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Thursday, 30 September 2010

Toronto Mayoral Race: Smitherman's albatross - the eHealth Scandal

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George Smitherman Avoids Further Backlash for eHealth Scandal by Running for Toronto Mayor | Political News and blogs on Stephen Harper, Can...

Toronto Mayoral Race: Ford and Smitherman promise to cut services

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CBC News - Toronto - Toronto job cuts would hurt service: union chief Both Rob Ford and George Smitherman have promised to reduce the amount...

Toronto Mayoral Race: Cuts that don't add up

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Goar: The curious case of the 21,000 free Metropasses - thestar.com Ford, Smitherman and Rossi think that the city can find a lot of money b...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Toronto Mayoral Race: Jaymz Bee endorses Joe Pantalone

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YouTube - Joe Pantalone for Mayor Watch the video!

Toronto Mayoral Race: Ed Broadbent endorses Joe Pantalone

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Ed Broadbent Endorses Joe Pantalone for Mayor « MayorJoe.ca Excerpt: Only one candidate – Joe Pantalone – has a concrete plan for building ...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Ontario court strikes down provisions which make prostitution "illegal" in Canada

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'Emancipation day' for sex-trade workers -  News - MSN CA TORONTO - A court decision striking down key provisions of Canada's pr...

Toronto Mayoral Race: Rob Ford Does Not Compute

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Rob Ford Has Sort Of A Financial Plan, Kinda - Torontoist Read the post for a detailed analysis. ... And of course we're assuming that F...

Federal court determined Galloway was no security risk

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Federal Court slams government interference in Galloway ban | rabble.ca The Federal court determined that former British MP George Galloway ...

Harper government supports privatizing and selling off our water

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[20-Sep-10] Council of Canadians condemns Harper's sponsorship of water privatization conference Excerpts: Montreal - The Council of Can...
Monday, 27 September 2010

Toronto Mayoral Race: Ford lies about tax hikes to stir up voter support

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Smell Test: How much was the Toronto property tax hike in 2010? - thestar.com During the recent TVO mayoral debate, Rob Ford claimed that To...
Friday, 24 September 2010

Toronto Mayoral Race: Pantalone the greenest candidate

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Inside Toronto Votes » Blog Archive » Pantalone says he’s the greenest candidate Joe Pantalone answers questions on his environmental platfo...
Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Toronto Mayoral Race: Here's looking at Joe

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NOW Magazine // News // Here’s looking at Joe Excerpts from the link above: We’re certainly no strangers to dramatic election turnarounds. I...

Toronto Mayoral Race: Continue to improve or tear it all down?

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NOW Magazine // News // David Miller’s living legacy Contrary to what the mainstream media, Rob Ford or his wannabes want you to think, thi...

Toronto Mayoral Race: How Commuters Get Downtown

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Tunnels and Transportation — how commuters get downtown « Spacing Toronto Contrary to the belief of some mayoral candidates, most commuters ...

Toronto Mayoral Race: Joe Pantalone's Environmental Platform

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Joe Pantalone’s Plan for Greener Prosperity « MayorJoe.ca Climate change and environmental instability pose a profound challenge to our econ...

Toronto Mayoral Race: Pantalone - the credible alternative

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SPACING VOTES: Making the case for Pantalone « Spacing Toronto Excerpt: Is Joe Pantalone the guy to offer the counter to Ford? He could be, ...

Toronto Mayoral Race: The latest statistics

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Why Rob Ford hasn't won the mayoral race just yet The author of this article does have a valid point about how the statistics of the dem...
Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Toronto Municipal Election: How the councillor candidates rate for support of The Arts

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Councillor Report Card Here is a list of all the councillor candidates and how they are rated on their support of The Arts by Arts Vote Toro...
Monday, 20 September 2010

Toronto Mayoral Race: Joe Pantalone is on the rise

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New Poll Shows Pantalone and Ford with Momentum « MayorJoe.ca Read the message. Help fight to keep Toronto a great city to live in.
Sunday, 19 September 2010

Toronto Mayoral Race: Ford and Pantalone rising in the polls

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Ford surges ahead at 45.8% support, new poll shows | Posted Toronto | National Post The latest Nanos poll of over 1,000 people across Toront...
Thursday, 16 September 2010

Toronto Mayoral Race: Joe Pantalone on Transit City

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Pantalone on Metrolinx CEO’s Comments: We Cannot Put Transit in Reverse; and We Cannot Run Diesel Through Backyards « MayorJoe.ca Joe Pantal...

Toronto Mayoral Race: Is Toronto a city in decline? No. But, if Rob Ford becomes mayor ...

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When Rob Ford becomes mayor… - EYE WEEKLY Eye Weekly takes a look at how the Toronto mayoral race has been twisted with the right-wing conte...

Toronto Mayoral Race: Ford stands accused of libel

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Restaurant says they're being exploited by Ford - thestar.com Excerpts: The restaurateur family caught in the middle of a divisive elect...
Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Pantalone is the only one who supports Transit City - the only realistic transit plan

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Hume: Don’t confuse road rage with transit policy - thestar.com Of all the candidates, only Joe Pantalone has a realistic transit plan. Joe ...
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Monday, 13 September 2010

Rob Ford for Public Lynchings and More

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Rob Ford and a decade of controversy - The Globe and Mail The Globe supplies a list of actions and statements made by councillor Rob Ford ov...

