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House of Commons, where he had served as the Member for Brome County. He’s buried in the Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium, Plot II. G.1. He was 38. Mont Sorrel, like many battles, is obscured in the mists of war, but it was successful. Communication failures made it uncertain when the Germans were to attack on June 3, and they were thus able to advance into the Canadian lines. However, the Canadians retook their territory. There were 8,430 Canadian casualties at Mont Sorrel. Uncle Ted died on the first day of combat, following the artillery barrage that killed Baker. Compared to the Battle of the Somme, with its 620,000 allied casualties, and Passchendaele with its 15,654, Mont Sorrel is a footnote in a war of attrition in which leaders lost
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all sense of proportion and of the value of life as they repeatedly ordered men to their deaths. We were told of rumours that Uncle Ted had been shot in the back by one of his fellow soldiers because of his German ancestry. This has never been confirmed. He could just as likely have been killed by a stray bullet, a shell or shrapnel from the inaccurate bombardments that preceded attacks. He has no known grave. It was the practice at the front to bury soldiers quickly, and since territory was exchanged often and bombardments covered the same areas, bodies were unearthed, mutilated and reburied many times. The idea that he was interred in France under a white cross was comforting to the family, but it was untrue. They knew nothing of the burial practices at the front. Uncle Ted is commemorated by name on the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, where every day at 8 pm all traffic stops and trumpeters play The
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his $8 billion plan requires reallocating funds from projects now under way. Tory’s tax-increment financing mechanism for SmartTrack has been heavily criticized, and many fear he will be forced to plunder other projects when it comes up billions of dollars short. “How is this going to sit next to the city’s existing priorities for transit?” asks Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam. “Will it have an impact on decisions already made?” The provincially funded Sheppard LRT, which some Scarborough politicians are still pushing to cancel in favour of a subway, could be particularly vulnerable. Some councillors believe that even the Eglinton Crosstown isn’t safe from SmartTrack interference.
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Last Post to honour those who died. His name is also inscribed on the memorial in New Hamburg. In a subdivision just outside the town of New Hamburg, several street signs include a red poppy. One of these streets has been named Theodore Schuler Boulevard. There are many young families in the neighbourhood. Children play on the sidewalks and leave tricycles and toys without a care. The first time I visited with my father, he grasped the signpost, looked up and whispered, “Welcome home, Uncle Ted.” I recognized the tone of my father’s voice. I can’t help but wonder if one of the many graves marked: “A soldier of the Great War known to God” holds Uncle Ted. Perhaps even near Lieutenant Colonel Baker. This thought may not be true, but it is somehow comforting. 3
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Contracting out garbage Under Rob Ford, council voted 32-13 to outsource garbage pickup west of Yonge to the Humber River. But Tory’s promise to do the same east of Yonge could prove more contentious. For starters, the experience on the west side hasn’t been without controversy; Green for Life, the private company that won the contract, saw its safety rating downgraded by the province in March. As a result, GFL ended up losing the contract it took over from Turtle Island in Etobicoke. This past term, high-ranking city officials were openly supportive of keeping at least part of the city’s waste collection in-house in order to foster competition between private and public sector operations. “It’s very important that we ensure that the city of Toronto has the ability to control its services,” says Wong-Tam. “That’s why we call them public services.”
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Island airport expansion Porter Airlines’ plan to extend the runway to allow jets to fly out of the Island airport could prove the most difficult test for Tory. The mayor-elect will likely have to recuse himself from voting on the plan due to a conflict of interest involving his son, who operates a charter service out of the airport.
But even if Tory is sidelined, he has allies willing to push for the expansion. He helped two pro-jet candidates – Christin Carmichael Greb, a Bombardier employee, and Jon Burnside – get elected to council for the first time. And Vic Gupta, his principal secretary, is a former registered city lobbyist for Porter. “His circle of people support the expansion of the Island airport,” says Councillor Pam McConnell, who predicts the vote will be “very tight.”
Pride funding Tory raised eyebrows at a mayoral debate in September when he said he would oppose city funding for Pride if Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) is allowed to march in the LGBTQ parade. The remarks seemed to indicate the new mayor would reopen one of the most protracted and unproductive debates of last term, but some councillors believe Tory was speaking off-the-cuff and will think better of revisiting the issue. City staff have already ruled that QuAIA’s participation doesn’t violate anti-discrimination policies. “I’m thinking that people around him will probably temper his opinions on this,” offers McConnell. That might reassure Pride’s supporters, but any backtracking on his pledge to fight QuAIA will displease pro-Israel organizations and some council members.
Bike lanes Throughout the campaign, Tory asserted that painted bike lanes are “unsafe” and promised to pursue physically separated lanes in “sensible” locations instead. That puts him at odds with city staff, who are already working on a new city-wide bike plan that will include the whole range of infrastructure options: bike boulevards, trails, separated cycle tracks, contraflow and painted lanes. Tory’s cycling policy could also jeopardize the long-awaited plan, already being studied, to put bike lanes on Bloor. “The fact is painted [lanes] are safer than nothing,” says Councillor Mike Layton, one of many councillors who would oppose Tory’s separated-only approach. 3 bens@nowtoronto.com | @BenSpurr