A Blast from the Past

By Tuesday, October 27, 2015 0 No tags Permalink 0

Just when we thought that the Waterfront Czar had left us, former PortsToronto board member (2007-2015), chairman and letter-writer extraordinaire of turgid missives, Mark McQueen, showed that he can’t let go. His tweet, "Cllr fights to keep @BBishopAirport debate alive", October 22, links that master of due political process, Jim Karygiannis, and the questionable 2013 Public ...

Porter Dictating City Policy?

By Thursday, October 22, 2015 0 No tags Permalink 0

The October 21 Star article, Porter push for island airport jets is dead, says Adam Vaughan, reported on the newly-elected Liberal government’s position on airport expansion and jets on Toronto’s waterfront. Two of the three parties that the federal government’s position directly affects - the City, PortsToronto, Porter Airlines – have spoken. PortsToronto is taking a ...

SkyTrax and Porter

By Thursday, June 18, 2015 0 No tags Permalink 0

USA Today announced on June 17, 2015 that SkyTrax awarded Porter Airlines the year’s best regional airline in North America, even though the year is only half over. The U.K. travel consultantcy operates the self-appointed “world’s largest review site” and even has a gold seal to prove the company’s importance. Also, shown below is a gold seal ...

Poll Disconnect

By Tuesday, September 16, 2014 0 No tags Permalink 0

Forum Research conducted a survey during the week of September 8 and reports a statistical tie on the question of jets flying to and from the island airport. Forum Research found that 45% of respondents approve of using jets while 43% of respondents said they disapproved. With a margin of error of 3%, 19 times ...

The Ipsos Reid Unethical Survey

By Thursday, September 4, 2014 0 No tags Permalink 0

On September 3, NoJets TO posted a media release that takes issue with the Ipsos Reid 2014 Public Opinion Survey - Toronto Port Authority Tracking Study.  It quotes highly esteemed market research expert Allan Bowditch. Allan Bowditch is a fellow of the Market Research Society, CEO and chairman of Martin Hamblin GfK,  a leading International market research company  for ...