Is Toronto Hong Kong or Bombay?

Premier McGinty of Ontario

Is Toronto Hong Kong or Bombay?

By

James Bredin

Is Toronto Hong Kong, Bombay or Jamaica, man?
Various places and faces and shades of tan,
And they’re all in Toronto and all doing their thing,
Multicultural madness flying on one wing.

It’s enough to make an ordinary person wonder,
How to survive and thrive amid multinational thunder,
The old time Loyalists must be turning in their graves,
And no one tends to care much for those who make waves.

But we’re stuck with mediocre politicians,
Trying to hold onto their power and traditions,
Send our garbage a day away to the States,
Out of sight, out of mind and little or no debates.

As they double their wages now and then,
Look around and then they do it all again,
Tax and spend and travel to the verge of madness,
The few who ponder politics are deep into sadness.

They pretend that they really have an agenda,
As they pump out their daily propaganda,
Not a trustworthy politician since Mike Harris time,
Listen to the gun shots and claim everything is fine.

Tuesday, December 20, 2005