Piers handling

'American Beauty' really reinforced in Hollywood's eyes the idea that Toronto could actually break a film that was very important. They came here and gathered acclaim and critical support that lasted through the Oscars. Subsequent to that, virtually every year, we've had a significant number of films here that later came out with nominations and Oscars.

We are worried about how forces are handling women. Many cases are being reported and the forces are not handling things with any sensitivity.

Unless the port comes up with a way to generate a lot of money ... we're going to end up closing down piers eventually.

The cables that hold up (the Brooklyn Bridge) on big stone piers are beautiful and not hidden. It's metal in your face ? taking traditional material and putting it to use in a way that you can see what it can do.

Education comes first, and we haven't been handling our business in the classroom.