by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Apr 27, 2008 | GTA Issues, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto
Ontario’s legislature has ordered Toronto’s 9,000 transit workers to end their suprise strike that idled the country’s largest fleet of subways, streetcars and buses. All parties supported the bill, introduced personally by Premier Dalton McGuinty,...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Apr 26, 2008 | GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto
A midnight strike by the TTC caught many people off guard, some showing up early this morning expecting a train, bus or streetcar only to find the lines abandoned. Last night, clubgoers poured out of bars when news of the strike spread. “No way, no way,”...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 11, 2007 | GTA Culture, GTA Issues, GTA Religion
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A 57-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., has been charged with murder after his 16-year-old daughter died overnight. Aqsa Parvez was rushed to hospital Monday morning in critical condition after a man made a 911 call in which he allegedly...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 9, 2007 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Ontario, Toronto
It’s an embarrassment that Canada’s busiest airport still isn’t linked to Toronto’s downtown core by public transit and getting it done should be a priority, federal Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon said Friday. In a speech to the Toronto...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 4, 2007 | GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Public Transit
In an effort to be entirely impartial, posting the opinions of others, I’ve decided to list a link to the “Subway Now” group. Although I understand what they are attempting to do I still wonder who is going to really end up paying for the extension of the subway to...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 1, 2007 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Ontario
The past few years have definitely been interesting for the city of Toronto. Various groups have indicated that Toronto is full of waste and inefficiencies. On the other hand, the Federal government is awash with cash. There is definitely a problem with money on all...