Toronto Star public editor Kathy English muses about how wouldn't it be luverly to charge for online news content.

The small irony of that is I read the column after getting the Saturday Star for free when I got a LT bagel combo at the Spadina/Queen West Mickey D's (they forgot to put the bacon in).

The Globe and Mail has done much to shine a spotlight on the issue of mental health with its series Breakdown.

Unfortunately, editor-in-chief Edward Greenspson found himself to be uttering these words today:

"I want to know if there were cracks in the system that led to this. All of us need to be concerned with the public safety aspect of this. I have questions about that which I hope will be answered as the investigation continues."

Greenspon's son Jacob was one of two youths pushed to track level at Dufferin station on Friday afternoon in an unprovoked assault.

Their accused assailant has been held in custody and ordered to be given a psychiatric evaluation.

The Toronto Star reported the following:

Duty counsel Al Hart asked that (the accused) be given access to three prescription drugs: Effexor, used to treat anxiety and depression; Lorazepam, used to relieve the short-term symptoms of anxiety; and Seroquel, used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia as well as acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder.

Some early reports indicated the accused said he had been waiting 12 hours in a hospital but didn't receive any assistance. The subway incident allegedly occurred after he had left hospital without getting any help.

If true, that sounds like a breakdown to me. :(

Thank God no one died or was seriously injured in this near-tragedy.