The Province of Ontario recently announced that it will pass into law carbon cap and trade legislation to combat global warming. What will be the cost to you and your family? Even though the word “tax” is not used, the price of everything will rise significantly once the system begins on January 17, 2017. The […]
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Working on the future of healthcare in Ontario
While knocking on doors during the 2014 election, I quickly learned that healthcare was a key concern in Beaches-East York. Toronto East General Hospital was scheduled for expansion, but provincial funding was jeopardized by the election. Residents did not want to see the loss of a much-needed renewal that would help TEGH modernize and better […]
Who benefits from the sale of Hydro One?
Ontario is in the process of selling off 60 per cent of Hydro One, our public electric utility. Fifteen per cent was sold off this month. Additional shares of 15 per cent will be sold off every year to private investors until 2019. The province will retain a 40 per cent ownership. What does it […]
Reducing greenhouse gas pollution in Ontario
Ontario has taken another bold step toward addressing climate change. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Glen Murray, the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, announced that the province will be implementing a carbon pricing program that will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in our environment. Our government is introducing a cap and trade system which […]
Getting an early start in politics
Pop quiz – name the Ontario minister for seniors’ affairs. Need a hint? Just ask 13-year-old Kate Beverly. Before she started a month-long stint as a page in the Ontario Legislature, the Grade 8 student memorized all 107 Members of Provincial Parliament by name, face, riding, and title. Beach Metro News recently spoke with Kate […]
A century of memories
When Mary Franklin rang in her 100th birthday, friends and family met where she made her home for half a century: Moberly Avenue. Mary bought a house there in 1954, for $8,900. A painting of it hangs in her room at the Beach Arms and shows a bright spring day. Beside it is a photo […]
