As Toronto loses its mayor in a conflict of interest case a prominent name on the federal political scene is being asked to run for the job. Olivia Chow, wife of late NDP leader Jack Layton, says she hasn't made any decisions yet. But the NDP's Transport critic and Toronto-Spadina MP says there is an effort underway for her to jump into civic … [Read more...]
Mayor mulls shutting off power to Occupy
November 13, 2011 by
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson says there's a chance power could be cut off to Occupy Vancouver if the demonstrators do not fully comply with fire by-laws. "I anticipate that power will be shut off if particularly there isn't compliance with the fire by-law and the land-use bylaw and I know city staff are actually working on that this weekend … [Read more...]