Bill Freeman – At 3:00 on Sunday afternoon (February 10, 2013) a group of 200 or more community residents and union activists meet at the corner of Bathurst and Queen’s Quay to support the Porter fuel handlers who are out ...
Read More »If Rob Ford is truly a conservative he will de-amalgamate us
Fellow voters, we have been bamboozled. He had such a glorious start to his mayoralty career that seeing the guy step on his own (thing) day after day was a shock that quickly became run-of-business: How’s Rob Ford going to ...
Read More »Let big business exploit the public sector
‘The merger of state and corporate power is by definition called fascism,’ Gerald Celente, U.S.-based trends analyst and forecaster. Meanwhile two big-business groups present their ideas for getting at your tax money. By Frank Touby – Self-interested private businesses can ...
Read More »City hall lobbying must be resisted, not registered
A big mistake made by ex-mayor David Miller was to institutionalize lobbying by spending $1 million to establish a registry for lobbyists. That makes the shady practise seem legitimate. Plainly, lobbying is more than mere salesmanship. If it weren’t, then ...
Read More »Toronto Port Authority tax dodge stalled—for now
But the federal outfit figures its precious site on our lakeshore is only worth the same tax value as if it were out in the boondocks, like Pearson By Frank Touby – Toronto city council has narrowly defeated a move ...
Read More »Only the deluded, or special interests, want a casino
The editor of this newspaper had earlier written: “Toronto needs no casinos. We already have one on Bay Street.” This pretty well sums it up. People already have enough means to lose their money. Speculative financial markets certainly provide plenty ...
Read More »Public school pupils suffer from current structure
One thing all parents have in common is that they all want the very best for their children. Growing up, my parents sent me to the Toronto Catholic District School Board for both elementary and high school. At a young ...
Read More »Investing in kids’ breakfasts pays off in your future
A friend was recounting his experience as a volunteer at a breakfast program in a Downtown school near Regent Park. He says 25 to 30 kids show up each day for the fruit plus bagel and cream cheese, for which ...
Read More »Is an art display a fair trade for loss of parks & trails in Downtown TO?
Michael Cruickshank of York Heritage Properties sums it up on behalf of Downtown residents who endure a shameful dearth of parkland in this major first-world city: We get a wall hanging for 35 acres of parkland. By comparison, maybe the ...
Read More »Is an art display a fair trade for loss of parks & trails in Downtown TO?
By Frank Touby – Michael Cruickshank of York Heritage Properties sums it up on behalf of Downtown residents who endure a shameful dearth of parkland in this major first-world city: We get a wall hanging for 35 acres of parkland. ...
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