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- Girl who hit cyclist & bragged on Twitter apologizes. For the tweet, not the collision. itv.com/news/anglia/20… #EmmaWay 4 hours ago
- There is some impressive fog off the lake this morning. #dlws 1 day ago
- I made a short list of charities that are more deserving of your donations than #Crackstarter. Take a look: gregburrell.ca/archives/1706 #TOpoli 1 day ago
- Thinking #Crackstarter? Why not donate to a deserving charity instead? wp.me/pVX4p-rw 1 day ago
- Rare example of media *appropriately* reporting cyclist wasn't wearing a helmet. Sad. nationalpost.com/m/wp/posted-to… #bikeTO (h/t @theurbancountry) 1 day ago
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Harpernomics versus federal transit funding
The federal transit pass credit is designed to make the cost of public transit more affordable for working individuals and families. But with transit costs always rising and cash-strapped municipalities forced to hike fares because the federal government won’t chip in, has the tax credit really saved anyone real money?
Posted in Politics, Toronto
Tagged #elxn41, election, gas tax, Harpernomics, income tax, Metropass, Stephen Harper, tax credit, Toronto, transit, transit pass credit, TTC, urban transit strategy
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Beaches-East York all candidates’ debate
On Wednesday, I attended an all-candidates’ debate for the federal candidates for the riding of Beaches-East York, my home riding in eastern Toronto. The debate was held from 7-9pm at the Beaches United Church on Wineva Ave, but I missed …
Posted in Politics, Toronto
Tagged #elxn41, Aaron Cameron, all-candidates, Beaches-East York, Bill Burrows, debate, election, Maria Minna, Matthew Kellway, Roger Carter, Toronto
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Harper Government: defenders of democracy
It seems the Conservative Party of Canada is standing up for Canadians’ democratic rights and defending a highly formal process by which we select our leaders. That is a noble and admirable goal. However, this is coming from a party that’s gone to great lengths to circumvent that democracy.
Posted in Politics
Tagged #elxn41, Canada, Conservative Party, election, Harper Government, special ballot, Stephen Harper, University of Guelph, vote, vote mobs
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Why aren’t corporate tax cuts working?
Most economists now agree that Reaganomics actually didn’t result in any significant economic growth that wasn’t explained by regular economic cycles, while public debt exploded and private saving was reduced to almost nothing. The deficit grew every year until Bill Clinton raised tax rates in 1993, cutting the deficit in half in a single year.
Posted in Politics
Tagged #elxn41, austerity, Conservative Party, corporate tax, economics, election, G20, Reaganomics, Ronald Reagan, Stephen Harper, supply side, tax cuts, voodoo economics
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Why are all the anti-Rob Fords panning subway construction?
Why does it seem like pundits on the left are always talking up light rail over subways in Toronto? Is there some kind of bizarre pinko conspiracy? Do lefties hate subways? Are we afraid of tunnels? Do we think that only the downtown elite should have effective transit? Or are there partisans among us that will just disagree with anything Rob Ford says, just because he said it?
Posted in Toronto
Tagged bad ideas, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, light rail, Rob Ford, Scarborough RT, Sheppard Stubway, Sheppard Subway, subway, tax increment financing, transit, Transit City, TTC
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