This time around Sarah was there to experience the carnage with me.
As in the past, this year’s Santa Claus Parade had a heavy police presence and everyone looking over their shoulders.
A dour paramilitary presence added somber tones to the distressing gathering.
And, as before, there were crass displays of wanton debauchery and depravity.
It seems few people heeded my warnings. Although I doubt many more will do so next year, it’s my sincere hope that this message will reach at least a few and that the annuals horrors imposed on the city by this event can be alleviated, even if only slightly.
This poignantly apropos image was snapped somewhere in the subterranean bowels of St. Michael’s Hospital some time in late July 2021. Priorities sure were different in those days!
Let me start out by stating that I genuinely believe that the cops are simply working with that they have on this one. It just so happens that it ain’t much.
Here’s William, 31, (no last name provided) from an undated photo from (ostensibly) somewhere inside Pearson International Airport:
From the missing person report: “William is described as having a medium build and medium length brown hair.” William, 31, with a medium build and medium length brown hair, was last spotted just over four months ago in one of the terminals of Toronto’s fairly busy international airport.
Does that help to jog your memory? Maybe if you take your glasses off?