|
|
Toronto Parking Authority Won't Clear Their Sidewalks but will spend $12,000 on their Staff Christmas Party!
One year later and the same pathetic level of service from the Toronto Parking Authority: Last year The Toronto Tribune visited and photographed several Toronto Parking Authority sidewalks because the TPA does not clear the snow and ice from their sidewalks within 12 hours of snowfall as required under a Toronto city by-law. This year isn't any different. The photograph pictured about was taken on Tuesday December 23, 2008. The sidewalk had not been cleared since the snow began falling one week earlier on Tuesday December 16, 2008. Tenant advocate questions the accuracy of CMHC, Rental Market Survey's rent statistic: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's statistics are used in setting government housing policies. Tenant activist, Robert Levitt, questions the accuracy of the CMHC's, twice yearly, Rental Market Survey Ontario Liberals Not Doing a Thing to Break the Poverty Cycle: Children living in poverty received a lump of coal from Deb Matthews, Minister of Children and Youth Services and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Poverty Reduction, in the form of her plan to reduced child poverty 25%. Stephen Harper's Long Christmas Vacation: With the help of Canada's Governor General Prime Minister Stephen Harper saves his job, temporarily, by proroguing Parliament. Canada to Telemarketers: Don't Call us for 3 Years: Cellular phone numbers were recently released to telemarketers in Canada. For those whose plans charge for incoming calls it's offensive that one pays to hear an advertisement. Canadians now can register their residential, wireless, fax or VoIP telephone number on the National DNCL. |
|
