Comments from Doug Elliott

On Facebook at various times (e.g., July 3, 7).

Mark Smith on Facebook: We’ve been here before

Mark, a highly qualified doctor (or a sort – he heals sick organizations), worked on the Community Advisory Panel and sat on the Pride Toronto board. He writes on his Facebook (2016.07.07; copy-edited).

Black Lives Matter Toronto press releases

Because you never know when these things might disappear.

Black Lives Matter press conference transcript

Held at the parking lot at 15 Wellesley St. East on 2016.07.07.

Notes:

Internal E‑mail by Toronto Police chief Mark Saunders

As “obtained” by Newstalk 1010 (i.e., as leaked to them).

Janaya Khan interview (II)

Janaya Khan interview (video only), CP24, 2016.07.07.

Statement by Ken Cowan

From someone else’s Facebook, July 7.

‘Rebuilding Our Pride’ (Mark Smith)

This document, from Mark Smith and dating originally from 2004, was revised in 2010. (You can also read the PDF original.) Most capitalization as in original.

About Black Lives Matter Toronto

• Web site

• Twitter

• News releases

• Listed contacts:

  • info@BlackLivesMatterTO.CA

  • Sandy Hudson at +1-416-722-8842

  • Rodney Diverlus at +1-647-456-8476

• Postal address:

  Black Lives Matter Toronto
  Box 30315, York Lanes
  North York, ON M3J 2C1

Statement by J. Jaguar

Resigning as team lead(er) for choosing who gets to be named an Honoured Group, on her Facebook, July 6.

Statement by Cheri DiNovo and Ontario NDP

From DiNovo’s Facebook, July 6 (capitalization in original).

John Tory letter to Toronto Police Association

Letter dated July 5 from John Tory to Mike McCormack, president, Toronto Police Association.

Mike McCormack interview

Mike McCormack, president, Toronto Police Association (that’s the police union), CP24 (video only), 2016.07.04

Note that McCormack never says “gay” even once, and calls Mathieu Chantelois “Matthew.” (Posted 2016.07.10; updated 2016.07.13, 2016.08.19.).

Janaya Khan interview (I)

Janaya Khan interview (video only), CP24, 2016.07.04.

Note how Khan suddenly realizes the pickle she’s in as she uses “police” in a verb form: “I don’t ever want to police… uh, how somebody, what their – what someone’s profession should be, or, you know, whether or not they can be both queer and a police officer.” (Posted 2016.07.10; updated 2016.07.13, 2016.08.19.)

Mathieu Chantelois interview

Mathieu Chantelois interview (video only), CP24, 2016.07.04.

Yes, his English really is this decrepit, and no, he never ever managed to articulate “Black Lives Matter” correctly. (Posted 2016.07.10; updated 2016.07.13, 2016.08.19.)

Doug Elliott interview

Doug Elliott, AM 640 interview (autoplaying sound), 2016.07.04.