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The attorney general says he doesn’t know what’s stopping Toronto’s top cop from talking about potential Ford links to a PAGE 2 gang investigation
Truth/Dare: A Satire invites audience members to steal some of the spotlight in a send-up of Madonna’s famous 1991 tour PAGE 22 documentary
A program helmed by a former prostitute is joining forces with Texas law enforcement to give jailed women a chance at a new PAGE 14 life
Friday’s ’ ’s Jackpot NEWS WORTH SHARING.
‘Get on board’ with transit fees: Wynne Big Move. Premier says infrastructure investment is too vital to be neglected Premier Kathleen Wynne says she’s not afraid to talk about taxes, fees, tolls or whatever it takes to get the money to pay for massive transit and transportation improvements in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. In speaking to Canada
LOVE RULES THE DAY Gay-rights activists react outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to news the top court had struck down a controversial federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, a major victory for supporters of same-sex marriage. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) had denied married gay and lesbian couples in the United States the same rights and benefits that straight couples have long taken for granted. More coverage, page 13. ANTONOV MLADEN/GETTY IMAGES
2020, a left-leaning Ottawabased think-tank Wednesday, Wynne said something has to be done to alleviate gridlock in the GTHA and that it’s going to cost a ton of money. “Yes, we need to pay for it. And so our government is going to find new revenue tools for infrastructure improvements in the GTHA. This conversation does not scare me,” she said. Wynne has welcomed a Metrolinx gridlock report, saying it at least shows the
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“We will not introduce revenue tools outside of Toronto to pay for infrastructure and transportation inside Toronto.” Premier Kathleen Wynne
problem is finally about to be tackled with a short list of options for raising $50 billion over 25 years for its “Big Move” plan. “We need to draw a line in the sand when it comes to infrastructure investment.
People need to get on board,” the premier stated in her speech. She said to do nothing is not an option. Wynne said the Liberal government “must show people that transportation
and transit in this province are essential to creating jobs, building our regional economies, and giving people communities where they want to live, work and raise their kids.” It has been estimated that it could cost Ontarians $477 per household each year to pay for the aggressive transit plan put forward by Metrolinx, which has already met hostile reaction from many taxpayers. “The (revenue) tools that we employ in the GTHA will
be fair, practical and directly invested in solving specific transportation issues,” said Wynne. “We will not introduce revenue tools outside of Toronto to pay for infrastructure and transportation inside Toronto.” Wynne said while the province is prepared to put up billions of dollars over the next several years, she will also be lobbying for a national transit and transportation strategy. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE