well now we all know that David Suziki rides in a yaris when travelling

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ne...ead9f9&k=58610

Strange things were afoot at the World Trade Centre in downtown Vancouver yesterday.

Just before 2 p.m., a receptionist at the Ministry of Economic Development on the waterfront building's seventh floor opened some mail. A powdery substance fell out and the receptionist reported tingling on her hands.

That brought a swift response from police and fire officials, who shut down the building.

David Suzuki, right, and ethno-botanist Wade Davis start searching for other transportation yesterday after their rental car was hit by an emergency team rushing to the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, where the environmentalists had been meeting with Premier Gordon Campbell. The duo took a cab to the airport.
In the excitement, one of four fire trucks that rushed to the scene at the foot of Howe Street smacked into a rented red Toyota Yaris, stranding the high-powered duo of conservationist Wade Davis and environmentalist David Suzuki.

Davis and fire officials traded insurance information as Suzuki cooled his heels. They eventually hopped a cab to the airport while firefighters duct-taped the front grill and fender back on to the car.

Suzuki said they had been meeting with Premier Gordon Campbell before flying to Campbell River. "Surely this is not a story?" he said with a laugh.

As for the mysterious powdery substance: "Our best guess right now is it's some form of cooking spices," said Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services assistant chief Tim Armstrong.

"It came from Italy. They normally get packages for different trade shows here."