by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 7, 2008 | Canada, GTA Politics, Ontario, Toronto, World
Bruce Cheadle, THE CANADIAN PRESS The move sends Canadians to the polls for the third time in four years. Against the backdrop of a weakening economy, Harper asked Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean to dissolve Canada’s 39th Parliament so that a national vote can be held...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jun 23, 2008 | Canada, GTA Environment, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Oil, Ontario, Public Transit, Technology, Toronto, USA, World
Despite increasing local demand for zero-emissions cars and trucks and robust exports of electric vehicles, Canada will not allow them on its roads, lament manufacturers. “It’s a daily embarrassment,” said Ian Clifford, president of Zenn Motor...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 10, 2007 | GTA Issues, GTA Politics
The Green Party seemed to bleed votes from the NDP and the Progressive Conservatives tonight, not the Liberals. Provincial and Federal parties across the county will take note. Voters seem to be hearing the “green mantra”. However, unfortunately this did not translate...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 10, 2007 | Canada
The author of a new book on the future of Canada’s oil industry says Alberta is destroying itself in its rush to extract every drop of fossil fuel from the oilsands.William Marsden, a Montreal journalist and author of “Stupid to the Last Drop: How Alberta...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 10, 2007 | GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Technology
It may be a surprise to you but in Ontario we do not require voters to prove their Canadian citizenship. Yes, I said it! It is no lie! As clearly stated voters “MUST” be Canadian, whether by birth or by becoming a Canadian citizen. However, what many people do not...