by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 16, 2012 | Canada, Info, News, Ontario, Toronto
News has just broken that Bell has bought outright the entire assets of Astral media. This means that the popular News Talk 1010 is now owned by Bell. Definitely showing that convergence is not dead in Canada. It will be interesting to see how this will play out in...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 16, 2012 | News, Ontario
Well the people have definitely spoken, forcing Direct Energy stop changes to contracts. It’s was definitely a hard pill to swallow, but one that had to be done nonetheless. I imagine that we will see another iteration from Direct Energy, however we will have to...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 16, 2012 | News, Politics, Public Transit, Toronto, TTC
Seems that Rob Ford is stuck “between a rock and a hard place”. With the provincial government planning major cuts where does Mayor Ford get support for subways from? Today the recommendation will be for a LRT option, on Sheppard Avenue; putting the nail...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 9, 2012 | Canada, GTA Politics, News, Ontario, Politics, Public Transit, Toronto
LRT or Subways? This has been the ongoing debate, unfortunately the lines between truth are certainly grey. Let’s start with the Eglinton Cross-town, which definitely the current hot potato. Rob Ford has continued to use the word “subways”, which...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 9, 2011 | News, Sports, Toronto
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said it is selling its 79.5 stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns a prized collection of some of the most valuable sports assets in Canada’s largest city. Who is the buyer? Rogers and BCE (Bell), who...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 3, 2011 | Canada, Economy, Election, GTA Development, GTA History, GTA Issues, GTA News, LRT, News, Ontario, Public Transit, Viva
Interestingly enough this election may be a boon for the G.T.A. Not that Toronto can expect the Conservatives to only pander to their needs. As the Prime Minister said last night “we will govern for all Canadians”. Despite that the Liberals took for...