Monday June 9, 2014 – 11am
Posted Jun 9, 2014 02:51:54 PM.
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11:00- Bill Ross, Spokesperson with Working Canadians
An examination of Ontario government spending over the period from fiscal years 2003/2004 to 2012/2013 shows that the unions behind the union front group known as Working Families Coalition received over $83 million from taxpayers in what can only be interpreted as a payoff for their high-profile interference in election campaigns during those years. “It is well-known that Working Families Coalition spends many millions of their union members’ dues on high profile, expensive advertising to interfere with the democratic process in Ontario elections,” said Working Canadians spokesperson Catherine Swift. “What Working Families does here in Ontario would be illegal in any other Canadian jurisdiction, and it should be illegal here too.” She says there are many other examples of Ontario policies that have tilted the playing field even further in favour of unions at the expense of taxpayers, and it is significantly weakening the province’s economy and hurting job creation. “A union-backed fund can distort democracy as easily as corporate dollars can.”
11:30- Kevin Schmalz, Fire Prevention Officer with Kitchener Fire
Police are still investigating the cause of a fire that killed a 10-year-old boy and razed part of a townhouse complex in Brampton. Nearly 100 people were left homeless after the early-morning blaze on Sunday. Officials believe the fire started in the kitchen of one unit, and then spread quickly, gutting at least 18 homes. In 2002, 13-year old Justin Lucin of Kitchener was killed in a fire during a sleepover at a friend’s house. Since then Shon Carroll, Justin’s stepdad has spread the word about fire safety.
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