In memory of the Danforth Shooting victims
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Summary
The Danforth is one of Toronto's most vibrant and diverse communities, and it happens to be North America's largest Greek neighbourhood. The families and people dining at Christina's and Dimitri's last night and the pedestrians walking along Logan Avenue were doing what any of us would have been doing last night, and that's why it hits so close to home. Epictetus, a famous Greek philosopher, once said, "It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." And so, Mr. Speaker, I wish to react to this senseless act of violence by taking some time to celebrate this beautiful and vibrant community that holds a special place in all of our hearts.
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It is with a heavy heart that I rise today in the House.
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Like many, I am shocked and saddened by the tragic, horrific and senseless shooting on
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The Danforth is one of Toronto's most vibrant and diverse communities, and it happens to
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be North America's largest Greek neighbourhood.
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The families and people dining at Christina's and Dimitri's last night and the pedestrians
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walking along Logan Avenue were doing what any of us would have been doing last night,
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and that's why it hits so close to home. Epictetus, a famous Greek philosopher, once said,
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it is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. And so, Mr. Speaker,
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in the face of last night's horrific action, I wish to react to this senseless act of violence
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by taking some time to celebrate this beautiful and vibrant community that holds a special place
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in all of our hearts i'd like to take a few moments to share a few quick memories my best
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friend marie constantine who now lives in greece first introduced me to the danforth years ago as
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a university student she worked at athens pastries and they have the best spanak spanakopita and
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lucumatis in the area with her i learned to eat sushi on katsu sushi which is located on danforth
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near logan and she introduced me to messini's which has the best euros and just a few weeks
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ago I celebrated with my family at Mussini's. Mr. Speaker I also want to take the time to thank
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the men and women of Toronto's paramedic services and Toronto firefighters, the nurses, the doctors
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and our Toronto police force for everything that they've done and I wish to remind everyone that
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in the face of tragedy we should always respond with love and we should respond by celebrating