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Mahatma Gandhi

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Toronto police strip searches increasing

Ali | July 27, 2011 | View Comments

Toronto police strip searched roughly 60 per cent of the people they arrested in 2010, compared to 32 per cent 10 years ago, according to police statistics.
Previously released figures show the number of strip searches performed by police have been steadily increasing since 2001, leading police critic and former mayor John Sewell to charge the practice is now so widespread it is “routine.”

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The true motives of the Government in regards to smoking

Admin | July 26, 2011 | View Comments

http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101208/cigarette-warning-labels-101208/20101208/?hub=EdmontonHome

This article displays the true motives of the Canadian government when it comes to smoking cigarettes.  They don’t want you to stop smoking; they just want you to purchase cigarettes from stores and not from illegal contraband sources. The article states that the government will extinguish plans for new warning labels on cigarette packages that would cost more than $3.6 million over six years. This way after Health Canada spent $3.15 million on public opinion research, contracts and other… Continue Reading

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Admin | July 20, 2011 | View Comments

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If you were the Mayor of Toronto, what action would you take in regards.......

by : admin | 6 replies
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Whats the thoughts on Ford as Mayor??

by : BigUpTo | 16 replies
Kind of surprised no one has posted this yet???

Transportation Pass

by : KW | 6 replies
We live in the GTA (Toronto, York, Peel, Durham, Halton)  each with their own transportation infastructure and services.  If these regions are all going to be amalgamated to be classified as the "GTA" shouldn't the various transportation systems as well?

Shouldn't there simply be one transportation pass (GTA Pass) that would be good for all transportation services (ie. TTC, Go Transit, Mississauga Transit, etc...) in all the cities currently a part of the GTA.  Does that not makes sense.

I think this would make a great deal more sense than simply having to buy numerous passes (Metro Pass, Go Transit Pass, etc...) plus it may serve to take more cars off the road if customers know they have more accessibility without the need for various passes at an increased cost.

Any thoughts?

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If you were the Mayor of Toronto, what action would you take in regards to public transportation in the city?

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