Category: Ontario

Ontario, the legislature resumes: priorities and issues to resolve

TORONTO – There are many issues to be resolved  by the Ontario government and by Prime Minister Doug Ford (in the photo, from his Twitter X page – @fordnation): Queen’s Park resumes this week with a flurry of activity, as the repeal of the unconstitutional wage cap law, and the formalization of an about-face on the decision to dissolve the Region of Peel, and the introduction of omnibus legislation, and many others. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / Gli immigrati preferiscono l’Ontario al Quebec

TORONTO – Alcune province canadesi sono più “amate” di altre dagli immigrati in Canada: è quanto emerge da un nuovo rapporto di Statistics Canada, intitolato “Variazione provinciale nei tassi di permanenza degli immigrati, 2022”, che ha messo a confronto le percentuali di immigrati presenti nelle province uno e cinque anni dopo l’ammissione in Canada. Gli anni presi in esame sono 2012 e 2016… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

“One Fare”: traveling on public transport in the GTA will be more convenient

TORONTO – Big news is coming for all public transport users who travel between Toronto and the GTA: the Ontario government has launched “One Fare”, an initiative that will save passengers, according to calculations by Province, an average of $1,600 each year. Starting from February 26, 2024, in fact, passengers will pay only once when they transfer from one TTC vehicle to another transport company in the Toronto metropolitan area (Brampton, Durham, York and Mississauga). Including GO Transit. 

The war on Catholic Families, Part II

TORONTO – OECTA and PFlag spew HATRED on parents and trustees.  Both organizations are doing it via the written word. For what purpose one may ask? OECTA, the union representing teachers in York region, operates on an annual budget of an estimated $7.5 million derived from membership fees levied on about 5,000 teaching personnel.