service cuts." Something to think on. The digested Jordan memoir lies (and probably puts out) here.