Kip Powick Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Story in todays Toronto Star...... Bridge Dream Gone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati "When all else fails, play dead." Red Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 J.O. Thank yew... Other than you...do ya think anyone noticed???? Hope you had a great weekend...looking forward to the summer and once again we'll probably hop aboard one of your birds and head South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Kip: Just got back from VCE late last night (in the middle of that weather!), so my weekend just started. The quote gave me a chuckle, I just wish I could have found a definition for fluukus. Maybe you can make one up in your spare time between dives. As to the point of your original posting, it's interesting to see Martin and his clan squirming in public. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eastcoast Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Re the Bridge to YTZ. It will be interesting to see how Mr. Miller reacts to the probability that the taxpayers in his fair city will be on the hook all alone for any costs of lawsuits pending. Isnt it amazing that such a letter is made public the same day that an election is called?? Part of me is thankful that my taxes will not be used for legal lawsuits, and another part of me is thankful that l am not a taxpayer in Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimer V Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 It ain't over yet..the Feds just don't want to be on the hook for the billion $ law suit. Heaven help the YYZ tax payer if this bridge is not built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 When Miller promised to kill the bridge, he said the city wouldn't be on the hook for penalties or liabilities. The city council voted to kill the bridge with that belief in place. Martin is saying they can kill the bridge but Miller is on his own when he gets the bridge shoved up his ass in court. It is also open and shut tortuous interference, there is really no serious defense. Tortuous interference is when a party does something that inflicts damage to two parties entered in a contract. The Port Authority and it's contractors or Regco and Bombardier for example. Bombardier and the Construction contractors can (and will) go after Miller, plus the Port Authority will sue the city, Regco will sue the city. A bunch of companies on the island already will sue the city. What is Miller going to do? Smash a beer can with his forehead in the witness box? It might cost half a billion dollars, but his beloved apocalyptic **bleep** on the water will be safe from the scourge of Q400's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Interesting, one report says Miller is happy with the proposal, but according to Layton, they are demanding the federal government assume all costs associated with killing the bridge. Which is out of the question. By the time this winds through the courts Toronto will be bankrupt and everyone will have a personal hyper-sonic hover car. I really doubt there will be any resolution before the election, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 The deal is dead, Miller is refusing mediation over the financial issues, the government won't kill the bridge without an agreement in place that absolves the feds of financial liability. Quote: "we don't need a mediator about the bridge, we need a signature and we need it now." Hopefully once construction begins it will be impossible to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 This really is a nail in the Jazz coffin. Good for you to find this and post it. Air Canada will now be able to compete on price and service out of YYZ against Jetsgo and Westjet. Whereas, before, Air Canada reaped handsome profits on the low-cost (but highly profitable) flights out of YTZ, which Air Canada's subsidiary, Jazz, monopolized. History might prove destroying the bridge at the Island was very unfortunate (unprofitable) for Air Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted May 26, 2004 Author Share Posted May 26, 2004 ABC You really should study up on how to use sarcasm...very..very weak. Perhaps you should take a break from attempting to be witty and have a cool one....unless a few too many cool ones have preceded your literary attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Perhaps I will endeavour to study sarcasm to meet "the" standard. No cool ones here. You? No offence intended in the event any were taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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