All Entries Tagged With: "garbage"
Rossi Would Open Garbage To Competitive Tender
On the anniversary of last year’s garbage strike, mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi announced yesterday that if elected mayor he would privatize the city’s garbage collection: “If I am elected mayor, the city’s current contract with CUPE’s outside workers will be the last of its kind,” said Mr. Rossi at Christie Pits, the site of a [...]
Smitherman Backs Selling Off Some City Services
In a sit down with the Toronto Star, mayoral frontrunner George Smitherman indicated he would give “careful consideration” to the idea of contracting out some of the city services currently provided by unionized employees: “[T]he two places where big dollars are spent and where outsourcing are going to be most prevalent are garbage and also [...]
Levy: My Top 10 Election Issues
Toronto Sun scribe Sue-Ann Levy goes through the 10 biggest issues each mayoral candidate must address in the upcoming campaign: “With the city’s books a mess, its long-term debt verging on $3 billion, the reserve funds near bone dry and a bailout unlikely, October’s election should be a tipping point. This election should not be [...]
