Giving is a character trait instilled in me as a little girl. Growing up, my mother gave away the clothes, shoes and toys my brother and I didn’t use anymore to those less fortunate. Donating has always been my mother’s thing. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas morning was dedicated to dropping off bags of goods to the United Way.
When 52 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2007 Ontario provincial election, journalists, political pundits and politicians themselves thought the low turnout was bad. In this month’s Oct. 6 election, that number dropped to just 49.2 per cent of voters marking an X.
When it comes to powerful, successful women, one assumes she should wear dresses that end below the knee, no heel should be higher than a couple of inches and certainly no cleavage should ever show. For a woman to be taken seriously, she must be careful how she carries herself. Especially in male-dominated careers such as politics.
Apparently, money can buy you everything. Now up for grabs in Ontario: a brand-spanking-new education that parents can buy for their children. At least that’s what they think, as Ontario youth herd to high school “credit mills,” trading money for marks.
Scarborough has voted wisely by re-electing the Liberals for another term in all the six ridings in the Oct. 6 provincial election. A traditionally Liberal stronghold, Scarborough has benefitted under the Grits.
It’s easy to understand educated people may be more skilled, enabling them to be more productive than the less-educated population. They tend to make more money, pay more in taxes, commit fewer crimes and require less public assistance.
The TTC released that the projected ridership is expected to increase to 503 million next year. At the end of 2010 there were 477 million rides, up from a projected 462 million rides. With these figures wouldn’t it be fair to understand that transportation at all levels is going to increase?
It’s no secret that Scarborough doesn’t have the greatest reputation. The word itself brings on negative associations of drugs, crime and violence, and it’s been like this for quite some time. How much of that, though, is based on actual fact?
Tar sands developments are among the most destructive projects on Earth and not many know the damage they do, says Derek Leahy. “Very few people outside of Canada … and even within Canada … know about them,” he says. To change that, Leahy created International Stop the Tar Sands Day, which falls on June 18.
There is only one party that has benefitted Scarborough for the past decade or so, and they have the record to prove it.