Media Demands Mayor Ford, the
Executive and city Council must Speak up on Transit Funding but NOT Wynne and her Liberal
Transportation Minister?
The liberal party’s leader and
un-elected premier along with her transportation minister both have clearly stated
that they both will not now speak up on transit funding for increased taxes or additional
tax sources.
As they are the provincial
politicians in charge, unlike the regional and city councils and councillors, both
politically boast that they do not wish to pre-empt Metrolinx or make any political
decision regarding any increased taxes or "additional taxes" that she
Wynne, as leader of the liberal party, wants or he as her minister of
transportation prefer.
Yet any increased taxes or
additional taxes (new revenue sources) are clearly their responsibility as
elected provincial officials. While media
outlets all are lambasting Mayor Ford, for taking the exact same political
stand off waiting to hear from Metrolinx the provinces transportation agency NOT
Toronto councils?
Our media outlets no longer report just the facts or news but now attempt to sway the public with their biased non political positions, views and opinions by continually supporting and headlining their political party's position at the expense of others through favoring those issues that they and their party wish to have forced upon the electorate and citizens. That is the way I see it in humble opinion as a mere mortal!
UPDATE INFO on TAXES
Based on gross revenues CIBC paid 7.45% in taxes for 2011, RBC
3.3%, in 2012, TD Canada Trust 5.8% and Rogers in 2011 paid $99 Million in
taxes on gross revenues of $12.4 BILLION and in 2010 $152 Million is taxes on
gross revenues of $12.1 BILLION. (7.9% and 12.6%)
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Thanks for your thoughts, comments and opinions, will be in touch. Peter Clarke