Monthly Archives: September 2006

The First 2006 Toronto Mayoral Debate

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Chris Tindal

I arrived about thirty minutes early for last night’s debate, which was fortunate, since by the time things got going it was standing room only in the Innis College auditorium. Of the currently thirty people running for Mayor of Toronto, … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon on the Toronto Islands

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Chris Tindal

Claire and I spent this afternoon biking around the Toronto islands (specifically, Ward and Algonquin islands) taking part in CommunityAIR‘s Toronto Island House Tour. (CommunityAIR is a group that advocates against expansion of the Toronto Island Airport.) Aside from being … Continue reading →

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Economy, Environment, Health

Posted on September 15, 2006 by Chris Tindal

Those are the three most important issues for Canadians, in that order, according to a poll released yesterday. The status-quo parties are still treating them as three separate issues, but we know better. You can’t have a healthy economy without … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Frank!

Posted on September 15, 2006 by Chris Tindal

Frank de Jong, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, earned an impressive 6.2% of the vote in yesterday’s Parkdale-High Park by-election. The fact that this increase (up from 5.49 in the last federal election) happened in the face of … Continue reading →

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