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 5, 2007 | Ontario
New legislation will be introduced today to end to trans fat and junk foods in school cafeterias and vending machines. “Our kids’ health is just too important to risk,” said Premier Dalton McGuinty. “Trans fats have no place in our schools and...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 4, 2007 | Canada, GTA Culture, Ontario
Immigrants are still choosing to start their lives in Canada in one of the “big three” -Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver – but there are signs of changing times. Among all the census metropolitan areas, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver again attracted...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 24, 2007 | Canada, GTA Issues, Ontario, Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Football League commissioner Mark Cohon believes all signs point to an NFL team being placed in Toronto. It’s the first time the league has taken such a definitive stance on the subject. “All of the tea leaves are indicating that...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 21, 2007 | Canada, GTA Environment, Ontario
TORONTO – There is a “compelling case” for Ontario to become the first province in Canada to ban a potentially harmful chemical found in common plastic baby products and linked to adulthood cancer, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday after meeting...