Politics

Canadians ripped off by cellphone companies

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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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