• Free film “End of the Line” Wed., Sept. 15

     Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine the global consequences.  
    The looming collapse of fisheries threatens the most important source of food for 250 million people.
    Join  me for a free screening of  The End of the Line a powerful film about one of the world’s most disturbing problems – over-fishing.
    When: Wednesday Sept 15 at 6 pm
    Where:  Bloor Cinema [...]

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Five new streetcars on King line after Labour Day

August 26, 2010

I hosted a transit forum on August 16 and invited TTC Chair Adam Giambrone,  Go Transit Managing Director Gary McNeil and Keith Brooks from the Clean (electric) Train Coalition. Many  residents attended to share their ideas and here are the results.
1. More King Streetcar service during rush hour:
TTC Chair Adam Giambrone announced the addition of five extra streetcars [...]

Defend effective public services. Protect the long form census.

July 23, 2010

The long form census provides vital information which is used to help all levels of government develop policies and programs to address issues ranging from public transit, affordable housing and health care services.

Post Summit Accountability Report

June 29, 2010

After four days, two summits and billions of tax payers’ dollars spent, world leaders emerged Sunday evening with almost nothing new to report. There were doubts from the start about the goals of Stephen Harper’s summits, but after a controversial weekend in Toronto, many questions remained unanswered

Summits Came at High Price but Delivered Little

June 28, 2010

The decisions that that led to Stephen Harper’s summits were being questioned long before Toronto’s downtown was put on lock-down but now, in the wake of the controversial weekend, concerns have grown to demands for answers.

Chow introduces legislation to end discrimination against persons with disabilities looking to immigrate to Canada

June 18, 2010

Today in the House of Commons, Olivia Chow introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at ending discrimination towards persons with disabilities in Canada’s immigration system

Conservatives refuse to commit to compensation for G20 damages

June 17, 2010

Mr. Speaker, at the height of the tourist season, the U.S. just asked its citizens to avoid Toronto. So, the Toronto Blue Jays, galleries, theatres, and even VIA Rail has been caged up and shut down.

Here comes the HST!

Thursday, June 17th, 2010