* how much of the $9.5M raised at the Canadian Telethon came from the Toronto area.
*Add to that amount the amount the taxpayers in Toronto send to Ottawa as income tax, etc.
* I would remind "the mayor's office" we elected councilors to make this decision.* It makes you wonder if we have the "on-the-ground expertise that helps people struck by disaster to rebuild their lives and their communities" why isn't it used to rebuild lives and communities at home?
Toronto cool to Haiti donation
Councillor Michael Walker will urge city council this week to approve $1 million in aid for Haiti, but the mayor’s office remains cool to the idea.
Right cause, wrong cash
Five city councillors in Peterborough, Ont. — a beautiful city northeast of Toronto — correctly think their city shouldn’t have given $10,000 of taxpayers’ money to relief efforts in Haiti.
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