Councillor calls for tax on foreign home buyers
Scarborough councillor Jim Karygiannis has written to Premier Kathleen Wynne to support taxing foreign home buyers.
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Karygiannis wins Ward 39
Council candidate Jim Karygiannis edged out his opponents with a victory in Ward 39 Scarborough-Agincourt. Coun. Mike Del Grande had previously held the position but announced in February that he would not run again. Karygiannis…
Scarborough-Agincourt to be split into two ridings
The Federal Electoral Boundary Commission has proposed changes for the Scarborough-Agincourt riding. Through an announcement on his website, MP Jim Karygiannis of the riding explained that the Boundary Commission has been touring the province over the past year, making proposed changes to the electoral map.
Scarborough politicians react to Rob Ford’s latest legal debacle
“Ford is turning Toronto into a joke and people in Europe and the U.S are laughing at us because of his antics…”
Scarborough man released from jail in Saudi Arabia
A Scarborough resident, his wife and their two children have been released from prison in Saudi Arabia after more than a month. Majeed Uddin Ahmed and his wife Zareen were arrested on Sept. 22, 2011 in Jeddah, on unknown charges.
Scarborough MPs take up cause of Coptic Christians in Egypt
Sparks flew in the House of Commons as Jim Karygiannis, MP Scarborough-Agincourt, took on the Harper government for their lack of response in dealing with the recent killings of the Coptic Christians in Egypt.
Scarborough resident jailed in Saudi Arabia
A former Scarborough resident is in jail in Saudi Arabia along with his two small kids and wife. Majeed Uddin Ahmed and his wife Zareen were arrested on Sept. 22, 2011 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on unknown charges, according to a statement released by Jim Karygiannis, MP for Scarborough-Agincourt.
Street race fatality causes MP to push speed limit bill
A 25-year-old man died after his car crashed at Kennedy Road and Finch Avenue East. Now MP Jim Karygiannis wants to put speed limiters in cars.
Green Party high on recent court ruling
Green Party candidates in Scarborough say they welcome a recent court ruling decriminalizing marijuana. Canada’s federal medical marijuana program is “unconstitutional” because it didn’t legally allow access to medicinal marijuana, an Ontario court ruled April 13.
Scarborough must remain red to be revived
There is only one party that has benefitted Scarborough for the past decade or so, and they have the record to prove it.