Windsor City Council Backs Natural Gas Power Plant Expansion Despite Opposition from Residents and Environmental Groups.
On January 16, 2023, Windsor City Council supported a proposal from Capital Power to add two natural gas turbines to their existing facility, East Windsor Cogeneration Centre, located on Riverside Drive.
More Police and TTC Constables will not Increase Public Safety
In response to recent public safety incidents Toronto Mayor John Tory used his authority to inject millions of tax-payer dollars into the police department, which has already seen major budget increases while medical and education budgets are slashed. During a news conference, Tory admitted that he had intended to “address the issue of violence on Toronto streets” before the stabbing incidents and it seems that the recent incidents are just an opportunity to push more aggressive policing.
The Toronto Police Services Budget Needs to be Slashed not Increased
On Monday, Jan. 9, the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) held a special meeting to discuss and vote upon a proposed $48.3 million CAD increase to the Toronto Police Services (TPS) operating budget in 2023, which represents a 4.3% increase over the bloated 2022 operating budget.
Stop Military Recruitment of High School Students
The York Region District School Board Refuses to Adopt the IHRA Defintion of Antisemitism
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) quietly adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) defintion of antisemitism in 2018. Since then, the state of Israel bombed Gaza multiple times, destroyed hundred of Palestinian settlements, and murdered both children and journalists. But the mass struggle to smash Israeli settler-colonialism and to win the liberation of Palestinians grew manyfold.
John Tory, Hands Off Cyclists
Alternative to Pandemic-Era Housing Crisis
Whether a couple is planning to settle down or a family is seeking a place to raise kids in the province, they are sure to feel the heat in the Canadian housing market. The question: ‘How did we get here?’ often leads to inconclusive answers and simply pointing a finger at the easiest target. The predatory nature of housing market big players means they have no interest in addressing the needs of the people. For them, housing is a commodity designed to make shareholders happy. Actually, the housing market is doing very well to meet its mandates – funneling wealth upwards.