Politics
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Tuesday’s Headlines
• City budget: $7.8 billion, 3.8% tax hike [ Toronto Star ] • City eyes tax hike of 3.8% [ Toronto Sun ] • Toronto budget shortfall means...
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City operating budget released – deputations on Thursday
The City of Toronto released its proposed 2007 operating budget today. Unlike the capital budget, where the city can borrow money, the operating budget...
By Dylan Reid -
Friday’s Headlines
• ‘Our last chance’ [ Toronto Star ] • Miller to unveil green plan [ Toronto Star ] • New green measures to come within weeks ...
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Dale Duncan at City Hall: March 22, 2007
Why subways are not better Toronto’s transit geeks are drooling over newly released plans to build an integrated network of LRT lines that...
By Dale Duncan -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Shorter winters curb crater toll [ Toronto Star ] • One-cent campaign lagging in support from Miller’s allies [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
By Julie Yamin -
What the federal budget does for cyclists
click on cartoon to view larger. The Globe and Mail really impressed me with its editorial cartoon today. There is actually a petition for the promotion...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
• ‘A lot of us are in the middle’ [ Toronto Star ] • Council duo deny they own rent bills [ Toronto Star ] • Pay up, thrifty...
By Julie Yamin -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Federal budget a ‘step backwards’ for cities: Miller [ cbc ] Days before the budget, the Toronto Transit Commission revealed its...
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Monday (and weekend) headlines
A compendium of articles from the weekend and Monday. TRANSIT ISSUES • Mind the transit funding gap [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto transit dream...
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Friday’s Headlines
• Far too big, too high, too close [ Toronto Star ] • Moscoe floats a parking tax [ Toronto Star ] • TTC plans light rail web [ Toronto...
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Dale Duncan at City Hall: March 15, 2007
Front Street face-off Here’s a question: what does building the Front Street Extension have to do with improving the waterfront? Ask Adam Vaughan...
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Thursday’s Headlines
• No ‘fore’ as gold club hacks maples [ Toronto Star ] • Police probe GTA links to U.S. guns [ Toronto Star ] • Driver’s...
By Julie Yamin