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TYRLC Submission on Divisional Strategy for Economic Development & Culture
TYRLC Submission on Divisional Strategy for Economic Development & Culture
The City of Toronto serves as the economic heartbeat of Canada, with a wide variety of sectors contributing to the financial health of our country, our province, our city and people who live, work and play here. In recent years, changes in technology, trade, the climate and precarious employment ...
Read More Oct 6, 2017
The Long Saga of TCHC
The Long Saga of TCHC
At the end of April, the City of Toronto announced plans to shutter dozens of apartment units in a Toronto Community Housing Firgrove complex in the city’s northwest. Ironically, two years previously Mayor Tory used the same site to announce a bold program to win new housing dollars from senior l...
Read More May 17, 2017
City of Toronto Finances
City of Toronto Finances
After years of pretending that Canada’s largest city can deliver services, maintain aging infrastructure and tackle the effects of climate change without raising money, a new consensus is emerging on the need for new sources of city revenue. It’s no secret that after the provincial government dow...
Read More Dec 1, 2016
Special Education "Realignment"
Special Education "Realignment"
Although the Ministry of Education announces that the investment in Ontario’s publicly-funded education system continues to increase, this has not necessarily been the case in the Catholic and Public School Boards in Toronto and York Region. Our Boards have seen cuts and insufficient funding to s...
Read More Nov 3, 2016
Those Who Care for Our Children
Those Who Care for Our Children
It was hardly a surprise when the top recommendation in the Ontario government’s Final Report and Recommendations of the Gender Wage Gap Strategy Steering Committee stated that “the government should immediately commit to developing an early child care system within a defined time frame.” Childca...
Read More Oct 6, 2016
Death of Abdirahman Abdi
Death of Abdirahman Abdi
The Toronto and York Region Labour Council’s Equity Committee sends its condolences to the family of Abdirahman Abdi. The 37-year old Mr. Abdi is the latest addition to the list of names of unarmed disproportionately Black males and females who have had fatal interactions with police. Adding to t...
Read More Sep 1, 2016
Toronto 2016 and Beyond
Toronto 2016 and Beyond
In 2014 Torontonians were made to believe that in John Tory’s election we were making a compromise, a reasonable middle of the road politician who respected good governance and progressive values. It is no longer clear that is the direction Toronto is headed. Less government interference in corpo...
Read More Jun 3, 2016
Model of Good Governance for Toronto District School Board Submission
Model of Good Governance for Toronto District School Board Submission
The Toronto District School Board is the largest school board in Canada. It is a complex organization whose role is to meet the educational needs of a broad and diverse student population. The Toronto District School Board must do this within the context of education in Ontario, serving a broader...
Read More Jun 5, 2015
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