In the unlikely event anyone did not catch Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s reiteration of the Liberal Party pre-election and mid-election pledge to leave the Tripartite Agreement as is, he left no doubt this time. In an example of very clear communication, he said that nothing is going to change his mind. It appears that airport expansion ...
Here We Go Again
Adding to the growing list of pro-island airport expansion articles is yet another. While it is like the others in demanding that Ottawa allow the city to decide on the value of the studies currently underway, the Star’s November 25, 2015 article, What happened to the Liberal commitment to our cities?, takes a slightly different ...
NoJets celebrates no jets at the Island Airport
Last evening NoJets held a party to celebrate the cancellation of jets. It was well attended by an enthusiastic crowd who cheered their heros, Adam Vaughan, David Miller, Anshal Kapoor, Brian Iler, Ken Greenberg, Paul Bedford and others. This is a great story in Toronto Life that captures the feeling of the event. http://torontolife.com/city/toronto-politics/no-jets-to-victory-party-streeters/
When Is a Jet Not a Jet?
In an astoundingly accurate example of Newspeak that would make George Orwell proud, the executive who developed Bombardier's CSeries jet engine says it's not a jet. It's a turbofan claims Pratt & Whitney's Graham Webb, the company's vice-president of commercial engine programs. Pratt & Whitney supplies Bombardier with its engines for the CSeries jets so ...
CommunityAIR Press Release
CommunityAIR - working towards a clean, green waterfront PoTO Directors’ Resignations Requested to Make Way for Reform For Immediate Release Monday, November 23, 2015 Contact: Brian Iler, Chair 416-835-4384 (cell) 416-598-0544 (work direct) In letters delivered to four of the six directors of Ports Toronto in office, CommunityAIR today requested their resignations. The text of the letter sent to Robert D. Poirier, ...
Gar Mahood Thanks Marc Garneau
Garfield (Gar) Mahood is a former executive of the Canadian Environmental Law Association but he is better known as a champion for the rights of non-smokers. A founding member of the Non-Smokers’ Rights Association in 1974, Mr. Mahood received the Canadian Cancer Society's R.M. Taylor Medal and Award, their highest award, in 1997. In 2007, he ...