Referendum win by Erdogan mainly means a boost for democracy in Turkey

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Turkey’s Erdogan ready to make changes after referendum win - The Globe and Mail Excerpt: The AKP ran an impressive campaign. Most aspects o...

Toronto Municipal Election - How we make decisions, not just what's decided, is an environmental issue too

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How We Make Decisions, Not Just What's Decided, is an Environmental Issue Too - Torontoist Excerpts: The way we make decisions and polic...
Friday, 10 September 2010

Joe Pantalone for Toronto Mayor - Links

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Here are a number of links for info on Joe Pantalone for Toronto Mayor. I'll update this post with more links as I get them. Joe's o...

Olivia Chow endorses Joe Pantalone for Toronto mayor

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Last night, at a dinner with supporters in Chinatown, Olivia Chow announced her support for Joe Pantalone in his run for mayor of Toronto. J...

Joe Pantalone - fighting for the soul of the city

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NOW Magazine // Vote TO // Pantalone’s big push Excerpt: His emphasis has been on the positive – a novel approach given all the vitriol from...
Thursday, 9 September 2010

I'll take a leader with good policies and ideas over a leader who will lead us over a cliff

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LORINC: There goes the middle « Spacing Toronto John Lorinc sums things up about this mayoral race in that we have a bunch of right-wing can...

Canadian government's own study shows voluntary census fails compared to a mandatory census

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Government study reveals significant errors in voluntary census - The Globe and Mail No surprise here. Excerpt: A June, 2010, internal study...
Wednesday, 8 September 2010

People need jobs, not signs

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No cash, no signs: Tories made stimulus funds contingent on erecting billboards - The Globe and Mail Excerpts: M illions of dollars in taxpa...

Ford to slash services if elected as Mayor

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Scrap streetcars for subways: Ford unveils his transit plan - thestar.com Ford's plan for the TTC would cost way more than the current T...

Support the Troops, kick out the Conservatives

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WesternGrit: Harper to Veterans: Scr@w You... Excerpt: ... And now, the Harper government has announced they’re cutting the department of Ve...
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Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Smitherman to Slash Services in Toronto

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I’d freeze property taxes, Smitherman says - thestar.com So, no mention of how he will pay for things if he is not going to raise any taxes....
Wednesday, 1 September 2010

CRTC holds public public hearing on "Fox News North " (SunTV)

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Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-649 Notice of hearing 19 November 2010 Gatineau, Quebec De...

Conservative government still blocking Afghan committee requests

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CBC News - Canada - MacKay denies Afghan committee request The Conservative government has refused a parliamentary committee's request t...

The Legacy of Toronto Mayor David Miller

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LORINC: Frankly, Miller has done good « Spacing Toronto John Lorinc details 4 major civic issues and how David Miller made significant impro...
Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Lib Bloggers come out swinging against the NDP

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Over the past few weeks, I've seen numerous Liberal bloggers attacking the NDP and Jack Layton. The attacks have seemed very harsh and p...
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How Fox North became Harper's priority

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How Fox North became Harper's priority | rabble.ca Excerpt: The Globe and Mail's Jeffrey Simpson doubts Fox News North is going to ...

The Liberal Party, struggling for any gain in the polls, urge their bloggers to attack the NDP

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Buckdog: Reasons Why The Liberal Party Of Canada Has Instructed Its Bloggers To Go Hard Against Layton - Liberal Lemmings 2.0 Excerpt: Idiot...

Israeli News Updates - Lashes for singing, execution of 13 year old girl, rabbi calls for death of all Palestinians

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The Disaffected Lib: A 13-Year Old Girl - Shot 17 Times - Of Course He's Not Guilty, She Was Palestinian, The Shooter an Israeli Army Ca...
Monday, 30 August 2010

Stop Harper's hate media channel - sign the petition

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Canada: no taxes to fund hate Prime Minister Harper is trying to push American-style hate media onto our airwaves , and make us all pay for ...
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Jack Layton and the NDP to introduce legislation to improve the gun registry

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Gun Registry: Building Bridges | NDP The NDP have stated today, that they will vote against bill C-391 if it stands un-improved. (Bill C-391...
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Friday, 27 August 2010

Danny Williams catches the National Post lying and sets them straight

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Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador: Williams Sets Record Straight at the National Post As soon as the news hit the wires that the federal ...
Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Jack Layton endorses Joe Pantalone for Mayor

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Jack Layton Endorses Joe Pantalone « MayorJoe.ca Of all the candidates running, Joe is the only one with a proper and realistic vision for t...

Rob Ford would be a disaster as Toronto mayor

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Rob Ford would be a disaster as Toronto mayor - thestar.com Here is an opinion piece from April 2010 that lists some of Ford's escapades...

The Conservatives and the Long Gun Registry

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The RCMP released a report a report on the long gun registry back in May 2010, which is said to show it in a very positive light. The Conser...

G20 Toronto: Totalitarian Police State

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Walkom: The G20 protests and judicial farce - thestar.com "As this week’s judicial farce demonstrates, the people in charge of public s...
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