I woke up today to find out that the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is on strike. I'd heard that there were labour issues but hadn't realized there was going to be a strike. I was definitely not the only one who was surprised by this.

The initial news was that the transit might be back up and running by the evening's rush hour. I just heard on CablePulse24 that this will NOT happen. So it's unlikely we'll get transit back today.

I'm fortunate to live close enough to my work to be able to work (or bike), but I feel bad for people who commute really long distances. (It's a 35 minute walk from my home to work, and I often walk to work.) This strike affects about 700,000 people. However, I believe the strike has arisen because of concerns for safety caused by assaults on drivers and fare collectors, which is definitely a serious issue.

Unfortunately today happens to be on the hottest day this year so far: the temperature has risen to 32 degrees Celsius and it feels like 41 degrees Celsius with the humidex. Oh, and there's a smog alert. I'm definitely not looking forward to walking to work because the smog will be worse today with more people driving.