CITY COUNCIL
• Mayor Ford’s family business raises conflict questions [The Star]
• City wrongly withheld bonus pay [The Star]
• Mayor Ford still tied to family firm, documents show [Globe & Mail]
• Councillors to grill a la Cart program [The Sun]
• Ford didn’t mince words in ’09 [The Sun]
• City eyes pop ban [The Sun]
• Mammoliti expects little for Toronto in budget [The Sun]
• Breakdown of an Executive Committee Breakdown [Torontoist]
TRANSIT
• GO and TTC make a connection at Dundas West [The Star]
• Chris Selley: TTC should be breeze after ennui of London tube [National Post]
• A Talk With the TTC’s New Customer Service Point Man [Torontoist]
• TTC driver helps injured senior [The Sun]
• TTC Yonge subway line closure this weekend [The Sun]
ISLAND RED LIGHT DISTRICT
• Mammoliti pushes for Toronto Island brothels [The Star]
• Mammoliti wants prostitution on the Islands, away from the city [Globe & Mail]
• City should set Toronto Island as Red Light District: Mammoliti [National Post]
• Give Toronto Island red light a green light: Mammoliti [The Sun]
ARCHITECTURE & DEVELOPMENT
• Q&A: What’s up with City Hall’s East Tower renovation? [National Post]
• Councillor pushing Ontario Place casino [The Sun]
• Ontario, share in the sin, uh, wealth [The Sun]
POLICE & CRIME
• The origins of SlutWalk Toronto [BlogTO]
• Man sentenced to life in Toronto 18 plot files appeal [National Post]
OTHER NEWS
• Complaints choir makes debut at St. Lawrence Market [The Star]
• OMG: They referenced the F-word on a billboard [Globe & Mail]
• Federal election could imperil Harbourfront funding [Globe & Mail]
• Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Giving voice to a chorus of complaint [National Post]
• Toronto lags Vancouver in climate change action: report [National Post]
• Soon-to-Launch News Site Promises Global Perspective on Toronto [Torontoist]
• Linnsmore or Linsmore? [OpenFile]
One comment
Re: Mayor Ford’s family business raises conflict questions
According to his itinerary, obtained by the Star via a FOI request, our mayor spent “all day” on January 24 at his family business.
On that same day, there was a crucial Budget Committee meeting. Most councillors felt this meeting was important enough to warrant their attendance, but our mayor did not.
At that meeting, recall, committee members rejected additional funds for the Ombudsman’s office on the grounds that “the city plans to improve its customer service record anyway.”