by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jan 22, 2010 | Canada, Environmental Issues, GTA Development, GTA Issues, GTA News, LRT, News, Ontario, Politics, Public Transit, Toronto, Unions, Viva, YRT
Have we learned nothing from history and the reasons why there is a lack of good public transit options in the city of Toronto? What about jobs for the people of Thunder Bay? Again, with another knee-jerk reaction we may loose all we wanted in the city of Toronto and...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 28, 2009 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA News, GTA Politics, health, News, Ontario, Politics, Technology
Ont. health agency scrutinized for contract tendering practices ‘Taxpayers are really getting ripped off’: PC leader An Ontario health agency has doled out nearly $5 million in contracts without any apparent attempt to open up the deals to outside bidders,...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 22, 2008 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA News, LRT, News, Ontario, Public Transit, Technology, Toronto, World
The possibility of converting the Scarborough RT to true LRT when its current fleet reaches the end of its life, instead of conversion to ICTS Mark-II, is still being considered by the TTC. In the supplementary agendafor the October 23 TTC meeting, the status update...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 15, 2008 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, News, Ontario, Toronto, World
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press Writer © 2008 The Associated Press Oct. 15, 2008, 4:05AM OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won in national...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 14, 2008 | Canada, Election, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Markham, News, Ontario, Oshawa, Toronto
Update (7:56pm):Just came back from voting and turnout is heavy. I had to wait in line for a long time as it went outside of the High School and into the parking lot. Durham residents are voting, are you? Update (10:14pm): It will be a Conservative win for Harper. The...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 13, 2008 | Canada, Climate Change, Economy, employment, GTA Issues, Ontario, Toronto, USA
Canadians wake up! We are loosing jobs and manufacturing jobs. However, we have more and more box stores. We want cheaper goods and prices. How do you think that happens? We are enjoying the “fat” of life. A life of gluttony. However, there is a...