TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2011 /CNW/ – Wind Concerns Ontario is on the road again. The province-wide grass roots coalition of community groups opposing the Ontario Liberals’ unsafe, irresponsible and costly industrial wind scheme is launching its ’Winds of Change’ tour in Owen Sound today at 10:30am at Harrison Park. Sixty-seven ridings throughout Ontario will be mobilizing Wind [...]
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First Form Letter Response Promising, Second One Dismissive Patrick Connors – Toronto: On July 26, I signed the following petition: Save Toronto’s Public Libraries. It pertains to a public request to save the Toronto Public Library, an institution I hold near and dear, from the cost-cutting measures being enacted by Rob Ford’s administration. It reads [...]
Continue reading …Unequal Access to Mental Health and Addictions Services Threatens Ontarians
August 12, 2011 No Comment
Ten provincial organizations join forces to mobilize grassroots to Vote on Mental Health and Addictions Patrick Connors – Toronto: Timely and appropriate care for a mental health or addiction problem depends largely on where you live, leaving tens of thousands of Ontarians struggling to get the care they deserve, says a report released recently by [...]
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Social media networking is the rage when it comes to political championing. United States President Barack Obama joined in the trend with a first Tweet honoring fathers today. “Being a father is sometimes my hardest but always my most rewarding job. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.” -BO Barack Obama has joined [...]
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Stonewall Riots: 30th Anniversary of the Bath Raids in Toronto- Queer and Trans Human Rights in Conservation Join us we look at the continued movement for queer and trans people, starting with the Stonewall Riots, Cafeteria Riots and the Toronto Bath Raids in 30 years ago. The evening will launch with the film screening of [...]
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Sky Gilbert is a playwright, director, actor, poet and drag queen extraordinaire, residing in Toronto, Hamilton, and other parts unknown. Queer Toronto had the opportunity to ask Gilbert about his thoughts on queer activism. 1. Do you consider yourself a queer activist and/or leader, and why? I am primarily an artist. But because I am [...]
Continue reading …Federal $10 million for private Vaughan company with links to Fantino but no commitment on the escalator for federal health transfers to Ontario after 2014
April 15, 2011 No CommentTORONTO, April 15 /CNW/ – The resignation of prominent Vaughan Conservatives from their riding association suggests that the federal Conservatives’ handing over $10 million of public money to a company headed by former Fantino campaign fundraisers to develop a medical industrial park “leaves some core supporters gob-smacked by the impropriety,” says Michael Hurley, the president [...]
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Campaign to continue City of Toronto financial and symbolic support for Pride Toronto. By extension, this means a city government that continues supporting Toronto’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) programs and services. This includes issues of HIV/AIDS, arts and culture, economic development & tourism, diverse community expression and much more. These programs & [...]
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A new petition was started today on Change.org that is attempting to get 100,000 signatures in support of obtaining City of Toronto funding for Pride Toronto again this year. There are moves underway to defund the organization of any funding, partially as a result of the QuAIA (Queers Against Israeli Apartheid) inclusion during last years [...]
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Bryen Dunn: As of April 5th 2011, same-sex couples can obtain the same rights as married heterosexual couples under the new civil partnership rules introduced in the country. When Barry Dignam and Hugh Walsh first met almost 20 years ago, homosexuality was still illegal, and neither man thought there would come a time where their [...]
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