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 | Oct 13, 2008 | Canada, Climate Change, Election, Environmental Issues, Politics
By: Werner Patels Jonathan Kay raises interesting points about the carbon tax and posits that it’s actually quite a “conservative” tax. I’d like to refer readers to Kay’s article, in which he makes a number of very valid observations –...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 16, 2008 | News
An interesting post on The Progressive Economics Forum —- Once again, there seems to be a heavier hand in editing Statistics Canada’s releases. This morning The Daily reported that: “Spending on research and development in the higher education sector amounted...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 14, 2008 | Canada, Election, GTA Politics
A new poll suggests the Conservatives have solidified a substantial lead over their closest rivals, thanks at least in part to a lack of confidence in Liberal helmsman Stéphane Dion. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll, conducted Sept. 10-13, gave the Conservatives...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 7, 2008 | Canada, GTA Development, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Ontario, Toronto, World
Some high profile Conservatives are not seeking re-election. Do they see the title wave coming? Are they afraid? The real reason the federal Conservatives are calling for an election now is that they really do not have a choice. What do I mean by that? Let’s...