Friday, June 09, 2006

South Toronto?

"South Toronto, like those parts of London that are host to the radical imams who influenced the 9/11 terrorists and the shoe bomber, has people who adhere to a militant understanding of Islam," said John Hostettler, chairman of the House of Representatives subcommittee on immigration and border security, noting that Toronto has a very large South Asian community.


Attn: Mr. Hostettler:

First of all, the people accused in this case were not South Asian at all. That is the most random comment ever.

Secondly, there is no such thing as South Toronto. A quick Google search will show that's unidiomatic. The southern part of our city is our downtown, which features the city's financial district and trendy waterfront condos. Toronto's marginalized tend not to live there. The accused were from Scarborough and Meadowvale, both of which are well north of our downtown, as well as significantly east and west, respectively.

If you're going to make shit up, at least make shit up that can't be refuted with a single Google, or by the common knowledge of anyone with passing familiarity with the situation.

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