PowerPoint slides which accompanied Honourable Jon Gerrard’s speech A Forward Looking Economic Plan for Manitoba that he gave in Winnipeg, September 19, 2012.
Municipal Government
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Time to end Winnipeg’s cab crackdown
Police have been so vigilant in cracking down on taxis temporarily occupying no-parking and loading zones at night in front of bars that the taxi industry nearly boycotted downtown service last weekend. This type of frivolous enforcement flies in the face of common sense. Taxi drivers provide a valuable public service. They help people get where they need, and they keep drunk drivers off the road. There is no possible argument that cracking down on taxis for minor parking infractions makes people safer.
Toronto’s private garbage collection meeting targets
Toronto City Council voted last year to contract out a large percentage of the city’s garbage collection. Private collection began this August. In preparation, CUPE Local 416 created a complaints hotline for disgruntled customers in an attempt to undermine the private service.
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More Transparency
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Antoine Hacault
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Selected Media Coverage of the 2007 Local Government Performance Index
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