Politics
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Sun rises to own defense
More than a month after Councillor Howard Moscoe went to City Council with a motion accusing the Toronto Sun of being a deadbeat tenant, columnist Sue-Ann...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Press gallery rent upped
Media outlets that occupy space in the city hall press gallery are going to have their rent increased but still won’t be paying full market value...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
TTC Strike: Mayor to revive “essential service” motion
The Executive Committee of Toronto City Council will consider whether to ask the provincial government to designate the TTC an essential service on May...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
TTC STRIKE: in a nutshell
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IXpibN7Hug[/youtube] People who dig details might quibble here and there but this YouTube clip is the best...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
TTC STRIKE: TTC service resuming
UPDATE at 8:05pm: TTC service is in the process of resuming. According to the Toronto Star, TTC Chairman Adam Giambrone says that service will gradually...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
TTC STRIKE: Back-to-work legislation to be passed Sunday
UPDATE (6:30PM): TTC talks break off. From the Toronto Star: Talks have concluded between the TTC and its largest union. It will be up to the province to...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
TTC STRIKE: Workers to be ordered back: Miller
A developing story in the Globe and Mail says Mayor David Miller has secured an agreement with the province to get the TTC back to work. A visibly angry...
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Who is listening to the public’s petitions?
On Tuesday afternoon, interventionist group Streets Are For People! celebrated Earth Day by presenting their contentious petition to the Ontario...
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Councillor: Sun scorched taxpayers
The Toronto Sun, according to Councillor Howard Moscoe, stiffed Toronto taxpayers by neglecting to pay three months of its taxpayer-subsidized rent for an...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
“Will the Premier commit to providing 50% provincial operating funds for municipal public transit?â€
As Toronto Star columnist Jim Coyle wrote today, the art of asking a good question during question period at Queen’s Park (and Parliament Hill for...
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The ROM CAN… well, pretend to be accessible
I was a bit distracted this morning when I heard CBC radio news report that McGuinty had made some big announcement at the ROM yesterday. And hearing the...
By Leah Sandals -
Negotiating table should stay politician-free
In the mainstream media and the blogosphere, more than a few writers have this demented notion that Mayor David Miller or TTC chairman Adam Giambrone...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler