The government’s decision about wireless spectrum is a rare chance to change a bad situation Matthew Basmadjian – Canadians pay some of the highest cell phone fees and are forced into some of the worst contracts in the industrialized world. ...
Read More »Kingston residents battle Liberal hospital privatization
P3 scams enable foreign companies to rip of taxpayers for decades By Natalie Mehra – Residents of Kingston went to Queen’s Park to show their opposition to the “P3” privatization of their new hospital. The Kingstonians recently held a referendum ...
Read More »Harper keeps Canadians unemployed: CLC
Gives their jobs away to foreign temps to satisfy his corporate masters By Dennis Gruending – New research conducted by the Canadian Labour Congress shows that in recent years migrant workers are filling most of the new jobs created in ...
Read More »Market board to be named in May Skills-based (non-local) Market board members interviewed in April
Eric Morse – In the wake of the unveiling of the Riverdale Farm stewardship group in April, the city is moving ahead with its establishment of a similarbut-different structure for the St. Lawrence Market Precinct advisory committee. A Real Estate ...
Read More »Gloucester tower fuels concerns over ‘colonial’ OMB Consultation is futile:residents
Dennis Hanagan – Judging by audience reaction, councillor Adam Vaughan said what a lot of people were thinking about the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) at April’s Toronto East York community council meeting. Vaughan dumped on the OMB for interfering with ...
Read More »Right-wing group okays Ontario budget
‘Ontario Budget Gets a Passing Grade – Barely. Deficit continues to grow: projected $11.7 billion shortfall in 2013-14. Payroll tax relief: exemption threshold for Employer Health Tax raised’ — Canadian Taxpayers Federation By Candice Malcolm – The Canadian Taxpayers Federation ...
Read More »Occupy Gardens to plant free food garden Queens Park 1pm today
Part of co-ordinated day of action ‘Solidarity/SOILidarity City’ for International Workers Day By Katie Berger – Occupy Gardens to plant free food garden in front of Legislative Assembly as part of coordinated day of action ‘Solidarity/SOILidarity City’ for International Workers ...
Read More »Deal with China serious threat to Canada
Harperites plan to sneak through approval of a scheme that puts China in the catbird seat and benefits big corporations at the expense of everyone else By Elizabeth May – Although Stephen Harper prefers to keep Canadians in the dark ...
Read More »Portlands project to remain 30-year plan
The one-year Accelerated Waterfront Initiative mandated by Mayor Rob Ford is winding up with a report to council that at least one participant at the fourth and final public consultation Aug. 8 referred to as “underwhelming.” The report, which is ...
Read More »Seek 49-storey condo for Yonge
An application for rezoning to allow construction of a 49-storey condo with 514 residential units has been filed with the city planning department. The new building would occupy 587-599 Yonge St., 2 and 4 Dundonald St., and 7 and 9 ...
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